New BYJ Pics

Hi there!!! You must be ecstatic to see BYJ after such a long, long time. I must say it's so great to see him well.. These were photos taken at the Petty Romance VIP Premiere.

For more pics please click here. Have a wonderful day!!



Feeling Mono

Hello! I was on my way to the hospital this morning when I noticed the frost which covered the ground. We are apparently going to get some snow this week which I thought would be interesting. I took a couple of shots and converted them. I hope you have an interesting day ahead.

New Romantic?

Hello there! If you are wondering what I'm doing online while there are immediate things that need seeing to, I'd like to say, perhaps I am pleased with how things are going on at the moment. I'm praying that my son will continue his progress and seeing him everyday brings a huge happiness to both of us. My body is still recovering from the operation and I'm limited on what I could do but my head is buzzing with so many things. I think bringing it out here helps me unload what could look like a very overwhelming journey. So I hope you got the picture.

When I first had the chance to cuddle our son, I walked into the hospital that day surprised to hear the news that Prince William is marrying long time girlfriend Kate Middleton. Then I got in the Special Care Unit to find out that I could hold my baby for the first time. Just imagine the emotions that day, my husband  I were so happy. We were greeted with a cheerful news and came home filled with so much joy.

What prompted me to write about this today is due to the recent postings about BYJ buying this huge house and the rumor of him getting married.. Well, having your own place will totally make a difference and a good investment  but if it is a gesture of love and commitment someone is very lucky indeed. If you want to read more about this which I think you must have please click here. Have a nice day!

My Own

Hello! It is my greatest pleasure to announce here the arrival of our son 'Richard Edward William'. Born on the 10th November 2010. The sixth Richard in the Pole family and will be known  as 'Edward' .
Although his birth was premature, he has shown his adoring and exuberant  parents true strength and will power each day.
I hope this finds you in good health and wishes our little one all the best.

The Unexpected

Hello!!! I hope you are all ok. I haven't been writing for a such a long while as you have noticed. Preparing for motherhood seem to be such a huge challenge. More so now that an unexpected thing happened to me. Unfortunately last week my water broke prematurely and I'm not even due until January. For some reason my fluid levels sored so high and didn't realize it was in such a critical stage that would cause the membrane to rupture. Thank goodness I didn't go into labour and after 7 nights in the hospital I was sent home. I was given antibiotics to keep infection at bay and adviced to take plenty of bed rest to keep myself and baby stronger for the next four weeks.

So I hope you understand if I can't be updating at times. I will, as soon as I am strong enough. Take care :-)

High Light

Hi there! I hope you are all keeping well. Last night I attended a talk hosted by the St. Ives Camera Club with a guest speaker from Scotland who is a distinguished landscape photographer- Mr. Colin Prior.

I must say his Scottish accent got in the way at times but who needs a lot of words when all I could do was admire his photographs. They were simply astonishing and breathtaking. He drew inspirations from Ansel Adams, Galen Rowell, Vittorio Sella to Shinzo Maeda.

In his talk, he emphasized that it's not so much of the equipment that matters but the chance to capture natural beauty and be able to share and inspire other people to go out and enjoy nature. In a nutshell he believes that photographing landscapes is about taking photos of what isn't there. We tend to photograph the obvious and forget about details and what is actually in front of us. He also had his occasional rant on how the modern times have made photography less special by creating 'photographs on steroids'. It made me actually think harder on my own principles as an enthusiast.

Prior has been to many places including the Arctic but last night he promoted his new book- High Light- The Vision of Wild Scotland.

I came home totally blown by the images I saw and mesmerized by the beautiful world we live in. I know not all of us wake up in the middle of the Arctic or camp in the tallest peak just to capture the Winter sunrise or spend hours walking with a 60 litre kit on your back just to get to the remotest yet unspoilt wilderness but we can see each opportunity as a way of capturing special moments and spending more time looking and observing rather than simply clicking and being a mere passerby.

I got Alex this calendar signed by Prior as my dear hubby is big fan of the highlands. If you want to be inspired or want to know this man you can visit his site here and browse through his lovely photographs. Enjoy!

Autumn is here..

Hello there!

How have you been? Autumn is certainly here in the UK and it's been getting quite cold. This have created some health issues to some including yours truly but rest and vitamins have made things better. If you want to know how I'm getting on with the pregnancy, it's been good so far. I only have few months left to work which made me ponder how time fly so quickly. I hope the change in season brings us some inspirations and great spirits.

This year I didn't get the chance to take some Summer photos so I hope I could get hold of some good ones for this season in the near future. Take care.