Day 15 of April Photo a Day theme is Sunset. I think that was a bit of a joke on me... when you think sunset, you think beautiful colours in the sky. Today's sunset looked like this.
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Michelle
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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Day 106 - 15 April 2012 - Sunset, haha!
Hello!
Day 15 of April Photo a Day theme is Sunset. I think that was a bit of a joke on me... when you think sunset, you think beautiful colours in the sky. Today's sunset looked like this.
Mmmm, grey and wet... no colours at all. That is because all day it was like this.
Yes, pouring rain. Some trees look pretty in the rain.
We spent the day indoors. I made cards, and amused myself with the dog.
She doesn't really fit under that couch.
:-)
Michelle
Day 15 of April Photo a Day theme is Sunset. I think that was a bit of a joke on me... when you think sunset, you think beautiful colours in the sky. Today's sunset looked like this.
:-)
Michelle
Day 103 - 12 April 2012 - Stairs
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Day 12 theme for April Photo a Day is Stairs.
I was going to get all artsy and find some really groovy stairs, but our day was completely full and nowhere was there a stair. So I came home at the end of the day and photographed my own stairs.
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Michelle
Day 12 theme for April Photo a Day is Stairs.
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Michelle
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Day 78 - 18 March 2012
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I can't decide on my photo of the day. My daughter made pancakes for breakfast today. When I started taking pancakes to eat, I found a beaver. Tell me, do you think it looks like a beaver?
Later in the day I was taking the rubbish out. I walked past another giant Golden Orb spider in its web. Lucky for me, the web is not in the pathway. I was struck by how you can actually see that the web is golden. So I took a photo.
It had just started raining, so there were raindrops on the web as well.
I have been fighting a migraine strength headache for four days. I might have to make a trip to the chiropractor or doctor tomorrow. The drugs only work so long - I have been taking rounds of paracetamol, ibuprofen, codeine, antihistamine...sigh! I hope to be back to normal sometime soon.
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Michelle
I can't decide on my photo of the day. My daughter made pancakes for breakfast today. When I started taking pancakes to eat, I found a beaver. Tell me, do you think it looks like a beaver?
Later in the day I was taking the rubbish out. I walked past another giant Golden Orb spider in its web. Lucky for me, the web is not in the pathway. I was struck by how you can actually see that the web is golden. So I took a photo.
I have been fighting a migraine strength headache for four days. I might have to make a trip to the chiropractor or doctor tomorrow. The drugs only work so long - I have been taking rounds of paracetamol, ibuprofen, codeine, antihistamine...sigh! I hope to be back to normal sometime soon.
:-)
Michelle
Day 75 - 15 March 2012
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Day 75 saw me tidying my house. By tidying, I mean that I started a massive "Spring clean" (now that it is autumn). The problem is, the job is massive, and I hadn't finished my bedroom when it came time for bed. This is what I came to when all I wanted to do was collapse into sleep.
Different piles of washing, clothes for charity, bits and bobs that need putting away somewhere. So I did what any self-respecting, house-proud person would do, I finished the job put everything in that laundry basket, placed it on the (newly clean) floor, and ignored it, LOL!
The finishing of the spring clean can wait for another day...
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Michelle
Day 75 saw me tidying my house. By tidying, I mean that I started a massive "Spring clean" (now that it is autumn). The problem is, the job is massive, and I hadn't finished my bedroom when it came time for bed. This is what I came to when all I wanted to do was collapse into sleep.
The finishing of the spring clean can wait for another day...
:-)
Michelle
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Day 65 - 5 March 2012 - Tooth Fairy
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Day 65 found my daughter with a spare tooth. Her tooth fell out and the new one was sitting there underneath already half grown. :-) This called for a visit from the Tooth Fairy.
She set up her tooth in the Tooth Fairy box, put her fairies all around, and wrote a note.
She was a bit upset with me because I had to move the arrangement to fit everything in the photo. I moved it back when I was finished. :-)
The Tooth Fairy (Tabitha) visited and left a $2 coin behind, along with a return note.
