Ella

When I first started thinking about photography as a business; babies and children were the last subjects I had in mind.  McKinley-Rodgers Photography initially came into being under the name of Dogtales and Dreams when, inspired by the likes of Erin Vey, I was keen to tap into the dog-loving nature of the great British public.  I guess having my own fur babies as opposed to the human variety, played a part too; and I was unsure whether I had the passion for child photography.

It's funny sometimes how the thing you most resist turns out to be exactly what you are looking for. 

This month I had the joy of photographing Ella again. 
We first met when she was not quite a month old.  Gorgeous and tiny, she was a crumpled bundle of joy on her proud parents lap.



This time she greeted me with curious inspection, before eventually giving into my charms (or it could have been the bribe of a fluffy pink pig) and I fell in love. 









From not thinking about babies, it's all I can think about now.
More babies to photograph please!

Something Good

Perhaps I had a wicked childhood,
Perhaps I had a miserable youth,
But somwhere in my wicked, miserable past,
There must have been a moment of truth.

For here you are, standing there, loving me,
Whether or not you should,
So somewhere in my youth or childhood,
I must have done something good.

Nothing comes from nothing,
Nothing ever could,
So somewhere in my youth or childhood,
I must have done something good.

~ As sung by Maria and Captain Von Trapp in Sound of Music :)

Eton Mess

Ingredients:
Strawberries.
Sugar.
Port.
Vanilla Extract.
Meringue.
Cream.
Blueberries.

Recipe:
Mash up a punnet of ripe English strawberries with a little Canadian sugar and a dash of California port.

Fold the finest kiwi extract into softly whipped New Zealand cream and mix with essential pieces of meringue.

Finish with a sprinkling of blueberries and serve.

And there you have the Brit Bloggers Collective.
A true decadent delight.