From the party on Saturday

Note that on the right hand photo of the party, George is nowhere to be seen.  He was quite happy playing in the gardens (behind me) by himself, smelling the flowers, and stomping on random chunks of dirt.  The only way I managed to get him to go over to the party was by showing him that people were blowing bubbles, or by promising him some birthday cake...

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Bachelor week

Not so many photos this week, as Rachel and George are in NZ being New Zealanders.  I ended up spending yesterday sorting out some suits and heading to Sam B's 4th birthday party (I was the only one to turn up without a child - awkward). Today I ended up in Tung Chung at the (not quite accurately named) factory outlet stores of Citygate.  Went looking for ties and picked up six really nice ones - and also ended up with a new pair of jeans (which amazed Rachel when I texted her about it).

Not much else, so I'll leave you with a photo of Poppycat.

Oh - wait.  If you are reading this and use an iPhone, get the "What's App" application please.  It's only a dollar (or 70p or NZ$1.80) and it gives you free text messaging to other What's App users. And you don't even need to have the application open - it runs on Push notifications.  It's pretty sweet really.  And saves muchos money...

Here's the photo of Poppy I promised:

Happy thoughts

It's been a tough day, so we're thinking happy thoughts... here's one of His Lordship sitting on his pushchair foot step, as he waits to get hoisted into his throne.  Such a tough life this boy leads.

Ben

Rest in peace buddy.  You were a sometimes-awful cat, but you were our sometimes-awful cat and we loved you all the same.  We will miss you and your peculiar ways.

Ben K-K, March 2005 - 17 October 2010

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Rachel and Calvin's wedding

Wedding photography scares the bejeebus out of me.  I helped Philip out with a wedding once, but it's not really my thing to be honest.  That said, I've always been a little curious about shooting a wedding solo, and when Rachel (not my Rachel) asked if I'd take a few photos on their wedding day, I decided to have a crack at it (and was rewarded with some rather brilliant dessert wine and a dinner containing some of the best sweet and sour pork I have ever tasted).

But in the end I had a great time, and this was certainly helped by how chilled out Rachel and Calvin were about the whole thing. Their family and friends were extremely helpful and accommodating, and I have to admit that when asked by a few guests how long I'd been a wedding photographer for, I took much pleasure in saying "Since around 2:30 this afternoon."

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