Cameras Lie

Well, whoever said the camera doesn't lie was being economical with the truth. Cameras are just selective in what they capture. Marnie's been putting us through the mill a little recently, changing from being very easy to get along with to being extremely difficult in the evenings. Of ocurse, my point of view is slightly biased in that that's when I see her.

Maybe she's starting on the weaning road, it may be the touch of nappy rash she's had. Maybe her character is starting to show; who could have known she might have an obstinate and grumy persona? (Just like her Dad! - Christine).

Maybe she's just having some hard days at the office. She's certainly playing and interacting a lot more, is quite insistent on practising her standing and has a beautiful smile and gurgle when she wants them. Which to be fair is quite a bit. Nothing's safe from her mouth now, everything just might be edible and has to be drooled, even her feet. And our faces are just fantastic - there's mouths to be filled with clammy hands, glasses to be pulled off, hair to be pulled, lots of fun!

She had her first major trip out the other weekedn, when we went down to Brighton for Wendy's birthday. She did OK in the car, though it took us all day to travel. And it's not terribly glamourous stopping on the hard shoulder of a dual carriage way to feed her.

But she did get to see the sea, and sit on her first beach. She's was very popular with the guests at Wendy's party, and although it was all too much for her within about ten minutes, she handled it very well, with not a lot of noise but quite a bit of coorying.

She's off to her next beach tomorrow, as we're off on our holidays, heading for Glasgow via Lytham, and the vast sands of Lytham beach are calling.

Oh, and as you can see, there's obviously a lot of planning going on behind those grey eyes.

Other than that, I've been doing more writing, trying hard to get a rough draft out before I go back and edit in depth, which is what I usually do and which takes months longer than it should so. Oh, and completing the business accounts which is always fun.

Christine is gearing up for going back to work in September; while she's looking forward to it, she's a little sad that she's only now getting her feet under her and that Little Moo is now a lot more active and she could do a lot more with her. But it will all work out, hopefully for the best.

Took the camera for a walk around work the other day. The Formula Student car the undergrads have built and modify each year competes in the Formula Student trials and endurance race. Apparently they do pretty well each year, and it's understandably quite popular...

This is part of the rather imposing entrance to the Engineering School (Queen's Building). Just a pity it's only a piece of facade with a hideous '60s monstrosity strapped to its back, but hey, civils don't always have the best aesthetics.

And an answer to the space problem in a Smart Car has been found. Now, apart from the publicity benefits (hey, I took a picture and you're looking at it...) just who in their right minds thinks to strap a luggage carrier to a Smart Car. It just ...defeats the logic, doesn't it?