Skip to main content

Autumn studies no.1


I am passionate about education and I love to learn and inspire and support learning. It's my day job but it's also the way I live my life. Learning new skills and finding out more about blogging is such  a delight for me.

This week the weather has turned truly autumnal and not only the mornings but the whole days have been filled with swirling mists. This is mushroom weather and with that dampness in the air which clings to the delicate spider webs like diamonds and looks stunning. I am unable to walk past a web without admiring nature's perfect crafters. Imagine being able to produce your own yarn and spin your own house / food trap.

I left for work early especially to take photos of these treasures of fog and drizzle for fear that the sun will be out again by my next day off. I could not  bear to miss the opportunity to study the intricacies and uniqueness of each web. The collage above has been made using a few of the new apps I have learnt about thanks to blog school.

Vintique  - for adding the vintage filters, making the photos square and completing adjustments to the picture quality.


Pic Stitch - for letting me pop all the photos together in a smashing collage style


Labelbox - for letting me add a label because I do like to label things
 
Labels:

Comments

  1. Bec - Little Ivy Blog24 October 2012 at 13:40

    Oh those photos are spectular. Well done! I am visiting from blog school an am loving your blog. I will have to try those apps too!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Susie Bass25 October 2012 at 05:04

      I am so glad that you think the photos are spectacular because that's one of the things I want to work on. I've been over to visit your blog to and it's fab. I am enjoying all this blog lovin. Let me know how you get on with the apps.

      Delete
  2. meetmeatmikes24 October 2012 at 14:00

    Great work and lovely photos! What an amazing twinkly web! (Also great is the fact that you are sharing tips with your readers. I think this is super important and very lovely of you!!) x

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Susie Bass25 October 2012 at 05:06

      Wow this really is just like school and I am just over the moon to not only get a comment from the teacher but for it to be such a positive one. Thanks Pip and thank you even more for looking at my blog.

      Delete
  3. CJ (30 Days of Smiles)24 October 2012 at 14:41

    I love the spider web photo really pretty, very clever.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Susie Bass25 October 2012 at 05:07

      If you have an ipad, it makes it quite easy!I wish I had had longer to take the photos but I did it on the way to work and then today as predicted, there are no diamonds on the webs. It gives me a chance to perhaps work out how my camera works though!

      Delete

Post a Comment

Thank you very much for taking the time to make a comment, it really brightens my day and everyone loves getting a little bit of feedback. If you are viewing my blog through Facebook on an iPad, then you need to open my blog in Safari to comment....such a pain but I can't work out any other way to do it

Popular posts from this blog

Ridgeway Cottage Anyhow - How to add social media buttons to your blog

I know not everyone is excited by learning code and techie stuff but in my quest for website geekiness, this post is just one step closer. For all my lovely friends and family who do not care one hoot about what goes on behind the scenes of Ridgeway Cottage, here are some lovely photos of October life. (Those who do want to know about the buttons, social media and coding, please read on.) Social Media Buttons Anyhow You will need. Your blog open in layout  The URL of your social media places you want to link to Some lovely pictures of social media icons that you would like to use as your buttons A photobucket account which you can easily open here A small understanding of how the coding works  A rather large smattering of patience unless you are super clever at all techie stuff   What social media icons are you going to use? You can find some very lovely ones by searching on the internet or there are some here, here ,  or here . I liked these one because I do r
5 comments
Read more

Granny square Christmas

When I was younger I fell in love with the granny square blanket my Nan had made. It was in her tiny little Welsh cottage near the mountains and was one of the most beautiful things I had ever seen. So many colours and combinations of colours, it was just truly amazing. I'm not sure if it's the happy childhood memories or my ever increasing passion for crocheting, but granny squares (and doilies) are something I could fill me life with. Even more delightful are the variations on granny squares. Star burst blanket, which used to be my favourite, but I have recently had a go at African flowers. They are quick and easy to make and so very pretty. Thanks to the brilliant free pattern that I found here , I have managed to make a little crochet Christmas stocking made out of 16 1/2 motifs. I am happy with the how the little Christmas stocking turned out and am now rather fond of African flowers, star burst and granny squares, well actually, all
3 comments
Read more

The Pink Ladies

As we sat in our classroom inspired horseshoe, designed to encourage conversation, there was a slightly uneasy silence. Those of us who knew each other, stole furtive glances, others returned our smiles politely although they were not privy to the planning and discussion that had occurred in preparation for the evening. The time had slowed, 8pm seemed an age away. The silence was intermittently interspersed with brief attemps at small talk and the rants of a drunk outside on the city streets. The commanding presence of our WI advisor Dorothy, had the air of an experienced headmistress or well respected senior relative which in the event of such formalities made me feel foolish in my .....excitement. Some of us stifled giggles as advice was provided on the process, as we had already made the majority of our formal decisions but it was with noticeable nerves, that I raised my hand to the question of who wished to be President.   So that's it, another new chapter has open
2 comments
Read more