Day 365 – That’s All Folks…!

Posted on December 31, 2019 by nigelyoungblog

So that’s it – a whole year of photographs, a photo taken every single day of the last year and posted here. Mostly I’ve really enjoyed the challenge, certainly something I didn’t think I would be able to see through. Tough at times, especially those days when I realised late on that I hadn’t taken a photo all day and needed to improvise. And then other days when it was difficult to choose between several really interesting shots. I have to say I’m glad it’s done now, and I won’t be taking on the same project next year! So to finish, here’s a selfie……… Anyway, Happy New Year and best wishes for 2020.

Day 364 – New Car Day…!

Posted on December 30, 2019 by nigelyoungblog

Yep, old car due to go back shortly, and the replacement has arrived! Interesting to see how the latest model of the Audi Q3 has changed since our (old) 2017 model. I actually asked them to forget the ‘theatre’ where they pull the covering sheet off the car, but still they did it…

Day 363 – Look Up…!

Posted on December 29, 2019 by nigelyoungblog

I wasn’t planning on a sunset photo today, and indeed it’s been mostly cloudy all day anyway. But then, just as our Christmas visitors were leaving, the setting sun lit up the underside of the broken clouds in spectacular fashion. Rather than walk to my usual spot up the road and risk missing the best of the light, I just took this photo of the cow silhouette through the garden fence. Moments later the colour had gone from the sky…

Day 362 – Days Are Numbered…

Posted on December 28, 2019 by nigelyoungblog

These two chocolate Santas on our Christmas tree are definitely on borrowed time – several of the other edible tree decorations have mysteriously disappeared while we have had visitors here over the last few days, and the rest will no doubt be eaten when the tree comes down early in January.

Day 361 – Air Force One…

Posted on December 27, 2019 by nigelyoungblog

No, not the aircraft, but my wife’s new trainers – a Christmas gift from our son. Weirdly both she and her very much younger granddaughter asked for these same trainers at Christmas – and were both delighted to receive them!

Day 360 – Age Is Just A Number…

Posted on December 26, 2019 by nigelyoungblog

Our son works for that well-known Danish toy manufacturer, and for his birthday on Boxing Day each year uses bricks to signify how old he is… Today he was elsewhere, without access to his usual stash of bricks, so asked me to create it for him. I quite like the high/key mono look..

Day 358 – Worth Waiting For…

Posted on December 24, 2019 by nigelyoungblog

We don’t drink dessert wine very often at all – not that we don’t enjoy it, just that the occasion never seems to demand it. Anyway, we had a very quiet pre-Christmas dinner tonight at home, and just fancied something sweet at the end. Out of the fridge came this bottle of 2004 Montbazillac which I remembered buying in Hompes in France in the late 2000s when we used to spend a lot of time there. It came back from France when we sold our house there last year and cleared the cellar out. Despite its age, and the mileage it has traveled, it still tasted pretty good!

Day 357 – Elf…

Posted on December 23, 2019 by nigelyoungblog

Something of a ‘new found’ tradition is the Christmas Elf, and most families with kids seem to have one that visits each year. Apparently their job is to check up on the kids in the family and advise Santa who should be on the ‘nice’ list and therefore get super presents, but sadly the Elf always seems to be getting into trouble. Just look at what we came down to today…

Day 356 – Another Sunset…

Posted on December 22, 2019 by nigelyoungblog

Although it’s been pretty wet of late, when the skies clear late in the day, it can yield some fabulous sunsets. Today was another of those days, and like so many of my photos this year, it was only taken a few yards from home.

Day 355 – Dining Table…

Posted on December 21, 2019 by nigelyoungblog

Although we plan to spend Christmas Day on our own,we will be doing a fair bit of entertaining over the holiday period, and wanted to be sure our dining table looked festive and welcoming. Hence a bit of a run through a few days before the holidays. We commissioned a table decoration from a florist locally, and this gave us chance to try it all together. Looks pretty good!

One Day At A Time…

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