North Wales is not exactly known for it's warm weather, but it is such a beautiful place that we love it anyway.  Also nana lives there, so that makes us very happy!

My kids are set on swimming when they go there.  It doesn't mater how cold the weather is or how cold the water is.


This was shot on Agfa Vista with my vivitar 35mm and the Helios 44-2.  I am not quite sure why I have so much grain in these, but I like it :-)

just for information, this is a really cheap set up, the 35mm was given to me, but you can get it super cheap (less than 50$) and the lens cost 30$, the film was 2$ :-)
Film gear can be very cheap and  you get great results. (it can also be very expensive).

she will swim until it gets dark.  she can easily spend 12 hours a day in the water.

these are among my favorite photos from last summer.  They portray the mood of the farm so well and Mr Gibert was very proud that i took a photo of his 100yr old tractor, well no maybe 60 yr old. not sure now.

Kodak Gold | Helios 44-2 | 35mm | the FINDlab

my little niece doesn't know how to say the "L"s in french.  She taught Dyllon how to speak french, so Dyllon doesn't know how to say "L" in french.  It's so cute!

When Noa is in Wales, if she is not swimming or eating fish and chips, she is looking for starfish.  She found a rock pool where there always seem to be starfish.  I took the Yashica mat to the cove and took a few photos of her looking for starfish.  Of course I brought the boys along and got some photos of Mr D.   Sandy refuses to be photographed, but he was there too.

I developed and scanned these at home, I used Ektar100, but I am not sure the colors would look the same if I had them developed by a pro :-)

This post is part of a film-mama circle and I would ove for you to go around the circle and enjoy photos from other mamas and their film cameras!

Jackie is next on the blog circle, and she has some beautiful photographs to share from Montauk, NY!  here is her link

I shot through one roll of film in La Ponchardière, France on the Yashica mat 124.

I love every single shot from this roll. I have been so blessed to be able to spend some time over there the last two summers.

here is what you do on most days in La Ponchardière.

you use the swing as much as possible.


you climb the tree with your cousins and prepare mud pies.

 you eat lunch in the tent. again with your favorite cousin.

 you look after your babies.
you read a book and enjoy the sunshine
 some more playing has swinging
 you ride your tractor
 you chat with Mr Gibert about the weather.
 and you enjoy a girly talk with your cousin in front of Mr Gibert's farm.


most days are spent like this, add some french bread and cheese of course!

Last thursday we discovered a beautiful new place in Anglesey, North Wales: Aberffraw.

We walked along the estuary, played on the beach and did a lot of swimming (including me), then we had Fish'n Chips.