We have been in our new home for about 3 weeks now and are beginning to settle in a little. There is still loads to do, more boxes to unpack, decisions on where to place things to make, and and urgent need for more decluttering especially in the book department! All of this has meant that I haven't been out with my 'big' camera very much. Instead I have been taking opportunistic shots with my iPhone . In particular I have been taking sunrise shots from my bedroom window

The template here comes from the Project Life app which I am enjoying playing with as I make an effort to record our first year in Salisbury. I want to document the changes in our lives. We are walking more, for example, on an every day basis rather than having to take the car to get anywhere

Although we lived in lovely country before the walks directly from the house weren't that great, with a lot of shady lanes and gloomy woods when, in winter you want any sunshine that's going. So our first Sunday walk through town was a great success

While we are loving all this it does take time to settle in and begin to feel 'at home'. What is helping is small corners of the house that give a respite from the chaos of the rest and a sense of purpose to some of my outings. I captured this on Tuesday

As you can see I am somewhat addicted to using the waterloque and brushstrokes apps at the moment!

It will take a while to feel fully at home here - after all 33 years was a long time. But I see little glimmers as I place loved pieces of furniture and other objects in their new positions and think - yes that looks right! See you all soon.

Well we made it, we are now living in Salisbury and our loving our new home. Though I have to say we will be loving it a whole lot more when we have unpacked all the boxes and can use the whole house properly. I didn't declutter nearly enough!

In between Christmas, which we spent with family in Kent, and New Year we have had some sparkling days so we played hooky from the packing cases and went for a walk.

At every corner there are wonderful views, many of the cathedral

But as usual I also like to concentrate on the detail as well as the big picture, the frosty tiles on the medieval roofs, unexpected angels, and frost encrusted walls with reeds behind looking as if they are covered in bronze.

The 'big picture' is often the cathedral, here with an already really blue sky made more vivid by the use of one of the Lightroom presets I downloaded in the pre-Christmas sales. The star discovery of the walk, however, was this tree outside one of the churches which was hung with silver balls which complemented its pink blossom.

Happy New Year to you all and enjoy your adventures in 2015

Settling In?

New Year, New Life!