{"id":12868,"date":"2015-05-04T10:04:41","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T10:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miriamrogers.co.uk.gridhosted.co.uk\/?p=12868"},"modified":"2015-05-04T10:04:41","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T10:04:41","slug":"me-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miriamrogers.co.uk\/?p=12868","title":{"rendered":"Me in April"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bluebells-Leigh-Woods\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Bluebells in Leigh Wood Bristol.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I look back at my photos for April, weather-wise, it was dry and sunny most of the time.
\nI like April, it feels fresh and new somehow. Probably because the verges are bright with daffodils, then the wild primroses, followed by the bluebells.
\nThere seems to be hope in the air as the garden comes to life and the birds are nesting and singing. <\/p>\n

I returned the greenhouse to a greenhouse. Over the winter it becomes yet another place to \u2018chuck\u2019 things, the grapevine is a tangled wildness and beneath it all, garden chairs!
\nI spent a little time in the garden every day with the new secateurs. (\u201cOh! Wow! Is this what they are supposed to do?\u201d)
\nI am bringing on some geraniums and other colour for the baskets & pots and have planted some night scented stock seeds.
\nApril saw Easter and a house full of family and chocolate.
\nApril brought an evening at the theatre watching \u2018The Full Monty\u2019 on stage. A wonderful, joyful, uplifting play which had the audience, including me, screaming with laughter.
\nMy camera, (dslr & phone) have been in constant use. I have taken a lot (even by my standards) of pictures this month having taken on a number of photographic challenges.<\/p>\n

Capture your 365 with Katrina Kennedy<\/a>. Katrina sets a daily prompt, which I mostly follow. This is my 5th year so I think I can say it is a habit.
\nI started #The 100 day project<\/a> on Instagram. My intention is to post a piece of digital art every day for 100 days. I have missed making digital art since Bonnie at Pixel Dust Photo Art<\/a> stopped running her gallery. I am loving this practice so much.
\nEvery few months I like to do a daily A-Z of the month, April this time! I posted this self imposed challenge to Flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Another self imposed Instagram challenge \u201cThis made me smile\u201d<\/a> has seen me posting to IG every day this month. These two challenges were \u2018up & running\u2019 before I found The 100 Day project. I think I have the hang of IG now.
\nBen\u2019s birthday brings memories and wistful sentences starting with \u201cwhere has all the time gone?\u201d and \u201cdo you remember\u2026?\u201d
\nHe was away for his birthday, having a great time visiting art galleries in Amsterdam \ud83d\ude09 He surprised me last week by taking me for a cream tea in a beautiful hotel, \u2018somewhere\u2019 on Dartmoor. He thought it would be nice to spend the day together (+ dog). Ben is brilliant at stopping the car for a photo op every few minutes!
\nNow to plan a lovely day playing and editing the photo\u2019s.<\/p>\n

April was a good month for me. Thank you to Sian<\/a> who’s good idea this is.<\/p>\n

\"Bluebell<\/a><\/p>\n

Bluebells in The woods at Kewstoke, WSM.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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