:-)
Michelle
Day 65 found my daughter with a spare tooth. Her tooth fell out and the new one was sitting there underneath already half grown. :-) This called for a visit from the Tooth Fairy.
She set up her tooth in the Tooth Fairy box, put her fairies all around, and wrote a note.
The Tooth Fairy (Tabitha) visited and left a $2 coin behind, along with a return note.
:-)
Michelle
Friday, March 2, 2012
Day 58 - 27 February 2012
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On Day 58 we had some fun before bedtime. With all the renovations of our entry way and stairwell walls, all of our usual pictures and decorations are down and homeless. One of these is a mask my brother gave us many years ago. He (the mask) has lived beside our front door for many years, warding off the evil spirits. :-) The girls decided to play with him and pose for the camera.
This mask does not match any other decor in our house, but I still love him.
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Michelle
On Day 58 we had some fun before bedtime. With all the renovations of our entry way and stairwell walls, all of our usual pictures and decorations are down and homeless. One of these is a mask my brother gave us many years ago. He (the mask) has lived beside our front door for many years, warding off the evil spirits. :-) The girls decided to play with him and pose for the camera.
:-)
Michelle
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Day 49 - 18 February 2012
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Day 49 I caught my hubby hard at work whipper-snipping the edges just before he mowed the yard. This job takes him several hours from start to finish, but our lawn looked fabulous at the end of all that hard work.
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Michelle
Day 49 I caught my hubby hard at work whipper-snipping the edges just before he mowed the yard. This job takes him several hours from start to finish, but our lawn looked fabulous at the end of all that hard work.
:-)
Michelle
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Day 31 - 31 January 2012
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Someone needs to mow their lawn...
Someone needs to mow their lawn...
It has been raining quite a bit lately. Every time the hubby has thought of mowing, it has rained again. I took this photo of our grass, which was totally out of control. The very next day, it was mown. Apparently every trip across the yard required an empty of the catcher. It will need mowing again within the week. So much rain...
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Michelle
Day 30 - 30 January 2012
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Day 30 I forgot to take a photo during the day, again, so I wandered out of the bedroom and took a photo of the first thing I came to. It is a painting created by my brother-in-law (an artist - I shall have to share some of his art work one day) and my daughter. It is quite large and sits at the top of our stairs.
It is very quirky, and it brings me a smile every time I walk upstairs.
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Michelle
Day 30 I forgot to take a photo during the day, again, so I wandered out of the bedroom and took a photo of the first thing I came to. It is a painting created by my brother-in-law (an artist - I shall have to share some of his art work one day) and my daughter. It is quite large and sits at the top of our stairs.
:-)
Michelle
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Day 21 - 21 January 2012
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Another day when I forgot to take a photo for my daily photo! We had a barbeque, and I took photos of my friends, but I don't put photos of my friends on my blogs, argh! The only photos I got that didn't have people were a couple I snapped somewhere near midnight of our pool. So that is what you get to see!
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Michelle
Another day when I forgot to take a photo for my daily photo! We had a barbeque, and I took photos of my friends, but I don't put photos of my friends on my blogs, argh! The only photos I got that didn't have people were a couple I snapped somewhere near midnight of our pool. So that is what you get to see!
:-)
Michelle
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Day 19 - 19 January 2012
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Today I walked into my daughter's bedroom to check on the progress of the stripe painting. The stripes were finished, and in the middle of the floor was a "Christmas Tree" of masking tape. This pile of tape was about thigh high. It cracked me up. It cracked my daughter up too. I'm not sure the hubby could see the humour, I think he might have still been seeing all that work each time he looked at that pile of tape!
Ignore our beautiful drop-cloths. Under those old 1970s sheets are lovely wooden floor boards. They'll be visible again tomorrow. Do look at those beautiful stripes. It looks like a lolly-shop, doesn't it? Who in their right mind actually paints striped walls? Ah, I love my hubby! He'll do almost anything for our girls.
