As part of a bid to improve my photography this year, I’ve decided to start a “photo a week” project. Whilst I admire the the resolution with which many attempt a “photo a day” project, the unpredictable nature of my schedule means that I’d likely fall at a very early hurdle. I shall therefore endeavour to post a photo at the end of every week this year that I took during the week; some may be playful, some may be poignant, some will likely be mundane. With any luck, the ratio of the the first two the the last will improve as the year marches on. I’ll post the photo to my flickr photostream with a link back to a weblog post with some remarks about the photo.
So to start off the year, I’ll introduce two characters who will probably return throughout the year. In the foreground we have Mr Bear, a Cambridge University bear that the lovely Tara presented to me when I graduated from that university in June 2008. In the background we have Cassie (in particular, this photo), the six month old puppy that we now have in the house. She’s a rather adorable handful of a Westie who loves soft things (especially socks). She was running around my room earlier this week when she made her way onto the bed, and before I knew it had carried Mr Bear off in her mouth to play with elsewhere. Needless to say, it took quite a lot of coaxing and tickling to convince her to give up her newfound friend. Mr Bear is now a little bit scared of her, and is in need of a wash before he is allowed back into the bed!