50/50 project. #36/50 Cupcakes (by Cheshire photographer Jane Burkinshaw)

Day 36. Cupcakes

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Bit of a foodie theme this weekend with cupcakes from a charity cake sale today. A 12 year old girl in our village is well on the way to raising £2000 for a charity that her nan has set up to help a school in Kenya. Can't help but admire her energy and resolve - and baking skills!

The Mary Wood Trust

If you'd like to know more about the charity get in touch and I can give you details.

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50/50 project. #35/50. Churros. Nom nom (by Cheshire photographer Jane Burkinshaw)

Day 35. Churros. Nom nom

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It was foodie heaven at the Nantwich Food & Drink Festival this weekend and also a treat for me with lots of colourful food and people to photograph! Firm favourite with all four of us were the churros with warm chocolate dipping sauce, well worth the 20 minute wait in the queue.

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50/50 project #34/50 Bad laundry day (by Cheshire photographer Jane Burkinshaw)

Day 34 Bad laundry day

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Call me sad but I love this cheap little laundry dryer. It makes hanging out socks and smalls so much easier - less bending down to the peg bag must be better for my poor aching back!

This pic also gives me chance to "air" one of my grievances - people who tumble dry all year round and don't ever peg out laundry outside, even on sunny days. What wanton wastefulness and idleness!! I just can't understand it and don't believe that being supposedly time poor or not wanting stiff towels are valid excuses. Even when I'm in a hurry, the sight and scent of freshly washed clothes hanging in orderly rows lifts my spirits.

Folding warm washing fresh from the tumble dryer is a pleasure I save for wet days like today.

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50/50 project. #33/50 Headline news (by Cheshire Photographer Jane Burkinshaw)

Day 33. Headline news

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This attention grabbing headline certainly worked on me!

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50/50 Project. #32/50. Summer stripes (by Cheshire Photographer Jane Burkinshaw)

Day 32. Summer stripes

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The best summer in years is drawing to a close and one of the things I'll miss about it the most is lying in dappled shade in my hammock, swaying gently whilst looking out over the garden, reading or snoozing.

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50/50 project. Day 31/50 !Yo Sushi (by Cheshire Photographer Jane Burkinshaw)

Day 31 !Yo Sushi

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I've finally given up on my 50mm f/1.8 lens which has been struggling since I dropped it (it was knocked out of my hands by a boisterous puppy!). Focusing has been hit and miss and it's been making grating scratchy noises. With my birthday imminent I've been treated to the Canon 50mm f/1.4 today - a more grown up version - faster, quieter and with even more bokeh! So here's the first shot taken at my birthday lunch at !Yo Sushi. I had to wait ages for the conveyor belt to be full of dishes on both sides and almost had a Miranda moment with my scarf!

I thought the new lens deserved a try out on a serious camera so this was taken on the 5D Mk II.

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50/50 project. #30/50 Making Waves (by Cheshire photographer Picture It Big)

Day 30. Making waves

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Suddenly it feels like Autumn with a nip in the air and a cold breeze which was whipping up waves on the surface of the lake.

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