Its time for my monthly blog circle and the theme this month was ‘Beautiful Ugly’……..hmm.
I had some ideas that didnt pan out and in the end I only got one photo that I thought showed beauty in something that is considered ugly, namely a common-old weed.
Don’t forget to click over to Nicoles’ blog and see how she has interpreted this months’ theme….
http://wp.me/p1uNfs-Ci
Here is my beautiful ugly weed….
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We are busy, busy, busy with rugby and rowing! The second term is in full- swing. The weather has cooled down and we have the most beautiful days… this is my best time of year.
Here are my photos from the last week or so….
Day 128
After-school, feet up and looking to play on his iPad….
Day 129
Some days are just onions!
Day 131
I had a photo assignment on texture and this is what I got…
Day 132
Mothers Day…. me and the off-spring xx
Day 133
Monday morning coffee…
Day 134
This is the exact moment he hears the postmans’ motorbike… all bets are now off…
Day 135
He could eat strawberries everyday…
Day 136
I got a new iPhone …. took me 2 days to work out how to transfer all my contacts…
Day 137
Yay, love some roses…
Day 138
Last day of being 14!
Day 139
Happy Birthday… had a very Happy day …
Day 140
A hawk moth…loved the colouring…
Day 141
Another day, another moth!
Day 142
Just because its hard to find something every day to photograph…
Day 143
Doing homework on her unmade bed …
Day 144
Someone got a haircut…
Day 145
It was the youngests’ turn to be Captain so here he is leading his rugby team out…
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Its starting to cool down at last….. and rowing season has begun! That means getting the eldest out the house by 4h45 am three mornings a week. Its killing me and I am not even rowing!
Anyway, I am still at my photo-a-day lark….. its enjoyable and frustrating at the same time but its a project I really want to complete ….and I have a poor record at actually finishing off my projects but here’s hoping….
Day 118
Byron Bay…. one of my very favourite beaches.
Day 120
Look who got glasses!!
Day 121
Me doing some work or checking facebook, ha!
Day 122
Love that curl at the back of her neck xx
Day 123
Seriously Mom, I am trying to do homework!!
Day 124
Ha… this was an experiment in photoshop…. its supposed to look like an old painting!
Day 125
Adopt-a-boarder at my sons school…. such great kids!
Day 126
These two are negotiating pooling their money to purchase an iPad game…. this never ends well!!
And on we go …..
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I missed my blog circle last month as I was in Japan but I am back this month! The theme this month was ‘Through glass” so I attempted some fruit with my macro glass…. it was fun!
So this is my macro fruit salad!
My friend Stacey is next in the circle so you can click here …
http://staceyrwiseman.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/how-i-view-10/
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Wow…where are the days and weeks going? Just flying by….
Here we go, catching up with my photo-a-day…
DAY 104
This is my ‘little’ girl growing up…
DAY 105
I loved the movement in the clouds….
DAY 106
A less-than-perfect rose…
DAY 107
Its nearly winter and that means getting my wool out and ready for some crochet ….
DAY 108
A beautiful sunset …
DAY 109
I am doing a photography workshop at the moment and one of the genres covered is the dreaded self-portrait… its hard to put yourself in front of the camera…
DAY 110
I just liked this little cactus ….
DAY 111
It was a beautiful Sunday and he had to get his homework done before he could go… such a mean mother…..
DAY 112
I love a pelican…
DAY 113
Love a silhouette and the clouds were beautiful….
DAY 114
Anzac Day service at my boys school….its a special holiday where we remember Australian and New Zealand men and women who have died in service, fighting for their country. The school Captain read the name of each past student who died in wars and a white wooden cross was placed in the grass in front of the chapel. If you look closely you can see 133 crosses in the grass. Its such a moving service and I shed a tear every year…
DAY 115
Spuddy hoping for a lolly….
DAY 116
Just pretty….
DAY 117
We had 3 games of rugby this Saturday…two in Brisbane, which is an hour drive North of us and then we jumped in the car and headed down to Casuarina Beach which is an hour south of us….exhausting day and I didnt even play anything….
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Well I am obviously back from Japan and have been playing catch-up…mainly with glamorous stuff like laundry, grocery shopping, laundry, getting the kids back to school and laundry.
For family members that are interested….I am ploughing through the billions of photos I took from our holiday to Japan and will do a blog post to share some photos too….
I am keeping up with my photo-a-day and am really trying to do a 365 this year. As this blog is where I document this project I am going to do a big catch-up post so you can click away if it bores you to tears….
