Inside the World of Joy http://vashti.fotopic.net/ 12 rows en-gb 60 We don't talk about this room http://vashti.fotopic.net/c1758638.html The horror which is my little bedroom, and the other horror which is stalky-inna-box. Wednesday 23 September 2009: The horror which is my little bedroom, and the other horror which is stalky-inna-box.

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]]> Wed Sep 23 2009 Harlequin ladybird http://vashti.fotopic.net/c1721515.html This is the first one I've seen, on my satellite dish (Sky Digital, for scale). Sunday 5 July 2009: This is the first one I've seen, on my satellite dish (Sky Digital, for scale).

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]]> Sun Jul 5 2009 Blackbirds and trees http://vashti.fotopic.net/c1686403.html I was so pleased with the way these bird pictures turned out that I took some random shots of trees too. Wednesday 22 April 2009: I was so pleased with the way these bird pictures turned out that I took some random shots of trees too.

A blackbird. I saw this from my kitchen window... ...and by the time I got onto the balcony with the camera it was still there. Result. This bramble inna pot refuses to die even though I've neglected it for three years plus. I suspect triffid genes. Trees near sunset. I hate that tree. Things fall off it and kids throw them. The green bag behind the gate is mine. \o/ Some more blossom in the distance. All the blossom's died off this wild cherry now.

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]]> Wed Apr 22 2009 Mother's Day http://vashti.fotopic.net/c1670819.html Cardiff. Various views on the way to town, lots of stuff in Bute Park, and the only other Death Note fan in the city. Sunday 22 March 2009: Cardiff. Various views on the way to town, lots of stuff in Bute Park, and the only other Death Note fan in the city.

The woods behind my flat. My street from the hillside. The rugby field, and some mountains. Lisvane. Lisvane, from a distance. Caerohilly Mountain, and Llanedeyrn. The Black Mountains. The Black Mountains. Cardiff. A tree. Trees. Trees. They aten't dead. Daffodils. Caerphilly Mountain. Deadnettles. Daisies. Dandelions. Cherry blossom at the Rumney Hill roundabout. Daffodils in Bute Park. Daffodils. The castle. There's a bee in there somewhere. Cherry blossom. The river Taff. The spider. A willow. Art class. Daisies. A pigeon. A blackbird. Some flowers. Narcissi. A tree. A tree in a clearing. Primroses. Primroses and a tree. Ducks. A duck. The same duck sideways. Skeleton leaves. A flowering branch. Frazzled Mum. Mum. Sad Mum. Happy Mum.

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]]> Sun Mar 22 2009 WEABOO MECCA http://vashti.fotopic.net/c1666511.html Okay, here, for E, is an illustration of my RP resource site (or "my extremely educated-looking books on Japan). Friday 13 March 2009: Okay, here, for E, is an illustration of my RP resource site (or "my extremely educated-looking books on Japan).

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]]> Fri Mar 13 2009 UFO http://vashti.fotopic.net/c1664482.html I just saw this very bright light hanging over Cardiff in the western sky. ALIENS or a WEATHER BALLOON? You decide. Sunday 8 March 2009: I just saw this very bright light hanging over Cardiff in the western sky. ALIENS or a WEATHER BALLOON? You decide.

The light above the next door flats. The light through a tree. The light over the fence and the flats. The light over the fence. okay, this time I managed not to shake the camera. Full zoom. The moon, to scale (full zoom).

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]]> Sun Mar 8 2009 Hair and cats http://vashti.fotopic.net/c1653283.html New hair, and a picture of cats. I'm going to need a tripod. Saturday 14 February 2009: New hair, and a picture of cats. I'm going to need a tripod.

Side angle. Round face is round, yes. OMG KAWAII.

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]]> Sat Feb 14 2009 Sketches http://vashti.fotopic.net/c1352798.html Sketches Tuesday 21 August 2007: Sketches

This is my bear, which lives on my desk. Kizzy watching a moth, and just above her, the cat that lives across the road. Nicky, sleeping.

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]]> Tue Aug 21 2007 Random stuff, mostly plants http://vashti.fotopic.net/c1317468.html Random stuff, mostly plants Tuesday 3 July 2007: Random stuff, mostly plants

Plarn! You start with a bag... ... then you fold it up real nice ... ... then you cut it into little strips ... ... twice ... ... then you take two of your little hoops ... ... put them over each other ... ... and pull them through ... ... so that they make a knot, like this. A really tight knot. noodle packets can also be plarn. Here's a bread bag I inadvertently opened up. Did you know they fold lengthways, not sideways? There's my noodle plarn. Tres boucle. A bit of sticky tape ... ... can rescue a lot of plastics for the making of plarn. Making bread bag plarn. Interested Nicky is interested. Twin-tone bread bag plarn. Bread bag plarn ball. Uninterested Kizzy is uninterested. Elder. I think. A bit closer. Little blue things. Elder, reaaaally close up. Elder buds. Japanese knotweed. OH MY GOD THE KNOTWEED The knotweed is getting bigger. Check out the *native* horsetails in the background. HOLY CRAP IT'S SO HUGE In the shadow of the knotweed monster, some other plants try to flee Not sure what these are. Nor these either. There's a ribwort plantain on the left. Red campion Red campion, closeup More red campion Baby knotweeds. These are in our secret glade, where there's not much light. Closeup on the baby knotweeds. No idea what this is. It's a bit like rhubarb, only much, much huger. Another angle on the giant leaves of doom. I have no idea what this is. This didn't come out. I blame aliens. This one's a bit better. More pink! Uh, I think I pressed the button by accident. Mushrooms! And my first sporeprint. Side angle. Underside angle. Tohya thinks Icicle has a flavor. New shoe time.

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]]> Tue Jul 3 2007 World of Warcraft http://vashti.fotopic.net/c1169646.html Here are some snippets from WoW. Thursday 1 June 2006: Here are some snippets from WoW.

I think it's confused. Do you think it's confused? I think it's confused. Stars OMG, my squirrel is on my head. Tiny little mage! Dude, that pumpkin is enormous. Yay, I got the flag. Kneeling before my queen. Holy crap, I'm enormous... or that horse is tiny. Invasion of the little green gnomes. Oh no! That water is on fire! Dancing round the fire festival pole Lesbians of Stormwind. The kodo migration I came second!... well, of the Alliance anyway. Second again. One day I'll be a real boy. Fireworks The Alliance... win? Surely not? Inside my cat form I get the flag again, for the Horde this time.

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]]> Thu Jun 1 2006 Bubbles and soup. http://vashti.fotopic.net/c954782.html These were on the camera together - some really weird bubbles that materialised in my washing up, and the random soup I made this week. Thursday 11 May 2006: These were on the camera together - some really weird bubbles that materialised in my washing up, and the random soup I made this week.

Some weird bubbles that appeared in my washing up. Look at that symmetry! I think Aliens did it. Random leftover soup - chicken, bacon and vegetable. It's really, amazingly good.

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]]> Thu May 11 2006 Cardiff Council's shameful waste of water http://vashti.fotopic.net/c944278.html Despite parts of the UK currently being subject to a hosepipe ban, my local council decided it was a good moment to ... pressure wash the pavement around my house. Tuesday 2 May 2006: Despite parts of the UK currently being subject to a hosepipe ban, my local council decided it was a good moment to ... pressure wash the pavement around my house.

Look, a man with a pressure washer! Their van. They're hooked up to a fire hydrant. In other news, my cloudberry is still alive The stupid place Sky plc put our satellite dish A tree Another tree, and the bins Kizzy also disapproves

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