My very last pictures of the year capture the last bit of light of 2011 over the River Crouch.  

All the pictures can be found in the gallery.

 

 

Well you'd think this was a wonderful autumn day, not December and the last session in time for Christmas pictures!   Now the happy Grandparents have their gifts I can blog this fun lifestyle portrait session up Bushey Hill, or as us locals in  South Woodham Ferrers call it, Radar Hill.  It made a nice change not being up there in the snow! 

The girls found acorns and some trees to climb.  It was fun keeping up with them on a Sunday morning!  Littlest lady fell asleep in her cosy babyhawk sling on the way down the hill and off they went for lunch.

 

For more pictures from this  portrait session please click here!

 

 

 

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with Caroline, Robert and their dogs across some of the farm.  It was a bit chilly and light was fading fast!  There'll be no worries about the cold with their June wedding next year.  I can't wait! 

The rest of the engagement photographs are in this gallery.

 

I have a spotify playlist to go with this blogpost! 

 

It's exactly two years since my husband and I found out our Rage Against The Machine campaign had beaten X Factor to number one!  

During the day we'd had an inkling with the amount of interest and calls we were getting.  Eventually we got a text from Mr Cowell confirming it!  
We had a bit of jump and squeal and then I went up Radar Hill near my house to take these pictures on my little film Diana camera!  As you do, when you get to number one.  I have this photography thing bad.

Then Jon got whisked off to the BBC to be interviewed and I dished up the boys' dinner while listening to the chart on Radio 1.  Was the first of many surreal moments since then!

We are still receiving donations for Shelter!  Everyone has been so generous.

This year for the Christmas chart I am buying Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit,   Matt Berry's offering which is also helping Shelter, and for being a lovely proper Christmas song Tim Wheeler and Emmy the Great's Home for the Holidays. 

If, after Christmas, you find yourself needing a photographer you know where I am!  

 

 

 

This gallery  is from Poppy's day out at Marsh Farm in South Woodham Ferrers.  Pictures were needed for Christmas cards and now they are all with their recipients I can share them with you.  It was a strange day, exactly a year ago it was freezing and snowing, but this day was warm and sunny.  Perfect for playing with the sand and looking at goats.