Winter/Christmas cards are here ...

The Winter/Christmas cards have arrived from moo and are now available for you to buy!  You can either pick some of the following or have a look through my Winter Collection catalogue and pick out your favourite designs.

The cards are printed on 350gsm FSC credited paper stock, they have a light satin coating on the outside, with the inside left uncoated and blank so that you can easily write your own message.

£1.60 each
£5.80 for a pack of 4
£6.75 for a pack of 5
£12.00 for a pack of 10 

All UK postage and packaging £1.70 for up to 10 cards, plus £1.00 for each extra set of 10

(postage available overseas, please contact for further details) 

 

Sheep 1, Cwm Idwal and Sheep 2 (only 4 remaining of each!)

Ice, Robin (5 of each remaining) and Winter scene 1 (4 remaining)

Reindeer, Winter scene 2 (4 remaining of each) and Moss (5 remaining)

Forest (hurry, only 2 remaining!) and Snowy trees (4 remaining)

 Poppy seems to like them and Yoda has been helping me package them up!

 Contact me on rosie _ anthony @ hotmail . com (with no spaces, that's just to avoid spam) or leave me a message on here and your own little package will be on its' way to you within the next day or two.  Or send me a message if you would like me to send you the catalogue so you can pick your own designs (minimum order of 25 cards necessary).  Also, keep your eye out for my Etsy store coming to a screen near you very soon! 

 

Autumnal leaves and things ...

Autumn is here in its' full glory and I have some beautiful autumn colours to share with you.  Halloween seemed to creep upon us this year, complete with marvellously spooky ghost tales and tiny witches (her mum accompanied her to the door along with a pushchair, the witch really was that tiny!).  Bonfire night will be here in two days, crackling and sparkling its' way through the sky.  Ever so pretty but I wonder how the kittens will fare?  

It really is such a magical time of year, appealing to all the senses with wonderful smells, colours, textures and crunching underfoot.  What is your favourite season?  In the UK, it seems that more and more often the seasons are merging into one.  All except the autumn, which seems to have maintained its' distinct and wonderful nature.  Those days during September where it feels like summer but the light is just a bit different and the air has a slightly crisp feel to it, mean that autumn is on the way.  Those days bring with them magnificent colours, chunky knits and wonderful light for photography.  My favourite season, inspiring and transient.

Last week I had some bad news.  News of another family friend dying.  That makes a total now of ten people since I started my PhD.  I don't want to turn this into a really sad, maudlin tale, but I took myself off for a walk, which only served to highlight the transience around me.  It got me thinking about how much I love life.  How much I love my family, my friends and that I will probably never feel ready to leave this beauty behind.  I live in a wonderful place and am surrounded by wonder.  I also realised what my life should be about, doing something that makes an impact on the world.  The way how to do exactly that didn't jump out at me but I do know that I don't want to leave without putting a mark on the earth for the better.  So from here, I am going to strive to be a better person and to do great things.  No matter how much I love the dried up leaves, I will not become one by being a bitter or sad person, that has let the spark die.

 

 

 

A pile of kittens ...

 

Winter Collection Greetings Cards ...

If you would like to see my Winter Collection with a view to ordering winter/Christmas greetings cards, please e-mail me at rosie_anthony @ hotmail.com (without the spaces, just trying to avoid spam searches!).  I will send you a catalogue to view and the price list, but hurry to avoid the Christmas rush!!

There are over a hundred different images to chose from including landscape, macro and creature shots.  There is something to cater to everyone but if you've seen a photograph on my blog/flickr that you like, just request that and it can be made into a card especially for you.  Send me an e-mail, give me a call or leave a message here, it couldn't be any simpler! 

An introduction and a birthday ...

Over here at A Camera's Country View we have some big news. Not only is today the lovely Rhid's birthday (happy birthday, I love you ♥ ), but we have to make an introduction to you.  We have had a new addition to the family, on Friday we brought home a lovely pair of kittens!  A little 12-weed old girl, Poppy, who had been found abandoned and an 8-week old boy, Yoda.  This isn't going to be a long post as I have to get back to playing with them but just wanted to share the news and tell you a bit about them.  Poppy has been such a brave little thing, wandering around and playing a lot.  Yoda is far more timid.  Unused to his surroundings he hid under the couch for about 12 hours but has ventured out and now they've made friends.  To be honest, Yoda was in awe of Poppy from the beginning, following her around and making cow eyes but Poppy wasn't too keen until something happened yesterday afternoon and she just went and slept on top of him!  I wasn't going to blog about them, it makes it even more upsetting if something horrible happens but then I thought about all the good things about posting about Kiki.  I have all the cute photographs and funny stories documented on here.  So I'm giving it another go.  I'll come back over the next few days and share some things, tell you what their favourite things to do are and I'm sure there will be plenty of photographs.  In the meantime, I'm about to eat homemade raspberry and white chocolate cake ('specially requested by the birthday boy), cook up a storm and play with tiny balls of fluff!  I hope that you all have a wonderful day too.

Yoda (left) and Poppy (right) = new bundles of joy

 

A study in light ...

The light at this time of year, when it isn't raining, is superb.  Finding those moments when the sun is shining and the leaves are still hanging on makes me happy.  It seems as though time is very precious at the moment and getting out with my camera is extremely rare, but when you find gems like these you remember your passion.

"Nothing great in this world has ever been accomplished without passion"

~ Hebbel 

Holding onto the green ...

Join me for a walk in the last moments of summer.  Grab your jacket, pull on your boots and breathe in the clear scent before the bonfires start.