Four Ravens

Project 366 – 2012

Megan Warren — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:01:04 +0000

One of my goals for 2012 (no resolutions here!) is to improve my photography and use manual rather than full auto! In 2009 I took a photo a day for the month of February, remember this post.

have embarked on a photo a day project for 2012, thats 366 photos – it’s a leap year this year! Today is Day 8 – I have survived my first week of the project.

I signed up for Nicole Samuel’s Photo-a -Day class through Studio Calico. I also discovered Shuttercal - a calendar based daily photography based project community. Here’s the link to my Calendar.

So here is Day 1 to 7 of 366.

Orb SpiderLearning to play boulesScrabble Win!

Moroccan Lanterns

Summer StormChristmas star

Bella

My First Blog Award – The Versatile Blogger

Megan Warren — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:16:55 +0000

I have been blogging since 2002 when I started my first blog The Raven in the Rose Garden so imagine my surprise the other day when I opened my emails to find that Nicole Cody of Cauldrons & Cupcakes had nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award. I had been thinking that I had not blogged in some time and that I should make more of an effort in 2012, so this was the perfect opportunity to get back to it.

The Rules for the Versatile Blogger Award are:

1. Thank the award-giver and link back to them in your post.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Pass this award along to 15 recently discovered blogs you enjoy reading.
4. Contact your chosen bloggers to let them know about the award.

So here goes! Seven things about me:

1. I love photography – I was given my first camera – a polaroid – for my 10th birthday

2. My favourite colour is pink

3. I would love to have a raven as a pet.

4. I live in Esperance which has the best beaches in the world

5. I am a self-taught artist

6. Writing and art journaling are among my favourite activities

7. Heather Blakey from Soul Food Cafe first introduced me to blogging.

11 recently discovered (and some not so recently discovered) blogs – in no particular order – I couldn’t come up with 15 and these 11 are important to me :

1. Collage Diva - the blog of my dear friend Kathryn Antyr; writer, artist and connector

2. Susanna’s Sketchbook – creator of the public art project Winged Messengers

3. Spiritual Evolution of the Bean - Mandala Artist Stephanie Smith

4. Provenance – The genealogical search for her family and its history

5. Sarah Salway - Writer and Canterbury Laureate

6. The Midnight Orange – sculpture artist

7. CarlyMarie Project Heal - Healing after Pregnancy & Infant Loss

8. Zentangle - creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns

9. Susannah Conway - Photographer, writer and workshop creator

10. Soul Food Cafe - where 10 years ago I started blogging.

11. On and Off the Page - Writing, Life, Art, Photography & Journaling by Lynn Fisher

Hellenic Republic

Megan Warren — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 08:25:16 +0000

A highlight of our recent trip to Melbourne was our visit to George Calombaris’ Hellenic Republic for lunch on Father’s Day.

Not knowing much about Greek Cuisine we ordered Trapezi – a four course meal to be shared by the whole table.

Mezethakia – Small Tastes

Taramosalata, Pita, Olives & Domathakia

Tyri Saganaki – Greek cheese with peppered figs

Thalassina – Seafood

Fish from the grill, prawns, Cypriot salad of grains, pulses and nuts

Kreata – Meats

Meat of the day, patates, lahanosalata & tzatziki

Glyka – Sweets

Loukoumathes - Hellenic donuts, local honey, walnuts & cinnamon.

Ouzo

We highly recommend a visit to Hellenic Republic. Great food, great atmosphere and excellent service.

Birthday Gift

Megan Warren — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:59:22 +0000

Yesterday we had friends and family over for drinks and meze for my birthday. One of the beautiful gifts I received was this Chinese Chop set from my Brother-in-law and his partner.

The chop is the Chinese character for Long Life.

Hearts

Megan Warren — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:03:06 +0000

I have been collecting photos of hearts for some time – my first one appeared in 2009.

Since then I have been looking for them wherever I go. Last week I was inspired by Kelly Rae Roberts especially this post and these hearts. Here are some of my recently found hearts.

Who inspires you and what are you looking out for?

Mushrooms or Toadstools?

Megan Warren — Sun, 29 May 2011 07:40:06 +0000

I’ve been having fun exploring and improving my photography skills this year. This week while I was at the shire offices I noticed mushrooms (or are they toadstools?) in the gardens. I thought they would make an interesting subject to practice my skills on.

Is it Morbid?

Megan Warren — Wed, 11 May 2011 12:00:29 +0000

Last weekend a friend asked me if I wanted to join her for a trip to the local cemetery to take photographs. Any excuse to take photos, I packed up my camera gear and was waiting for her to arrive. I have lived in Esperance for over 3 years and this was the first time I had visited the cemetery. It was an opportunity to take photos in black and white.

The sun set very quickly and it got very cool, my friend’s camera battery went flat and all too soon it was time to go. When she rang me the next afternoon to see if I wanted to go to the cemetery again I jumped at the opportunity, this time I took my tripod to get some better pictures.

As we were leaving the cemetary I happend on a grave that had an angel on its headstone – Millie’s Angel – and my latest project was born. I have always had a fascination with angels, where better to find them than a cemetery.

It was soon after this photo was taken it became too dark to take photos. So this weekend I went back to take more photos – but I went with a purpose – in search of Angels! In particular I wanted to take more photos of Millie’s Angel.

I have had some strange responses to this project and taking photos at the cemetery. I’ve been told that its ‘weird’ and I’ve received strange looks. Maybe its me – I have had so much exposure to death in my life, I don’t find cemeteries morbid. To me they celebrate life – the lives of those no longer with us.

So tell me what do you think – is there anything morbid about taking photos at cemeteries?

If you have taken photos of angels or cemeteries leave me a link so I can take a look!

St Werbergh’s Chapel – Mt Barker

Megan Warren — Sun, 01 May 2011 13:39:30 +0000

We spent the Easter weekend camping in the Porongorups with friends, one of the highlights of the trip – for me at least – was the visit to St Webergh’s Chapel in Mt Barker.

The Chapel was built by George Egerton-Warburton in 1873. Regular services are still held in the Chapel, by candlelight, it has never had electricity.

Come take a look inside.

Last Post for the Year

Megan Warren — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 01:39:54 +0000

I know that it has been some time since I posted to my blog – it has been a busy year – but I hadn’t realised that it had been so long. So to finish the year I thought I would share some of my photos that I have taken in the last couple of months. Wishing you all a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

Sunset - West Beach

A Journaling Gift

Megan Warren — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:43:43 +0000

A while ago my cousin asked me if I would make her a journal – she has never kept a journal before – but inspired by my posts she asked me to make her a journal. What better way to share the gift of journaling.

What sort of journal do you create for a first time journaler? I have used a lot of journals – lined and unlined, sketchbooks, writing journals. For this journal I decided to go with her favourite colours.

For this journal I have used plain book board for the covers and Creative Memories photo mats for the pages and bound it together with spiral binding. It has 24 leaves, totalling 48 pages back and front a library card pocket and quotes on vellum - just right for a beginning journaler. Hope she like it!

I have about a dozen of these in this colour scheme as well as blue and pink – I’m thinking about setting up a Etsy store and turning my surplus scrapbooking supplies into journals - what do you think?