DAY 86
During the last week of school term, my children are allowed ‘treat’ breakfasts and this is the youngests’ choice….
DAY 87
The middle child in his room…
DAY 88
We arrived in Tokyo at 11pm at night and this was the street where our hotel was and BEHOLD the cherry blossoms were still out! I cant tell you my excitement…. these cherry blossoms last for about 10 days once a yeaar and I had timed it to perfection….bucket list item ticked off!
DAY 89
The next day we went to Uedo Park to see the locals celebrating Sakura (cherry blossoms) and picnicking in the park….was magnificent….
DAY 90
We arrived, via bullet train, in the skiing village of Nozawa Onsen. My husband doesnt think this is a very good photo of our hotel room as you cant tell that these are tatami mats on the floor! I am just going to say that we managed, we were not precious but they were bloody hard and terribly uncomfortable…thats the truth ….
DAY 91
Out to eat in the village…. I will say that even in a small skiing village you can get amazing pizzas’ and burgers and curries, much to my childrens’ delight but on this evening we went to a Korean bbq restaurant and I love this photo because it captures the 3 offspring battling to grasp the chopsticks….
DAY 92
I only ski for half the day (OK maybe half the half- day) so I would wonder around the village while the family skiied the day away and this image just summed up the little village….
DAY 93
We took a day off and went to see the snow monkeys and they were just amazing….they sit in geo-thermal pools, the water is really hot in these pools (like you could boil an egg)…it was hard to get a really clear shot as the steam rises off the water…all the monkeys have really pink faces…
DAY 94
Sunset over the Japanese Alps…
DAY 95
Some statues in a shrine in the village…
DAY 96
That is my baby in the green helmet and the rest of the offspring at the bottom….and you can see the village of Nozawa Onsen below…
DAY 97
Back in Tokyo….this was a concert in the street where this band played and sang Elvis songs in really bad English…it was the funniest thing and this guy was such a character….
Bird Flu had broken out in China so that is my offspring on the Tokyo metro in masks…a very large percentage of locals wear masks in Japan and we were embracing the trend….
DAY 99
On our way home with Australia below….
DAY 100
WooHoo I have made 100 days of taking a photo everyday and this was my treat…
DAY 101
The youngest…
DAY 102
We saw this wall in a shopping mall and my daughter thought it would make a cool background but she was a litlle self-consious to strike a pose….
DAY 103
A tulip…
Right I am all caught up….yay!
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The end of the school term draws near and everyone is studying for tests, trying to finish assignments and prepare (dreaded) orals. This Friday cannot be Good enough or come soon enough because I will be on my way to Tokyo with my little family. Yay, yay! Now if someone could just stall the cherry blossoms from losing their blooms, I would be most appreciative- cannot believe I missed THE CHERRY BLOSSOM BLOOM WEEKEND by one week!
The husband and offspring are very excited to be heading off skiing….and I am faking enthusiasm! Everyone passed my skill level two ski trips ago so its not so much fun! I am now analysing a ski slope map (in Japanese) to try memorise which way to turn as I get off a gondola so as not to find myself on a black run with my family. Green is my comfort zone….blue if I am on my way home.
Anyway, this was the week that was…
DAY 77
A macro of grass seeds…wow, interesting I know…
DAY 78
Yay Yay Yay…….and Yay again!
Braces came off today….after 19 months, felt like forever, the braces came off the teeth today and just look at those pearly whites! Here she is phoning her Dad to tell him they off….Dad was ecstatic to know that the orthodontist fees are behind him!
DAY 79
I lay down on the floor and he looked at me as if I had gone mad…..
DAY 80
This was an exhausting day spent watching the middle child at State Swimming Trials. He swims for South Coast and they came 3rd in the freestyle relay. He raced in the first race at 8h30 and the last race at 4h30….long day spent waiting, warming up, racing, warming down, eating properly and again…. I have to say that I am not a good swimming Mum…truth be told, I find it boring (there I said it). I dont know my childs best time (PB) and I dont own a stop-watch …useless!
DAY 81
I got a new lens…a pancake 40 mm…to use for travelling and I am so impressed with how sharp it is….
DAY 82
Was up early to take the youngest to the bus for cricket and this was the reward for getting up early….. a beautiful sunrise….
DAY 83
A beautiful day on the Gold Coast means one thing….. beach time …
Will check in again when I am back from Japan xx
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