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Michelle
Today I walked into my daughter's bedroom to check on the progress of the stripe painting. The stripes were finished, and in the middle of the floor was a "Christmas Tree" of masking tape. This pile of tape was about thigh high. It cracked me up. It cracked my daughter up too. I'm not sure the hubby could see the humour, I think he might have still been seeing all that work each time he looked at that pile of tape!
:-)
Michelle
Day 18 - 18 January 2012
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My hubby is on holidays. He took 7 weeks this summer. He isn't very good at doing "nothing". This year he decided that his project was to re-paint our two girls' bedrooms. They've been living in rooms that were painted by the former owners of the house. They chose exactly the same colours as were there previously, but completely different versions of the colours (thank goodness, or I think Daddy might have gone on strike!).
The tricky part of the big girl's choice is that she decided she wanted stripes. Most sane parents (myself included) would have said a big NO, but not Daddy. Daddy just can't say no to his girls when it is within his power to make them deliriously happy.
Today's photo is the halfway stage of the painting of the stripes. The white stripes have been painted and he has taped up the edges in preparation for painting pink stripes. The big blue stripes are the tape. The old pink colour is visible here in this photo. It is a purpley pink and I am pleased to see it go.
My hubby is a real hero. He can do almost anything.
:-)
Michelle
My hubby is on holidays. He took 7 weeks this summer. He isn't very good at doing "nothing". This year he decided that his project was to re-paint our two girls' bedrooms. They've been living in rooms that were painted by the former owners of the house. They chose exactly the same colours as were there previously, but completely different versions of the colours (thank goodness, or I think Daddy might have gone on strike!).
The tricky part of the big girl's choice is that she decided she wanted stripes. Most sane parents (myself included) would have said a big NO, but not Daddy. Daddy just can't say no to his girls when it is within his power to make them deliriously happy.
Today's photo is the halfway stage of the painting of the stripes. The white stripes have been painted and he has taped up the edges in preparation for painting pink stripes. The big blue stripes are the tape. The old pink colour is visible here in this photo. It is a purpley pink and I am pleased to see it go.
My hubby is a real hero. He can do almost anything.
:-)
Michelle
Day 17 - 17 January 2012
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Tuesday was so busy, I didn't pick up my camera until just before going to bed. I took a look around and picked a subject. This ring was given to me for my birthday a couple of years back, and I love it. It is just so pretty. I should wear it more often.
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Michelle
Tuesday was so busy, I didn't pick up my camera until just before going to bed. I took a look around and picked a subject. This ring was given to me for my birthday a couple of years back, and I love it. It is just so pretty. I should wear it more often.
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Michelle
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Day 16 - 16 January 2012
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What do you do when you're lying in bed, about to fall asleep, and you realise you haven't taken any photos today? You jump out of bed (of course!), grab the camera, look out the window of the bedroom, and CLICK! there's the photo, LOL! It was raining last night, so the picture is slightly interesting with the reflections in the dark.
Tonight I know that I haven't taken my photo for the day yet (such are the days where I work long hours and forget to take my camera to work with me). I still have three hours to capture something...
Here is my photo for Day 16:
The light is coming from our front porch, the street lights, and through the cracks around our garage doors(that's the lines of light you see on our bushes).
See you tomorrow with Day 17.
:-)
Michelle
What do you do when you're lying in bed, about to fall asleep, and you realise you haven't taken any photos today? You jump out of bed (of course!), grab the camera, look out the window of the bedroom, and CLICK! there's the photo, LOL! It was raining last night, so the picture is slightly interesting with the reflections in the dark.
Tonight I know that I haven't taken my photo for the day yet (such are the days where I work long hours and forget to take my camera to work with me). I still have three hours to capture something...
Here is my photo for Day 16:
See you tomorrow with Day 17.
:-)
Michelle
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Day 11 - 11 January 2012
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Today was another ultra-hot one here in Brisbane. I spent the morning visiting with my step-sister and her gorgeous 10 month old daughter. Luckily they have air-conditioning, so we were all comfortable. We came home at lunch time (where we DON'T have air-conditioning). Guess where we spent the afternoon?
