Mum To Be

The baby’s due in 9 weeks, and here’s what Marie’s Mum and Dad have been doing for us this weekend:

Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm lens at 10mm, 1/25 at f 5, ISO 400, hand held no flash. One beautifully-decorated baby girl’s bedroom, courtesy of J&B Decorators (John and Bev).

The cot was bought by my own Dad and Mairi – thanks to the extended baby support team, Scottish division. Yet to appear: the wardrobe and dresser, the edging to the new wooden floor, and the baby’s mattress. We are, as they say, getting there. Doesn’t she look happy? This pic is straight out of the camera, no tweaks at all.

[UPDATE ONE WEEK LATER]

And here’s the finished article, this morning:

Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm lens at 10mm, 1/60 at f 9, ISO 200, hand held no flash. Note butterflies on curtains. Humphrey the new elephant at extreme top left. Jasmine the giraffe’s new alter-ego, Jasmine 2, on the (sloping) book shelf top right. We’re going to redo the shelves. As I’ve said before, she’d better be a girl…