Project 365

Well what a difference a day makes - thankful that the rain arrived this morning and no on Saturday as the terraces would have been miserable. A misty wet view of the Garth Perhaps more traditional weather for Wales in January - like the colours in this one. Clouds/mist against the backdrop of the Garth Mountain from the base of Pentyrch Hill.

Fantastic trip to the homeland - with a visit to the real home of rugby Cardiff Arms Park to watch Cardiff take on Racing 92. A great time had and a first trip there for the kids, nephews and wife! Not sure what the count would be for me, my sister and brother in law. Cardiff Arms Park witnessing Cardiff v Racing 92 in the European Challenge Cup Sun going down over the North stand - and the backdrop of the Principality Stadium what's not to like.

With the continuation of some pretty cold and nasty weather this was the only motivation today. A steaming mug of tea Was a decent brew - and a good tonic for the conditions outside. Incidentally my favourite dad joke at the mo is "What do you call two guys hanging from a window?" Punchline tomorrow.

Well what a day that was - begin by being told I finally have old eyes and need glasses, then the biblical storm. Not the pretty if isolating and scary snow, but rain and lots of it. Only one place for inspiration then to try and convey that the best I could. A little nod to the blurry vision here too with the building site lights thrown our of focus behind the raindrops on the window. Moody raindrops on an office window

And so here we are - one full week into the project 365. I'm trying to use this to explore a bit locally to expand my knowledge of where I live as well as how to take the pics etc. Titchfield Haven Still plenty of autumn colour at Titchfield Haven. I didn't have the long lenses so couldn't tell you what the birds are in the lake - but a lovely, if a little bit freezing, escape from the desk for half an hour.

Another freezing day - bit of snow in the air. This is the view from Swanwick this morning. A freezing Swanwick Marina Its great to live so close to nature with such variation. Hopefully inspiration for the remaining project.

The first snow fall of the year - and another bitterly cold day. I'm now thankful when I did this project years ago that it didn't start in these temperatures. I might never have learned anything! University of Southampton - Highfield in the snow It wasn't much but it was something - and a photo that definitely couldn't be taken in summer!

A little more abstract for today but as 12th night approaches there will not be much more opportunity to capture the lights. I like throwing them out of focus and seeing what I can get! Christmas Lights a blur Taken during Englands batting effort in Sydney - a welcome distraction!

This time out for a run and took this down at Strawberry Fields in Warsash. Strawberry Fields - Warsash It looks like summer - it definitely wasn't - far too cold for me, and that was not a pleasant run.

A quick trip to my second home for the few drinks - sunset over Sarisbury Athletic Cricket Club features today as my day 2 of 365. Sunset over Sarisbury Athletic Cricket Club You could almost get a game in if it wasn't 2 degrees and a bit damp! Might do a bit early.

When I first started to learn photography I undertook a project 365 - at that stage not started at the traditional January 1st but at the random point in the year I decided it was a good idea. A photo a day for an entire year. I blogged about that project on flickr. I even made a book which can be purchased here I would humbly suggest the digital version is very reasonable - the print copy is frankly extortionate but it was what it was! I've decided to undertake the project a