British summer time

The start of British summer time heralds the first photo shoot where I've had to use my umbrella as an accessory. I knew it had to happen sometime which is why I spent 20 minutes in a supermarket a couple of months ago trying to choose the perfect brolly for this eventuality. Colourful? Check. Floral? Check. Mosaic even? Check. Yes that will do nicely.


There was a still a bright spot in the sky when Polly and I made a dash for the speediest set of shots we've done. What I was facing was a black weather front that threatened to engulf us at any moment. However, not to let our spirits be dampened, Polly snapped away while I entered into the spirit of things singing along to my inner soundtrack of Gene Kelly's "Singing in the rain". A dreadful cliche, I know, but it did jolly things along for the two minutes we were out there.











The final shot is for Alison (of Anna meets Alison fame as seen here) who loved the "beauty face" setting on my camera and couldn't understand why Polly doesn't use it. The best retort would be that I don't need it (hahaha), but is in fact due to the extra time required to convert each file as you take it, and we simply are always in such a rush for this kind of extravagance. Today however, the camera switched to this setting automatically and Polly very kindly deigned to allow me to have my first beauty face shot. This could go to my head! Before you know it I'll be photo shopping every frame you see.

The outfit today comprises of jacket from Zara via charity shop, H&M trousers from a charity shop too, and blouse from Next also from a charity shop. Shoes are from TK Maxx, necklace by Charlie Dodge, watch by Michael Kors, flower ring from Dorothy Perkins and gold and nude ring from Boots. 

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Cherie of Style Nudge

And finally, I've not posted any swimming features recently for various reasons, but wanted to share this link with you here and this one as well - hereWe've just had the most amazing event take place on the islands which has made me green with envy. The truth of the matter is that it's way beyond my abilities, but that doesn't stop me enjoying the spectacle that it was on the day. Otillo came to the Isles of Scilly as part of the qualifying races which lead to the Swimrun World Championship in Sweden in September.





Unfortunately I was at work on Saturday when this took place so the best I could do was peer out of my office window and capture the back views of the athletes as they ran from one side of the island to the other.  Awesome and inspiring stuff from these true adventurers!

Anna x

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  1. Lots of pattern mixing! I love it. The shirt underneath the jacket looks very intriguing,

    Excuse my ignorance but were the athletes swimming between the islands and then running on the island? If so, it looks amazing.....

    xxxx

    veronica
    vronni60s.blogspot.com

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    1. If only the weather had been better I could have shown this satin blouse off to it's best advantage, but hey, there's always a next time Veronica! And yes the course was running across islands and swimming between. Similar to what I took part in last September, but a much longer course. It was truly amazing. There's a video on one of the links showing the day and it's quite exhilirating as far as I'm concerned.
      Anna x

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    1. Thank you. I am a bit of a brogue addict in case you've not noticed x
      Anna

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  3. Love your shoes and your green nail polish! Always enjoy your posts!

    Julia
    www.whenthegirlsrule.com

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  4. I adore the patterned trousers (and dream brogues) but what I loved was the singing in.the rain action shots! I've done that before and I did the jump for an outfit shot once with umbrella in hand. Hmmm, where is it??? The swimming event sounds Amazing. I love swimming but I'm not remotely powerful, I can only go slowly so I'd never be able to do.something like that! X

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    1. I really don't like rain at all - it makes me feel utterly miserable. But this little dance that morning was a great antidote to the weather. Like you, I love swimming, but am not fast enough to take part in this kind of event either. I promise we'll have a leisurely swim when you're here x
      Anna

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  5. You look quite happy in the rain! :-)

    Love the pants! Such a fun print. And great pattern mixing!

    Andrea
    Andrea’s Wellness Notes

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    1. Me looking happy in the rain was a first Andrea, so that little jig worked wonders. Thanks for all the wonderful feedback x
      Anna

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  6. I know what you mean about the fun of taking pictures in the rain. You are smiling though and I love the umbrella! I did the same thing a bit ago, went out and bought a colorful umbrella for shoots. Love those patterned pants, and those brogues are pretty special!
    hanks for linking up with turning heads tuesday!
    jess xx
    www.elegantlydressedandstylish.com

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    1. Hi Jess, the thing is we just have to be practical don't we? With a bright and colourful outfit to showcase I just had to get on with it. Catherine started this jolly brolly trend off and we've all seen the sense of it. Thanks once more for your lovely comments. Have a great week!
      Anna x

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  7. I have never heard of a beauty shot but probably need it haha.
    The length bloggers go to to make pictures haha: singing in the rain.
    Greetje

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    1. My nifty little camera has all sorts of tricks up its sleeve, but I rarely use them. Singing in the rain really did jolly us both along, so don't mock!
      Anna x

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