{"id":445,"date":"2011-05-15T06:14:09","date_gmt":"2011-05-15T05:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sarahkirkphotography.co.uk\/blog\/?p=445"},"modified":"2011-05-15T06:16:04","modified_gmt":"2011-05-15T05:16:04","slug":"seahouses-farne-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sarahkirkphotography.co.uk\/blog\/?p=445","title":{"rendered":"Seahouses-Farne Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I lived in South Shields most of my youth, then off I went for 10 years, moving all over the U.K. and even abroad learning my photographic craft and living life to the fullest-always photographing nature out of enjoyment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You sometimes forget what is on your doorstep.\u00a0 \u00a0I&#8217;d be lying if I said that I did not miss the thrill of the race sometimes, not knowing how long I would be in one place, the excitement of planning my next move, my next adventure. . .<\/p>\n<p>So what is on this &#8220;doorstep&#8221; of South Shields?<\/p>\n<p>My family who I rarely saw for 10 years, wow, that&#8217;s a long time.\u00a0 -Every time\u00a0I visited each year dad and I discussed how we should visit\u00a0 Seahouses and see the Seals at the Farne Islands now\u00a0we&#8217;ve done it.<\/p>\n<p>These images won&#8217;t win awards and are not photographically anything special but they remind me of our day together.<\/p>\n<p>We saw yellow fields on the way home and stopped so I could photograph it!\u00a0 Dad calls this &#8220;Fields of Gold&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahkirkphotography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MG_0233-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-446\" title=\"_MG_0233 copy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahkirkphotography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MG_0233-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sarahkirkphotography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MG_0233-copy.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.sarahkirkphotography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MG_0233-copy-300x275.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was envious of the guy with the \u00a32000 long lens but hey ho. . .gotta love this little Grey Seal !<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahkirkphotography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MG_00381.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-452\" title=\"_MG_0038\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahkirkphotography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MG_00381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sarahkirkphotography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MG_00381.jpg 502w, http:\/\/www.sarahkirkphotography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MG_00381-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Guillemots and a single Cormorant<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahkirkphotography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MG_0179.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-453\" title=\"_MG_0179\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahkirkphotography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MG_0179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sarahkirkphotography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MG_0179.jpg 522w, http:\/\/www.sarahkirkphotography.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/MG_0179-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s on my doorstep?\u00a0 A lot more than I thought IF I CARE TO TAKE A DEEPER LOOK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I lived in South Shields most of my youth, then off I went for 10 years, moving all over the U.K. and even abroad learning my photographic craft and living life to the fullest-always photographing nature out of enjoyment.\u00a0\u00a0 You 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