Lejays17 Doll-a-Week 2019

[Alliecat]

I love these! What a clever display idea. And if those bears are for sale, imagine how nice they'd smell!

[werepuppy]

Hee, the bears are sneaky and enjoying their snacks!

[Lejays17]

It was such a cute display that I couldn't help myself with the photos - they're like some I took in England of a soap-shop, it does fancy displays, and this particular one had mice stirring pots & making soap-cakes.  It was amazing.

Today's photo was going to be Maeve & Nyxie at the beach - I had a whole idea sequence planned out.  But when I got down there, it was blowing a gale & I couldn't get them to stand for photos.  So I went and had some lunch, and while I was doing that, the weather set in and the rain tumbled down.

So it was a 4-hour, 150+km round trip today for me to end up taking a photo in the driveway 

Elinor is all set for the wet-weather in her coat, umbrella & gumboots.

[Elfy]

At least Elinor planned ahead. That’s a great shot.

[neon_jellyfish]

Oh, what a shame your trip and plans got ruined by uncooperative weather, but this substitute photo is very cute! I love her little raincoat!

[werepuppy]

I'm sorry your trip and plans got washed out, but Elinor looks lovely in her raincoat with wellies and umbrella!

[davidd]

What an adorable photo! Her rainy weather gear is just the cutest, as well as being ever so practical.

[Alliecat]

So it was a 4-hour, 150+km round trip today for me to end up taking a photo in the driveway 

Oh no!!
Why I always check marine weather before any significant ex.peditions. But I've had the same thing happen where the beach is too gusty or the spot I wanted wasn't in a lee.
I hope at least you had some nice scenery or some good tunes on the radio for the drive...
And the result is really an adorable photo!

[Lejays17]

Thanks for all the sympathetic words - I’m making a bit of a mountain-from-molehill over the day, truly.

It’s a lovely drive down there, I had a yummy lunch, and read quite a bit of my book while hoping the weather would clear enough. (Mostly I was avoiding going home to listen to Elfy shout at the football on the tv).
And sometimes the best photos are the “accidental” ones that I don’t stress over getting perfect - and Elinor was one of those. I did think about finding a puddle for her to splash in, but there wasn’t a suitable one at home.

[Lejays17]

Take 2 on the shot down at the beach - today I had a knitting class in the general direction of the beach I go to to take the photos, so I went to the beach after the class was finished.  I went the wrong way to start with, so ended up at the beach about 45 mins later than planned.  Which then coincided with sunset, so I got pretty photos of that in the background.




And Ester's new dress arrived this week, so a bonus of her and the daffodils.

[Elfy]

The sunset shot is just perfect. Ester really likes her new outfit, too.

[werepuppy]

Oh the sunset shot is so lovely. And Ester's new dress suits her well!

[neon_jellyfish]

Oh, what a lucky coincidence with the sunset! It was worth a bit of wandering, it looks beautiful! So does Ester in her new dress!

[dargosmydaddy]

Wow, that sky is breathtaking!

[davidd]

Such a beautiful sunset image. I've been missing the ocean quite a lot recently. Seeing your sunset beach photos (there were more on Instagram) helped me feel a bit better.