In order to shift a bit of weight and enjoy the beautiful sunshine, I’ve been out walking as much as possible.  Yesterday, I was down at the fields near the canal where the harvester was busy baling hay.  Seems it’s a busy time of year no matter what your profession.

Summer is hanging on this week.  We’ve had beautiful sunshine, warm temps, and not a drop of rain.  Of course, retailers are still telling me to buy things in anticipation of autumn, but I’m not paying attention.  This year I’m going to need to be dragged kicking and screaming into colder weather.  Last winter was horrid, and I’m simply not ready to face that again.

After a fantastic day off, it’s back to work.  There is lots to do, and I have a slight case of No More Holiday Blues.  The upside is that I gorged on photographs yesterday and have over 300 to remind me of a near-perfect day.

This is the graveyard next to the castle in Stirling.  I used a tilt shift effect to make it look miniature.

I bought a new lens for my camera – a Lensbaby Composer.  It allows me to focus in on one spot and blur the rest.  I’m just getting used to the lens and have taken some terrible shots.  This is one of the better ones.  In fact, it’s my favourite so far.