Back when I was at university, I had to take a short photography course as part of my degree. I wasn’t very good at it, to be honest. I had my grandfather’s old Pentax complete with an awesome selection of lenses (which I still have), but it was quite a large and unwieldy camera to carry around. It did take nice shots, but in the days before digital it took a few rolls of film to get anything decent, and, as a student poor in both time and money, I often had to ‘make do’ with whatever turned up when I was developing the shots. Then the camera broke down halfway through the course and I lost a few weeks while it was being repaired, so overall I was lucky to pass.
One of the assignments we had was to take pictures of anthropomorphic inanimate objects – I particularly remember it as it was about the time my camera broke, so I’d only managed a few shots before I had to take it in for repair. Still, it was an assignment I enjoyed, simply because it was something different. I still like to take those kind of photos now, finding faces where there are none, and this week’s Thursday door fits in with this nicely. As a bonus, here are another couple of shots along a similar theme:
This leaf was smiling up at me as I walked home from school drop-off the other day – I couldn’t resist picking him up to take home.
And this is a rock on an Irish beach – I’ve used this photo several times on other posts.
Finally, here’s my door, for Norm 2.0’s Thursday Doors Challenge. I couldn’t resist taking a photo of it – not only because of the colour, but also the fact that the owner obviously has a sense of humour (and in a posh part of London, too!).
PS I’m back in Ambeth again! I started reading Oak and Mist and that was all it took – I was back in the park and through the Gate before I knew where I was 🙂
Helen Glynn Jones 
I like how you see the world Helen. I think that rock is how I’m normally feeling. Lol!
Thanks Kristin, and LOL about the rock – I know I have days when I feel like that too 🙂
That is one very happy door, Helen. I love the fox door knocker as well. I wonder if they will decorate it with Christmas lights in a months time? Please take a photo of it if they do.
I’ll have to go back there and see, Hugh – I’m afraid I don’t live anywhere half as posh as that LOL. It was just near Holland Park, close to a very nice cafe – maybe it’s an excuse for me to go back 🙂
I think it is, Helen. Plus, you can have a coffee and maybe a mince pie in that nice cafe.
I remember visiting Holland Park when I lived in London. I also liked Notting Hill but never saw Hugh Grant or Julia Roberts anywhere 🙂
Ha ha, me neither 🙂 I might just do that – they do a very nice line in scones if they don’t have any mince pies.
Ha ha! That’s a cute one.
Thank you – it made me laugh too 🙂
I love that pink door!
It’s so cute and cheerful, isn’t it?
Hi Helen,
I know Chris, Maja, and Hugh.
I wrote the Twitter list article you commented on over at Chris’s site. I wanted to thank you again for your interest, introduce myself, and comment on your article.
I think that door is adorable with the eyes. I wish I had taken a photography class when I was at college. As a blogger and yearbook teacher, the skills would help me in my life. Nice to meet you.
Janice
Hi Janice, nice to meet you too 🙂 Your article was great – I still find Twitter a bit of a mystery, so I’m always keen to read anything that might help me navigate through a little easier. And thanks for your comment on my door – it was so cute I couldn’t resist taking a photo! xx
Love that door, Helen! The colour is amazing!
I know, right? I was very impressed with their choice of door colour, and the googley eyes 😀
Nice one – I love that colour. Sorry, I don’t know how I missed it yesterday. You may want to add it to the list using the link-up tool in my post from yesterday as well.
Thanks Norm, I will add it to the list – forgot to do so yesterday! 🙂
Made me smile 🙂
Me too 🙂
That door must either make people smile as they go by or grimace. I’d be a smiler.
janet
Oh, me too! I’m sure there will be those in the neighbourhood who ‘don’t approve,’ but to me it just livened up the whole street 🙂
It’s lovely to be so positive and find smiles everywhere, even in a leaf. That door is class. Love it.
Thanks Jean – I do try to see the positive in things, though some days are harder than others. I love that door too – a moment of levity in a very proper British street 🙂
I LOVE this – I took a picture of a leave with a smiley face not so long ago too! that door is hilarious!
Ooh, share your leaf pic – it can be a new challenge – Smiley Faces! And yes, that door is awesome – I’m tempted to make my door look like that too but I don’t think it will have the same impact as it does in a posh London street LOL