I'm in the grips of an interesting title famine again
First real grass frost of the season. I seem to be out of the swing of things because I had completely failed to consider the fact that I might need to scrape ice off the car, so the drive to get Sam to school for his 8am band practice was a little more fraught than it should have been.
A quick trip to the supermarket on the way home and I dropped in at Farnborough lake to see if there was any mist hanging over the lake. There wasn't so I ended up taking a shot that I could have easily taken in my back garden without earning myself the label of 'Mad Woman Who Kneels in the Wet Icy Grass Taking Photos of Nothing in Particular' from a group of workmen who were hanging around disconsolately in the car park. I gave them a bright and breezy smile when I got back to my car in an attempt to convince them that I wasn't a complete lunatic, but they completely blanked me, so I obviously failed.
Book club tonight, where we will be discussing 'The Cleaner of Sartres' by Sally Vickers which left me completely flat when I read it. Talking of books that leave you feeling flat, or worse, I have just finished 'Burial Rites' by Hannah Kent, which is set in Iceland. One word - depressing. I am sure it is meant to invoke an atmosphere of dark, cold, foreboding which is just great if you like that sort of thing. But blimey, I was so glad when it was over.
On a more positive note I have really enjoyed the following books recently (for the uninitiated, 365 also inadvertently acts as a bit of a book review site for some of us) :
A Perfectly Good Man by Patrick Gale (really like all of his stuff that I have read)
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - Amusing and thought provoking book about Asberger's
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (AKA JK Rowling - Great private detective characters - hope she makes a series of them)
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriaty - excellent!
Yes same here, frosty grass and leaves. I must have looked equally mad as I arranged leaves and then sat down and got my camera out. I am sure the mums on the school run must often see me lying, sitting or squatting in different locations taking nothing in particular! You see we do lead parallel lives :-) Anyway you understand x. This shot is fab, great bokeh and icy tips.
I'm glad you've found some good books as well as those depressing etc ones. I have made a note of recommendations, so thanks. Love the muted colours and bokeh in your grass photo.
The capture is wonderful and the story is even better! After just a few months on the Project, I'm still trying to get over the "oh, no , people are staring at me, wondering why I have a camera" feeling...I, too, just smile and carry on...
I think this is a fab shot, well worth getting a little damp for, and I see its with the 100mm, can't wait to get mine, though I suppose I've missed the bug season?! Fav
Well why wouldn't you kneel down in wet, icy grass when there's potential for glorious bokeh - maybe you should have explained about the bokeh to the workmen!!! It was pretty cool here this morning when I took my daughter to the station at 7.00 but there wasn't any frost. With regard to titles I'm from the school of tell it like it is (i.e. zero imagination) Anyway, beautiful, simple shot Jan.
Oh - I've got the Cleaner of Sartre sitting on the shelf and instructions from my dad to read it. I think he's a fan of Sally Vickers though. Might put Jk Rowland on my Kindle - I really enjoyed Casual Vacancy - Nigel has just put it on his Kindle (I borrowed the hard copy) so I might read that again sometime. Might give in to temptation and buy the ginormous 'The Luminaries' tomorrow.
@judithg I've heard from quite a few people that Miss Garnet's angel is really good, and some people in our group did enjoy 'The Cleaner.' I keep looking at The Luninaries, but something keeps putting me off. Have you heard of 'The Goldfinch'? I have just started listening to that today, a bit scarily long (over 32 hours to listen to, 784 pages to read) but you know when you get a really good feeling about a book........
@jantan ooh that's our latest book group choice (2 book groups - this one only meets twice a year hence long book!) I wasn't sure about it but maybe I'll go for that one first. Might buy it - not sure I'll get the feel on kindle.
Moody old workmen...what do they know?!