The Forsythia are going insane this year.
It was one of those vivid days last week - this is only lightly modified.

The cab of a truck in the barn of the abandoned farm on 5th Line in Milton. The frame was on the lawn and various bits were strewn around the rest of the barn and property.

One of the bedrooms in the abandoned house on 5th Line in Milton. The house can't have been empty for long, because of the amount of unlooted stuff that was left behind.

They said on the radio that today's weather was a new record high for April 2. The record was set 43 years ago.

Paul and I visited two abandoned houses in Halton today, just random finds as we drove around looking for inspiration. This house is beautiful and sad; I want to go back with a model or two, before it's ruined.

The phone's been ringing since 8am today. The email's been constant. I stepped outside for some quiet and to enjoy the warm day, and bent over some hens&chicks to try a close-up. I'm balanced carefully on my toes, breathe-in-breathe-out-press-the-shutter... then WHAM. I nearly land face first in the garden. Charlie had wandered up behind me and headbutted my arse to get my attention (newflash: it worked).

I moved on to the snowdrops again, got everything lined up, and then suddenly there was a giant cat leg in the frame.

I moved to the front of the property, found another plant, got everything exposed properly and then there was this big shadow. Guess who?

Apparently it's hard being a cat around here. Snuggles, food, the ability to sleep on the couch (even though he's an outdoor cat!), isn't enough. He has to get in every frame too!