Books and a Boat

I seem to be very behind in making my weekly posts... thinking back to my birthday week, here's the Pleasing Photo:

Dad and Ed in cafe

I know the cider bottle in the front is a bit distracting but I like the light and their expressions... I'd been trying to take a photo of both of them but Ed was pretty insistent on reading the write-up of Bradley Wiggins' latest achievements and wouldn't look up.

Other photos from the week:

Beautiful views on the scenic route home from Hay on Wye

We think Ed took this. It isn't freaky... until you notice his face in Mum's skirt!!

Looking up at the SS Great Britain

A Trip to Bristol

So... the summer holidays finally arrived, and I was able to spend some time in Bristol with my lovely parents and brother. The sun even came out for my visit. Hooray!

Pleasing Photo from last week:

As usual I had a few potential pleasing photos (PPPs?) and it was quite a tricky choice between them. In the end I went for this one even though it is slightly underexposed in some places - I kind of like the effect of that and the way it lets you see the quality of the late afternoon sunshine. Also it is genuinely candid (I'm not very good at getting those!) and I feel it conveys the quality of those few days in Bristol, spending time in the garden, just doing our own thing.

Two other contenders were:

Mum with soup at her lovely outdoor-cafe-style table

Dad enjoying a stroll by the river (slightly overexposed?)

What do you guys think? Which picture is your favourite?

(Another post coming up later with this week's PP)