You guessed it, more time in the pool. :-) I absolutely LOVE our swimming pool.
Day 11:
Don't look at the grass, it needs a mow, maybe one of my photos will be our freshly cut grass sometime soon.
:-)
Michelle
Today was another ultra-hot one here in Brisbane. I spent the morning visiting with my step-sister and her gorgeous 10 month old daughter. Luckily they have air-conditioning, so we were all comfortable. We came home at lunch time (where we DON'T have air-conditioning). Guess where we spent the afternoon?
You guessed it, more time in the pool. :-) I absolutely LOVE our swimming pool.
Day 11:
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Michelle
Monday, January 9, 2012
Day 9 - 9 January 2012
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It's the end of a very hot day. It is still stinking hot. I don't have air-conditioning in my house. Sometimes air-conditioning gains a big jump in the priority list of home improvements! It's 7.30pm and still 34 degrees (93F), and muggy with humidity. I was expecting a storm this afternoon, since it was such a hot day, but it didn't come. We'll either have a storm overnight, or it will build into a whopper of a storm for tomorrow afternoon.
Enough of my whingeing about the heat (I truly am a wuss when it comes to the heat, I melt). Now to today's photo. As I said, it was hot. I am on holidays. We were in the pool all morning and all afternoon. The best place to be when the temperature soars.
I wonder what tomorrow will bring?
:-)
Michelle
It's the end of a very hot day. It is still stinking hot. I don't have air-conditioning in my house. Sometimes air-conditioning gains a big jump in the priority list of home improvements! It's 7.30pm and still 34 degrees (93F), and muggy with humidity. I was expecting a storm this afternoon, since it was such a hot day, but it didn't come. We'll either have a storm overnight, or it will build into a whopper of a storm for tomorrow afternoon.
Enough of my whingeing about the heat (I truly am a wuss when it comes to the heat, I melt). Now to today's photo. As I said, it was hot. I am on holidays. We were in the pool all morning and all afternoon. The best place to be when the temperature soars.
I wonder what tomorrow will bring?
:-)
Michelle
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Day 8 - 8 January 2012
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Today was a perfect summer day. Hot, but not too hot, at about 31 degrees celsius (around 88F), blue skies, gentle breeze. A perfect day for the pool.
We spent around 3 hours in the pool today, in two sessions. The kids are worn out. So are the adults.
Here is today's photo:
This is my littlest girl. She's 4. She loves swimming.
:-)
Michelle
Today was a perfect summer day. Hot, but not too hot, at about 31 degrees celsius (around 88F), blue skies, gentle breeze. A perfect day for the pool.
We spent around 3 hours in the pool today, in two sessions. The kids are worn out. So are the adults.
Here is today's photo:
:-)
Michelle
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Day 7 - 7 January 2012
Hello!
So much happened today, it was very difficult to choose a picture. But, the biggest thing happening at the moment is that my hubby is fixing the walls in our stairwell. Ournaughty beloved dog, Coco, managed to tear the (1970's vintage) wallpaper off the walls in the downstairs entry way and up the staircase during a fit of anxiety as a puppy. We've been living with torn wallpaper that didn't look good even before it was torn!
We had to replace the plasterboard, because the old 1973 plasterboard wasn't up to having its wallpaper torn off, the plasterboard ripped too. For the last two days, I have been living in a mist of plaster dust. It will be worth it in the end.
Here is today's photo:
The undercoat is now on, and the paint will probably go on tomorrow. It is going to be so clean and bright in there very soon.
:-)
Michelle
So much happened today, it was very difficult to choose a picture. But, the biggest thing happening at the moment is that my hubby is fixing the walls in our stairwell. Our
We had to replace the plasterboard, because the old 1973 plasterboard wasn't up to having its wallpaper torn off, the plasterboard ripped too. For the last two days, I have been living in a mist of plaster dust. It will be worth it in the end.
Here is today's photo:
The undercoat is now on, and the paint will probably go on tomorrow. It is going to be so clean and bright in there very soon.
:-)
Michelle
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