Blog Challenge

My friend Emma over at Adventures of a London Kiwi

gave me the challenge of seven photos and seven quotes

for a link up with several other blogger friends.

Here is what I've come up with...

This last one is particularly special to me as I just returned from a week in Ireland.

It was everything that I dreamed it would be and more!

I can't wait to tell you all about it.

Be sure to follow the link to Emma's post and see what everyone has come up with.

These are some amazing photographers and bloggers.

I'm so pleased to be included.

Thanks, Emma.

What is your favorite quote?

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I Spy Friday featuring Macro

You know when you have those times in life where everything is good,

but something just feels off?  I've been experiencing that for the past week or so.

Nothing major to stress about but I feel antsy and nervous.  I've even been having anger dreams where I'm always yelling at people.  It's frustrating because I can't really put my finger on the cause.  I'm really missing my family, so maybe is homesickness manifesting in a weird way or maybe it's adjusting to not working.
Can anyone relate?  Any suggestions?

We are leaving today for a quick weekend on the beach in Portugal.
Maybe I'll have some quiet time by the pool with a book to unplug and shake it off.
(I realize it's ridiculous to say I'm having a bad day and
I'm going to Portugal in the same breath, but there you go.)

In the mean time, I will leave you with some macro photos.
With the arrival of Spring, it was time to take the camera out into the courtyard
to see what I could come up with.  I hope you like them.  

Have a wonderful weekend, my friends.

It's nice to know that you're there, especially on the wonky days.  

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Anne Hathaway's Gardens... up close

Twice in one day, I subjected TE to a session with the Macro lens. 

The weather and venue could not have been better.  

Here's what the lens came up with at Anne Hathaway's Cottage...

Have I mentioned that I'm madly in love with this lens?

xoxo

Selena

Macro Magic

Fair warning.  Ya'll are in trouble.

In an effort to prove that TE does actually listen to me,

he gave me the best birthday gift ever!

I can't tell you how many times we've been in an English garden or in the countryside and I've mentioned that I would love to have a macro lens.

It's a Tamron 60mm Macro 1:1 for the Nikon.

I spent about 15 minutes in his parent's garden

and look what the camera came up with.

Pretty cool, huh?

So, now my photo heavy blog will have even more photos. 

I'm so excited to figure this thing out.

Along with getting a job, my goal for this Fall is to take some Photography classes.

Any recommendations for classes in London?

xoxo

Selena