And finally....

Guests and family photos.

Sarah & Richard's Wedding

Some from the civil ceremony on the Friday. Look, it's not my fault they had two weddings ok and it's not my fault both were unique and special and wonderful and it's not my fault there are just hundreds of photos. Oh, wait, hold on, yep that is my fault!


That, my friends, is a really nervous smile!










And this is because I love it:
An Irish Wedding Blessing

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon the fields.

May the light of friendship guide your paths together.
May the laughter of children grace the halls of your home.
May the joy of living for one another trip a smile from your lips, a twinkle from your eye.
And when eternity beckons,
at the end of a life heaped high with love,
May the good Lord embrace you
with the arms that have nurtured you
the whole length of your joy-filled days.

Sarah & Richard's Wedding

A few more of the bridge and groom, from the wedding ceremony.

Sarah & Richard's Wedding

I never set out to be a wedding photographer, can you imagine the stress? But sometimes opportunities come along that no one in their right mind would turn down and this was one of them. The wedding ran over two days with a Civil ceremony on the Friday and a Wedding ceremony on the Saturday, both of which were beautiful. Have been dying to share but had to wait until Mr & Mrs Holmes had seen their photos, they have so I can blog them at last - have loads to share so will do a few at a time over the next few days. (Hit F11 to view full screen, F11 again to get your tool bar back)



















For a first wedding could I have been any luckier - beautiful bride, handsome groom, stunning venue, frankly it was a breeze!!!!

Credit where credit's due!

Great big screen filling loveliness - am so pleased that I finally cracked it. Thank goodness for the internet and websites like this run by lovely people willing to share the joy - http://www.blueorchidblog.com/2007/10/how-to-have-large-photos-on-your-blog.html - no more weeny photos for me! As a result its probably best to hit F11 to see this blog in all its glory (just hit F11 to get your toolbars back again) Showing off now.....




That really is huge!

New window

When we bought the guest house it had a very old, very tired window on the landing that we vowed to replace, 8 years later we have just done it.

Old window


New window

I had high hopes and to be honest the new window doesn't live up to them. Initially the whole thing was going to be opaqued glass, then I thought we should make a feature of the beautiful arch, the old window used to catch the sunset and cast a lovely yellow glow and I thought maybe we could replicate that. I hadn't realised that new fangled (cheap) processes use film not coloured glass and film just doesnt have the depth, I had wanted the setting sun to have yellow and orange alternate rays and for some reason they could only colour every other, and when the film is viewed against the leaves on the trees outside its not yellow, its green.







Did I mention that the window isn't opaque either? It was supposed to be and once it had been installed the installer mentioned that someone had made a mistake and the glass was clear and not opaque. So he is going to fix install a new bottom section that is opaque. We live in hope. (That said Digby is loving his new vantage point - a view he has never had before!)

North Yorkshire

Ingleborough


North Yorkshire with rain on the hills


Ingleborough


Fly past!


Classic Dales Scenery


Storm


Poor Em!


Doesn't she look thrilled.


Steve is organising a Three Peaks Challenge in September, which involves the insane task of climbing the 3 of Yorkshires highest peaks, one after the other, in one day. I know crazy. Yesterday he decided that he needed to make sure he knew his way off Pen Y Ghent so Em and I dropped him off in Horton and decided to go to Ingleton. Unfortunately Ingleton was having a 1940's day and was heaving! On the upside Em and I inadvertantly joined the back end of the Military vehicles parade - Em waved! So we headed out of Ingleton and got lunch in a great pub and then decided to take a scenic circular trip back to Ribblehead on the way up the hill some huge plane was doing a fly over for the 1940's day and I was in a prime place to take a snap - all very Battle of Britain! You know what they say about the best laid plans..... We got to a very high bit on the moors and the storm rolled in behind us, all very dramatic, then the wind came up and then the heavens opened, unfortunately we were on a small gated road and Em had to keep leaping out in her sandals to open and close gates - luckily we had a waterproof car rug in the boot which served as a mac, she makes a cute bag lady! Then it went really wrong and we got totally lost, long story short Steve was less than impressed that at the end of his 10 mile walk he had to wait 40 mins for us to pitch up to drive him home, oops! I don't think going thigh deep in a bog at one point helped much either to be honest.