Thankfully...

The camera seems to be working fine and the pictures look pretty good. I have also noticed that the black spot also does not look so prominent.

I am just relieved that I did not make a big mess of my camera. I still need to give it a proper clean at some point but I know that I will still be able to get shots between now and then. I do not have a back up camera as I cannot find the Olympus at the moment.

Here is a cute shot I got of the younglings today:

 

 

I really must

learn to leave things alone at times.

I decided that it would be a good idea to clean the lens inside the camera. I thought at one point that I had really made a big mess but thank fully I was able to repair what I had done. I think I will have to get a proper kit to properly clean it now.

I am not sure how it has affected the pictures that I take at the moment. I took some pictures of some snowdrops and a really funky looking sun. I think I can see how it has affected the sun but that could also be because I cropped the picture. Only time will tell. But at least the pictures look fine to me at the moment.

Snowdrop:

 

  

Funky looking sun (it is the best sun I have ever seen:

Another frosty day

There was another frosty day. I really took advantage and took over 400 pictures. I know a lot of them will be deleted but I have looked through them and there are a lot of really good shots in there.

The frost lasted longer than yesterday so I was able to get a few shots later on. I got most of the pictures in the morning when I took the younglings to school and nursery and when I was walking back home.

Here are a couple of shots I got of some barbed wire (I love how frost can make something that is sharp appear furry and soft)

 

  

  

 

Frosty day

Today was a nice frosty day. I managed to get some shots before it melted (sadly the frost did not last long) but I am happy with the shots that I did get.

I always find frost to be so beautiful. So delicate and always looking different.

Frosty twing:

 

  

Frosty post:

 

  

 

Scotlands last duel

Near where we live there is the spot where the last duel in Scotland was fought.

I took the younglings there and it was an opportunity to get some shots there.

 

  

  

Here is another shot that I got of more discarded posessions. I really find it sad that people do things like this.

 

 

 

Getting the shot

There are times when getting the shot means going to some interesting places. Nothing exciting though but sliding down a slope to get a shot.

It was worth it though. Though it is sad that the things were there in the first place. I would sooner them not be there than there to get the shot.

This was where I had to slide down to get to get my shot:

 

This was the shot that I was able to get:

Picnic time

I took my younglings out for a walk today. It gave me a good opportunity to take some shots around the wood and take some pictures in parts of the wood that I do not get the chance to go to.

I enjoyed getting out and taking pictures. It was a nice day for it.

Here are some of the pictures that I got: