Photo diary 2007: January 2007

Welcome

This blog is a photo-diary of 2007, created by Sue Rogers and David Hughes, both graphic designers, and Mike Reed, copywriter. We're all in the UK, based in various parts of South London and Surrey. Since March, we've also been enjoying occasional exotic contributions from Clare Goff, who's shaming us all by doing VSO work in Cambodia. And in May, fellow graphic designer Piers Rutterford joined in too. As well as the blog, you can see a slideshow of all our shots (except Clare's), albeit without the explanatory remarks that sometimes make sense of them.

Wednesday, 31 January 2007

First picture with my new camera.

Jan 31
Originally uploaded by Mike Reed of Surrey.

And the last one I let Wendy take.

Windows

31st January
Originally uploaded by Sue Rogers.

Authorised route

authorised_route
Originally uploaded by biscuitcrackers.

Tuesday, 30 January 2007

The fashion news

Jan 30
Originally uploaded by Mike Reed of Surrey.

Mr Cobbler

30th January
Originally uploaded by Sue Rogers.

Ronald Burrett

Man bites duck

man_bites_Duck
Originally uploaded by biscuitcrackers.

Monday, 29 January 2007

Birdseye

29th January
Originally uploaded by Sue Rogers.

This job takes you to the most glamorous places.

Jan 29
Originally uploaded by Mike Reed of Surrey.

This week I've mostly been eating... spinach

spinach
Originally uploaded by biscuitcrackers.

Sunday, 28 January 2007

Casualties of DIY

Jan 28
Originally uploaded by Mike Reed of Surrey.

No paintbrushes were harmed in the making of this picture.

Impulse purchase No. 2

28th January
Originally uploaded by Sue Rogers.

Raw prawns

rawprawns
Originally uploaded by biscuitcrackers.

Split the shells of a dozen or so King prawns along the spine and withdraw the black 'vein' leaving head and tail intact.

Put a sliver of butter under the shell on either side. Light the charcoal and when it's ashen white, grill the prawns both sides for a couple of minutes.

While the charcoal is getting up to heat prepare the Nam Manao: 4 tablespoons of lime juice, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 4 small green and red chillies (de-seeded and roughly chopped), 4 medium cloves of garlic - chopped, half a cup of water or light chicken stock. Mix together.

When the prawns are cooked serve immediately dressed with Nam Manao and garnished with coriander and chopped spring onion.

While enjoying them ask yourself where the expression 'Don't come the raw prawn with me' comes from and what does it mean?

Saturday, 27 January 2007

I shopped. They dropped.

Jan 27
Originally uploaded by Mike Reed of Surrey.

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch Survey

27th January
Originally uploaded by Sue Rogers.

Bird count: 1 Great Tit. Perhaps the 'Big' refers to the garden, not the survey.

Cemetery gate

cemetery gate
Originally uploaded by biscuitcrackers.

It would appear that there has been an influx of much taller grave robbers in our area in recent years. The original ornate gates to the local cemetery have a newer, more utilitarian, superstructure.