socialising is easier with a hat

socialising is easier with a hat, originally uploaded by jamesburden.

I went to the 40th birthday party of one of my wife’s friends on Saturday. It was an 80s evening – fancy dress. There was dancing and music so loud I couldn’t hear myself think. I knew only my wife. Anyone who knows me will know that for me this situation represents the kind of living hell that I think fitting only for the great villains of history.

However, my wife bought me a hat. I love hats. Nuff said.

(Taken on my iPhone using Hipstamatic)

my ear is so itchy

my ear is so itchy, originally uploaded by jamesburden.

I know - it breaks all the rules of wildlife shots. I've ended up photographing the rear end of a couple of deer. Not a classic pose. But I like it nonetheless. I'm having a contrary kind of a day.

untitled for the moment

untitled for the moment, originally uploaded by jamesburden.

black tree on blue ridge

black tree on blue ridge, originally uploaded by jamesburden.

Not much time to write anything meaningful today. I've got a to do list with 21 things on for just today. My long-suffering wife tells me that 21 things is probably about 19 things too many.

I wish I was back on the Blue Ridge Parkway - I didn't have anything on my to-do list then...

the eagle and the peaks

the eagle and the peaks, originally uploaded by jamesburden.

I’m in the USA at the moment – on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. I’ve been chasing these eagles for the last few days trying to get a decent picture of them. I’ve got ‘better’ photos of the eagles than this one – but they just don’t work. This is the only one that works. To see an eagle you need to see it in context. A picture frame full of the detail of the eagle is no use if you can’t see that eagle soaring above serried peaks. What is an eagle without the mountains?