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| October
2005 |
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| We had a very busy October with my
birthday and a visit from my parents in the first week, and then a
trip up to Cambridgeshire to see Ruth & Nathan's new house in
Newmarket the weekend after that. The weather was remarkably warm
and sunny for the time of year - literally T-shirt warm even at the
end of the month. I managed to get some nice black & white shots
of the boys this month, which you can see by scrolling down the page... |
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Monty reads his book while Rafferty shows Milo how to play with dangly
toys in the baby gym. |
Monty gets slightly overenthusiastic when giving Milo a kiss... he
did manage to get his nose back in the end. |
Vanessa, Monty and Milo at 7am outside in Ruth & Nathan's back
garden. |
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Rafferty, Monty and Melissa on a country walk near Newmarket. |
Vanessa tickles Montgomery while on an afternoon out in Cambridge,
on the 10th October 2005. |
Rafferty running in his new boots in the grounds of King's College,
Cambridge. |
Rafferty and Melissa race towards the river, past the college buildings. |
One afternoon in Farming World - Rafferty practises milking a cow
with the obliging fibreglass model on display outside the cafe. |
Monty peers in at the sheep at Farming World. |
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Vanessa and her two biggest boys enjoy a cuddle. |
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Monty concentrates on eating his raisins while on a walk at Wildwood... |
Grandpa holds Rafferty while walking round the Wildwood park. My mum
and dad came to visit for a few days in early October - we had a lovely
time and managed to have some nice family outings with the boys. |
Playing a board game - Rafferty wins a round (with no cheating at
all, honest...) |
After tiring of the game, Raffy decides it's much more fun to torment
his poor unsuspecting Grandpa... |
On Saturday morning we went for an early walk by the lakes at Westbere.
This is Grandpa holding Monty by the lakeside, amongst all the bushes... |
Raffy chases after Grandpa on his bike. |
A very cheeky Monty munches a banana while sitting by the lake on
a fishing pontoon. |
Raffy and Monty play on a wobbly childrens' toy in Herne Bay, along
the sea front. |
The two brothers look out at the boats left beached by the low tide... |
Raffy marches along the beach in Herne Bay. We had gone out for an
early morning walk and the late autumn sun cast long shadows across
the beach. |
Monty messes around with the boats stacked up on the beach. It was
a gorgeous crisp, clear morning for a walk. |
The two boys swing from the railings overlooking the beach. |
Monty plays outside, climbing onto his bike. He still hasn't mastered
using the pedals yet, but he'll get there in his own time... |
Raffy and Monty help mummy bake some cakes. Rafferty stirs the mixture
and Monty helps by smearing some of it over his face. |
Grandpa, Raffy and Monty stand by the fence of the Wildwood otter
enclosure, looking for the residents who seemed to be lying low that
day.
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While walking around the Wildwood park, Raffy and Monty played behind
this painted board with pictures of deer. |
Our big schoolboy in uniform. |
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Monty skateboards down the drive on a grey October afternoon. |
Raffy crouches on the road outside our house while playing with his
radio-controlled monster truck.
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Milo gets a big sloppy kiss from his mummy. He is about seven weeks
old here, and becoming much more alert all the time.
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I caught this picture of the two boys sleeping on the sofa, one Sunday
morning after running around outside for a few hours. Actually, turns
out Raffy was only pretending to be asleep, but he fooled me until
he started to giggle...
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The three boys piling into Milo's cot - Raffy and Monty love playing
with their little brother and are very gentle, but we still have to
watch them like hawks in case they squash him by mistake...
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A shot of Milo taken on the 7th October 2005.
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Rafferty in the Dane John park after school. He is eating his ham
sandwiches from his lunch box. |
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Monty has a shoulder ride with Grandpa, while on a sunny afternoon
out in Broadstairs. |
A shot of Monty taken one evening in our lounge. I was trying out
a Leica Summilux-R 50mm lens on the 1Ds MkII. In the original file,
the sharpness is amazing... |
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