Yard work...

So yesterday (saturday) Deanna had to go to work for her last ever day at The Eden Spa.

While she was there I decided that I would help her out and do the very much needed yard work for her. I mean the place was a mess, dead trees, scrawny trees, fallen trees....the place was a jungle and needed the English touch.

And the English touch it received...

You can, believe it or not, actually walk around the garden now without having to duck and dodge your way through in fear of having your eye taken out by low branches.

Here are a couple of pictures...and there are a few more here

In other news...

I've been getting to know D's boy on this trip, although it is difficult sometimes as D has her routine with him and, of course, to him, I'm still a bit of a stranger and he is still getting used to me being around. That said, he is warming to me alot now and wants to do more stuff with me which is really cool. We are hoping to go the Zoo this week at some point as he is excited to show me the new dinosaur exhibition. Although, with only 5 more days until I go back to England, that does not leave us much time (...insert very sad face here...)

Oh, and I am waiting for a special delivery!!

The speechless post...

OK so I have absolutely loads to blog about today and I am not at all lost for words.

So why the title?

Well, there is a million things I need to write about but I can't right now. All I can say is that I have had myself a few days where my mind has been consumed with thoughts and I have really struggled putting them into some sort of coherent order.

I made a decision this week, and now I am starting to wonder if I have made the right one, but not how you might think. I am 100% clear in my decision but I am just not 100% certain that it will be met with the same enthusiasm.

The love, excitement and want is abundant but there is a fear too...

...and now I'm afraid.

I have found myself searching.

Sunshine and Storms...

Thought I would take a few minutes to update whilst it's pouring with rain outside. I've had a great couple of days so far. Arrived at 16:30 on the button Friday afternoon and went for dinner at Pei Wei.....Oh it's good. Then came home and watched a movie and stuff....teehee.

Yesterday was "bring your hot boyfriend to work day" and I spent the day with Deanna at her place of work. Although I was surprised to see that I was the ONLY boyfriend there. So based on that, one can only assume that I am the only hot one...lol Weather was lovely, it was an English summer day (when we have them) I even caught the sun little on my face. I also went for a wonder around Downtown OKC and took a few snaps.

Last night there was an AWESOME (that's for you dad) electrical storm and the thunder, well, this one blast woke me in the middle of the night and I turned to Deanna and said " WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT " to say it was loud was an understatement!!

Today is Easter Sunday, Ruth and Hubert, Deanna's grandparents, joined us for a lovely roast ham dinner, and get this, Deanna even went online, found a recipe for Pea's Pudding and tried to make some. You know what, it was not that bad.

Now just relaxing and will probably watch some cartoons with Will.

Here are a few photographs...I will update Flickr presently

America calls...

Ok so today is Thursday 9th April 2009 and guess what? I fly to America to see my wonderful girl tomorrow morning...YAY!!

All is ready...I can't believe it to be honest. Suitcase packed (check) iPod charged (check) PSP charged and loaded with games (check) Books to read (check) Nikon packed (check) Samsung NV packed (check) Mobile phone charger packed (check) Life Is Good hat (check)....Phew!! Oh......Passport and money (check, check and double double check)

So plan is to get myself to bed for around 20:30 and sleep until 02:30, leave for Heathrow at 03:30 to arrive at 05:30. Hop on the plane which is due for take-off at 08:30. Fly for around 7hrs and arrive in Houston. Hang out at Houston for 3hrs then catch my flight to Oklahoma City....14ish hrs in total travel time. Should arrive in OKC at 16:30 local time (22:30 gmt)

I am so SUPER EXCITED!!!!


Oh and incase you had not realised.....I'm flying Continental...

Last chance pictures...

I'm pretty sure that there are only a handful of you that read this blog that know my best friend Marc and his family are moving to Australia this year.

They have been asking me for ages if I would do some final family photographs of them all together because they wanted to take some of my work with them when they go.

Well it finally happened, and not too soon either, as his wife and children actually go the weekend I come back from America.

You can see some of the photographs I did for them on my Flickr

I love taking pictures...

Today has been a great day for photography.

Went into Bury St Edmunds today and whilst trying on some new clothes I took decided to take a photograph of myself in the big mirrors in the changing rooms at Fat Face

The clothes I am wearing in the picture are my own, I did it before getting naked, although I did happen to email a few saucier photos to my girl....just for her.

Ok....the first photo was taken with my Samsung G600 mobile phone and edited in photoshop with free textures from here and with a tutorial for adding texture to an image from here.

I was going for the trending, outdoor shop poster style....check it out


Next came the photographs in my back garden, taken at night, with the help of my daughter, Tylar.

This photo was inspired by this. It was great fun taking the shots and Tylar loved being in charge of the camera, she was the one that pressed the shutter so I suppose you could say that she took the shot.......well done sweetheart!x


You can view these photographs in full on my Flickr

Bench...

Just a quick post. My new Bench glasses arrived yesterday...they are AWESOME!! They were a birthday gift from my mum.

Here they are...