Liverpool Piazza Market

Involved in this tomorrow - should be interesting.
Only problem is the weather forecast - whether or not it pours down or just continually drizzles... I'm going to nip over to Argos later to see about a gazebo - dont know whether it'll stand on the paving but its either that or sou'wester and soggy pictures.

Penwortham Gala, Preston

Screaming kids, funfair rides, smell of greasy burgers. Inadvertently released overpriced helium balloons head skywards - cue more screaming.

Ruffs Dog Show - Preston

The world of competitive dog ownership comes to Ashton Park in Preston.
Pooches and partners of all varieties and sizes queue in the sporadic drizzle in front of judges - four eyes yearning for rosettes ( at least I like to think the dogs know whats going on ).
Waggiest tail and shiniest nose clinched, crowds disperse to the tombola raffle and inevitable dog training stalls.

Made in Britain

Not necessarily a statement on the country as a whole, more just elements available to point a lens at.

New images in PAD Gallery Preston

It was about time I changed over old images and refreshed with new at the PAD in Preston. A couple sold from the last submission and hopefully more of these will be taken.

Now we know that swine flu isnt really going to obliterate the population or those kind bankers aren't going to take back all our homes, there is really no excuse not to pick one up and adorn that empty wall space between the pictures of a woman scratching her arse at tennis or dogs playing pool.....

A lot of the photos I've been taking are getting more thematic or series led - I seem to be spending a lot of time at the beach or barren moor - and also playing with off camera flash is a new nightly ritual so picking single images can sometimes be a little difficult.

Week off the treadmill

3 days in the lakes, 1 day at the beach, and 1 at the Museum of Science and Industry.....
It can't be school half term can it?

In this 'economic downturn' or whatever the name is for it this week, I can do what I enjoy best and pull on my boots and go for a walk.

More MPP

A chance to escape to Cumbria, a forest being felled illuminated by the afternoon spring sun, and a box of HP5 5x4 in the bag.
Bliss.