Marlene

Photo A Day 2012

Here are my 12 photos from 2012, for my 120 photos over 10 years, memories challenge.

Photo A Day 2011

Picking my favourite photos for 2011 was really hard. It was such an amazing year and I loved where we lived that year ❤️. What amazing memories.

Photo A Day 2010

And so I end the 2010 memory challenge, with one of my favourite views! I woke up to this view for just over a year, and I enjoyed every second of it ❤️

Lockdown 21-day Photography challenge

Weekly photo challenge Shine

So many shiny things when we look around us, here are a few photos from my archives. This week’s https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/shine/

Visit to Eden Project Outdoor Gardens

So many beautiful flowers.

Visit to the Eden Project Mediterranean Biome

Always so nice spending time in here between all the beautiful plants and flowers from back home.

Visit to the Eden Project Rainforest Biome

What a fantastic day out. Nice and warm in here especially during a cold autumn day.

Weekly photo challenge – Local

I love this challenge because we live in beautiful Devon in the UK!

Autumn cats

With the heating on the cats are now getting into their lazy autumn mood…

Autumn garden

A few of the flowers in my garden at the moment.

I can not remember when last I’ve had one of these Beacon Hens eggs before today! As a kid, each year we use to go to the dam fishing for the Easter weekend and then we would have some of these Easter eggs. What great memories 😊

Treat

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Treat.”

Boundaries

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Boundaries.”

Grid

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Grid.”

Change

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Change.” Every day we have changes in our lives. New seasons, habits, locations, lifestyle, hobbies, friends and every day is a new canvas, a new beginning. Lets change! Lets make a difference!

Monochromatic

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Monochromatic.”

From Every Angle

I love taking photos at different angles! Here are some of my photos I’ve taken in the past few months. This blog is in response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “From Every Angle.”

Unplanned renovation

We bought a beautiful old home and as with homes you do plan your decoration and renovation. We really wanted to focus on the kitchen first after the basic painting and soft furnishing through out the house. Unfortunately things changed suddenly when we noticed our lamp in the kitchen filled with water. We decided to…

Muse

In the past 4 years, we’ve moved 6 times. So the photo spot that keeps coming back changes each time we move. In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Muse.”

Vivid

Vivid – The Daily Post

Motion

This week’s photo challenge is ‘motion‘.

Early Bird

This week’s challenge is ‘Early Bird‘.

Pottery

I had so much fun on the Intermediate Pottery course at Plymouth College of Art. Click here for photos of all the pots I made.

Afloat

This week’s photo challenge is ‘afloat‘.

Blur

This week’s photo challenge is blur.

Ephemeral

This week’s photo challenge is ephemeral or lasting for a very short time. One thing that also does not last very long in our home is the energy bites I make for snack time. Have a look at some of these photos here.

Fresh

This week’s photo challenge is Fresh. I must admit, when I hear the word fresh, I immediately think food and flowers. Here are some of my photos. I also love cooking and baking, so there are always freshly made food at home. Click on the photos below to have a look at all the fun things…

Wall

This week’s photo challenge.

Orange

My photos for this week’s photo challenge.

Reward

This week’s photo challenge is ‘Reward‘. I’ve been on a short course for ‘Intermediate Pottery’ and this has been my reward so far… For more information go and have a look at my website marlenejordaan.com

Rule of Thirds

This week’s photo challenge is Rule of Thirds. Also please follow me on my personal blog

Symmetry

Scale

This week’s photo challenge scale photos

Depth

In response to this Week’s Photo Challenge ‘Depth‘

Express Yourself

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: ‘Express Yourself‘

Serenity

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Serenity.”

Shadowed

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Shadowed.”

Holiday walks and food

Here are some photos of our December holiday walks. And my favourite meals.

Edible Christmas gifts

What a fun day! As a family we went to Ashburton Cookery School for the Edible Christmas gift course with Chef Joe. We had such and amazing time learning to make some homemade edible gifts as well as spending the time together as a family in the kitchen – just what you want for Christmas!

Modern Vegetarian Plus

What a fun weekend learning more about vegetarian dishes at Ashburton Cookery School. We’ve made all the following dishes: Poached duck egg salad with puy lentils, baby gem, beetroot, balsamic dressing and crunchy croutons. Cream of celeriac, cumin & goat’s cheese soup. Sweet potato, chickpea and aubergine tagine with pomegranate and herb cous cous. Spiced seasonal…

Beginners Pottery – 10 weeks!

10 weeks of beginners pottery Week 1’s throwing Week 1’s throwing Week 2’s throwing Week 2’s throwing Week 2’s throwing Week 3’s throwing Week 3’s throwing Week 4’s throwing Week 4’s throwing Week 5’s throwing Week 6’s throwing Week 7’s throwing Week’s 8 throwing Week 9 – No throwing this week as everything needs…

Weekend baking

Christmas puts me in a real baking mood.

Achievement

Weekly Photo Challenge – Achievement

Minimalist

The minimalist weekly photo challenge.

Authentic Indian Plus

We had a fantastic weekend at Ashburton Cookery School learning the fundamentals of Indian cookery, covering the history and skills. Our chef was Chef Monisha Bharadwaj who is originally from Mumbai, who has a wealth of knowledge and experience! Eating what we’ve made is always the cherry on the top!