Six word Saturday: the end of the citrus harvest

August 30, 2014 / Su Leslie / 8 Comments

The last grapefruit from our tree. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014

Fractured time, fractured images

August 30, 2014 / Su Leslie / 18 Comments

$Carrots at the local supermarket. Photo Su Leslie. Shot with iPhone4, edited with fractalPhoto.$

Carrots at the local supermarket. This is how my time has felt – constantly divided and divided again into endlessly repeating chores. Photo Su Leslie. Shot with iPhone4, edited with fractalPhoto.

It’s been a messy week. I have been working on too many things at once; with each project producing more and more sub-projects and tasks, and my “to-do” list begininng to resemble a Russian novel — with a cast of thousands.

I had intended to respond to Sally’s phoneography challenge with some street photography, but I didn’t manage to get out on the street. The mall and the supermarket would have done, but my phone’s battery died after a few fun shots in the produce department.

So, no street photography. Instead some very symbolic shots of endlessly repeating vegetables and fruit generated with my new “fun” app fractalPhoto.

$Cut savoy cabbage on display in the local supermarket. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014. Shot with iPhone4, edited with fractalPhoto.$

Cut savoy cabbage on display in the local supermarket. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014. Shot with iPhone4, edited with fractalPhoto.

$Savoy cabbage. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014. Shot with iPhone4, edited with fractalPhoto.$

Savoy cabbage. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014. Shot with iPhone4, edited with fractalPhoto.

$The last four grapefruit from my tree. But I can dream of next year's harvest. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014. Shot with iPhone4, edited with fractalPhoto.$

The last four grapefruit from my tree. But I can dream of next year’s harvest. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014. Shot with iPhone4, edited with fractalPhoto.

$Yesterday's lemon harvest. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014. Shot with iPhone4, edited with fractalPhoto.$

Yesterday’s lemon harvest. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014. Shot with iPhone4, edited with fractalPhoto.

Sally at Lens and Pens by Sally hosts a weekly phoneography and non SLR digital devices photo challenge. You can join in here.

Wordless Wednesday: camelia

August 26, 2014 / Su Leslie / 9 Comments

A single, perfect flower. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014

Random moment of delight: on slow walks and busy spiders

August 26, 2014 / Su Leslie / 15 Comments

Spider web hung with dew. Photo: Su Leslie, 2104

Yesterday was the first in a long time I’ve given myself permission to go for a walk instead of starting work straight away. Not a particularly long walk – and I did take my camera – but enough to feel invigorated (probably by the cold) and humming with plans and ideas.

The trees were full of spiderwebs, hung with tiny beads of moisture and the morning light produced unexpected colours as a backdrop.

Truly a random moment of delight.

Beads of moisture hang from each thread. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014

A world reflected in each tiny droplet. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014

Barely visible against the morning sky. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014.

Threaded between leaves; spider web in a tree. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014

Meghan AKA Firebonnet hosts the Random Moments of Delight Challenge. You can see the latest moment here.

Wordless Wednesday: a morning ritual

August 13, 2014 / Su Leslie / 10 Comments

Making my first coffee of the day; a zen-like moment of contemplation of all that is good with the world. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014

Travel theme: endearing

August 12, 2014 / Su Leslie / 4 Comments

Now 14, it’s difficult to remember that these two were once cheeky, bouncy kittens. Photo: Su Leslie, 2000

There are few things more endearing than beloved family pets.

Except perhaps watching children interact with said pets.

A rare cuddle. The boy-child’s cat allergy has made him wary of too much contact. Photo: Su Leslie, 2009.

The boy-child has grown up with two cats in his life. We got them the year we returned to NZ and they are now 14. At the time, we didn’t know he has a cat allergy. It didn’t take too long to find out though, so it hasn’t really been a close relationship between the boy and his pets, although I think he loves them dearly.

Clash of the Titians? The two “reds” in the family. Photo: Su Leslie, 2013

Despite being brother and sister, the cats aren’t at all alike. The grey and white male has always been much larger (probably because he lives to eat) yet more timid — while his smaller sister is always keen to find a warm lap to snuggle in.

Making himself comfortable. Our male cat has always been much bigger than his sister - who compensates by being smarter. Although it's all relative! Photo: Su Leslie, 2005

Making himself comfortable. Our male cat has always been much bigger than his sister – who compensates by being smarter. Although that is all relative! Photo: Su Leslie, 2005

What happens when you sleep in a pile of sappy leaves and twigs. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014

What happens when you sleep in a pile of sappy leaves and twigs. We had to snip off little bits of his fur to free him from this mess. Photo: Su Leslie, 2014