Instagram - June

One photo a day throughout June on Instagram. Here are twenty five of them:

1. A cottage interior at Beamish.
2. Bella on the beach,
3. Blue skies in the back garden.
4. Dahlias in the pots by the front door.
5. Angus having a cuddle on the sofa after waking from a bad dream.
6. A wildflower posy from the garden.
7. Crocheting my throw.
8. Some Liberty print washi tape.
9. Lilac growing outside the church hall where Bella goes to Rainbows.
10. Crunchy-nut cornflakes for breakfast.
11. Afternoon jigsaws with Angus.
12. Weekend cuddles in bed.
13. Decorating a cake with smarties.
14. More wildflower love.
15. Making lemon curd.
16. Coffee in the garden.
17. Prettifying the mantle.
18. The bright evening sun taken looking out of Bella's bedroom window.
19. The ceiling of our local bookshop.
20. York Minster.
21. Blocking the throw.
22. A pretty fence.
23. Lasagna and red wine on a Friday night.
24. The Yorkshire Dales.
25. Macaroons.

I've been having enormous fun with Instagram lately. I started using it in April and have been taking photos more and more until it became a daily thing. Just one a day, like a little photo journal. It's such a liberating way to take photographs; no need to think about light levels, or focus, or where the lens cap is (usually in the back pocket of my jeans), just a quick click on the phone. I love to play with the filters and effects. I especially like the way it captures the everyday. Lots of what you see above I've blogged about, but it's more of a behind the scenes look at my life. But Instagram is what it is - diverting, fun, easy, effortless, instant. But it's not blogging, which will always be my first love.