Family portraits

These pictures are for Julie at Anglers Rest, who has inspired us to dig out the photos from the bottom of the trunk. Hope you enjoy these beautiful characters.

These photographs were prepared by my Dad who discovered them in a trunk of photos bequeathed to us when an elderly relative died.

Julie is hosting the February Photo Collage Festival. #fpcf13

Photography by Lesley Beeton.

Home

This post is part 4 of the February Photo Collage Festival. #fpcf13

Home is where the heart is. Where you can be who you are. With someone you love.

Snowy sunrise over my garden, one of my precious bird boxes, our favourite dog walking place,
Mr B stacking the log pile - one of his favourite things, the delightful hennie-pennies,
wonderful garden planning, floral photography is my thing

Thanks Julie at Anglers Rest for hosting this fab photo collage festival.

Photography by Lesley Beeton.

Places

This post is part 3 of the February Photo Collage Festival. #fpcf13

Places. Imprinted on my heart. I'm so grateful for the opportunities I have to travel, to explore, to live.

1. South African collage of happy holiday memories after eight years away,
2. a new experience on the Great Barrier Reef,
3. the peace and quiet and secret histories in St Mary's churchyard in Shackleford,
4. lights and sound and colour and food in a street scene in Bali,
5. the magnificent Marina Bay Hotel in Singapore,
6. heavenly lavender fields on Jersey,
7. totally awesome bodysurfing in Ka'anapali on Maui

Photography by Lesley Beeton.

Imagination

This post is part 2 of the February Photo Collage Festival. #fpcf13

Photography is about imagination. I met an interesting chap at an art exhibition. We were standing in front a group of assemblage pieces, wondering about what they meant. 

'Does it matter?' I asked. 

He supposed not and then explained 'It probably only mattered to the artist in the moment she was creating it'.

And we both agreed that that is precisely what photography is all about. Capturing a moment in time, that mattered to the photographer.

These are my moments, my imagination.

My Godson's footprints in the sand on a wonderful holiday on Maui, in memory of Mom - a view of my garden through a silver bead heart hanging in the conservatory, analysis of human DNA - representing my life in science, luxury fabric because I like the repeating pattern, a rusty padlock - the keeper of the imagination?, red letter box in the New Forest - who lives there?, a cheery red tea pot - makes the world OK

Photography by Lesley Beeton.

Family

This post is part 1 of the February Photo Collage Festival. #fpcf13

I wouldn't say that there is anything unusual about our family. My parents worked hard, my brother and I did well at school, and I went on the obtain a PhD in cardiovascular genetics. My childhood was filled with family get-togethers, blue skies in South Africa and animals.

PhD graduation, with Mom at the beach, Dad and Brin,
our little family, Mom in her favourite hat, Granny, Alex meets the cows

Photography by Lesley Beeton.