Day 124 - 3 May 2012

Hello,

The Photo A Day theme for 3 May was Something I wore. I had ideas of taking photos of piles of clothes, or telling a little white lie and finding something glamorous to photograph... but the reality was that I spent the day racing around after my kids in my blue jeans. :-)

I also took a photo of our strange sunset. There was a little patch of blue in the distance. The clouds were really interesting to watch.

:-)
Michelle

Day 123 - 2 May 2012 - Skyline

Hello!

Day 123! Can you believe it? I can't! I actually believe I'm going to make it through the year and take a photo almost every day of the year! I'm already a third of the way through! That's a lot of exclamation marks, but I'm EXCITED!!! :-)

The theme for 2 May at Photo A Day May is skyline.

This shot was taken this afternoon as I crossed Adelaide Street (Brisbane) on my way up to the train station on my way home. I was actually on the pedestrian crossing, so it was a very quick shot. I did get some strange glances, but I'm getting more used to that... LOL! That building at the top of the street is Brisbane's tallest building. I think it is the 2nd tallest in Qld. It has just been finished.

I saw the most AWESOME skyline shot while I was driving my daughter to school this morning, but we didn't have a spare minute to stop and capture it. Amazing sunrise shot of the City skyline. Ah well, it will just have to live on in my memory.

Another City shot, taken further up the hill from the above shot. It was taken in the morning a couple of days ago, but for some reason I didn't share it. This one is straight from my iPhone, no filters, no editing. The day was beautiful.

I love how Brisbane has such mixed architecture. Lovely old buildings from the 1800s and early 1900s. Ugly, ugly buildings from when the skyscrapers started being built in the 1960s and 1970s. And newer, more interesting modern buildings. Some of the old ugly ones are getting facelifts, and I love watching that process - the new interpretation of the old.

:-)
Michelle

Day 122 - 1 May 2012

Hello!

It's May! May 1 starts the new Photo A Day challenge over at Fat Mum Slim.

If you would like to join in, you can do so in any way you choose. The photo challenge can be found on Flikr, on Twitter, on Instagram, on blogs, on Pinterest, on Facebook... use the hashtag #photoadaymay and search by this to find everyone else's contributions.

Day 1 theme was peace. My photo is my morning coffee while the sun rose over the trees. I popped outside, and there was the sun, starting to peek through the leaves. Perfect timing!

:-)
Michelle

Day 121 - 30 April 2012

Hello!

Day 121 dawned with clear blue skies and cool, gentle breezes. Perfect autumn weather on a Monday after a dreary, wet, grey week-end! Argh!

I took this pic on my way to work. I turned around while waiting for the lights to change and saw a cloudless blue sky and sighed... wishing I was spending the day outdoors.

This is looking up the hill towards Central Station, which sits underneath the Sofitel (which I still think of as the Sheraton).

:-)
Michelle

Day 119-120 - 28 to 29 April 2012

Hello!

This week-end has been drizzly and grey. Actually, it has not been drizzly, it has poured down rain constantly. Our pool, which was in need of a top-up, is now overflowing. This is ridiculous! With the start of Autumn, we are theoretically supposed to be entering our dry season. Maybe May will be the start of the dry...

Day 119, 28 April 2012 - 1pm
1pm is the end of my little girl's ballet lesson, so that is where I was.

Not a bad 1st position for a 4 year old. She also had her arms and hands in position for the photo. :-)

Day 120, 29 April 2012 - Circle
I WAS going to take a photo of the pizza I made for dinner tonight. BUT, it was eaten before I remembered! So I took a photo of a card that I made today, instead.

I have a couple of other photos I want to share. In fact, at some stage I need to put these into a collage, as I have about 50 photos of my daughter having the time of her life in a mud puddle in our backyard. Yes, this is the ballerina. She has fun in the mud, too. :-)

Ah, she cracked us up with her antics.

:-)
Michelle

Day 117 - 118 - 26 to 27 April 2012

Hello!

Day 117 - 26 April 2012 - Black and White
Today Coco went for her pre-Winter clip. She was trimmed nice and short so that she can last a little longer through the cold months. She is feeling it. I've never seen her curl up in a ball more often. :-) She came back from the groomer with a pirate bandanna. My girls think the groomer forgot she was a girl.

Day 118 - 27 April 2012 - Somewhere I went
Today the family went to watch the big girl run in her school cross country race. She ran hard. She ended with a great placing. She demonstrated persistence and resilience. We are all very proud of her.

:-)
Michelle

Day 116 - 25 April 2012 - Lest we forget

Hello!

Today in Australia and New Zealand it is ANZAC Day. It is a day where we all stop to remember those who have served and died in wars to protect us and our way of life. I think ANZAC Day is probably our biggest national holiday, maybe even bigger than (or maybe equal to) Australia Day.

If you want to learn some more about ANZAC Day, the Australian War Memorial site is a good place to start.

This morning I took my girls, and the dog, for a walk down to our community ANZAC Day ceremony. All of the local ex-servicemen and women, the local schools, scouts and guides, CWAs (country womens' associations), Rotary club, etc. all marched down the hill towards our local cenotaph, which sits in the shopping centre carpark (thankfully emptied of cars today). There were two marching bands - one at the front of the march, and one bringing up the rear. I think most of our community were either marching, or supporting from the sidelines. As always, the speakers had me all choked up with emotion.

Lest we forget.

Michelle