Blood Moon

We didn't think we would get the chance to see the moon in all it's glory on Wednesday night.  But just as it turned red the cloud cover cleared and I managed to snap these.  We didn't see the full eclipse as the clouds came back. But what we did see was magical. 

52...

 

 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week."

Amelia: We have hit the 8 year old hormone surge.There have been so many tears over the last two weeks.  Quietly I hope that my beautiful little girl is still in there somewhere.  I'm finding this stage of parenting hard.  Any tips?
Baden: A boy of wonder.  planning his next move in this world.


I have lost count of where I should be up to with taking photos of my two.  I really need to remember to pull out the DSLR more often.
Joining in with Che and Fidel

bebé Piper

Last week I had the pleasure of photographing the babe that came from this belly.  And what fun I had.

 I knitted her a little mohair wrap and crocheted a little headband.  Miss P was three weeks old in these photos.  She was the perfect princess and continued to sleep like this with another blanket on top of her for her Mum for another three hours after I finished taking photos of her.

Life Lately : Straight from the iPhone

This is all that I can muster up at the moment.  If you are in instagram, you would have seen that I have been busy playing nurse and loving wife.
My husband has had reconstructive hip surgery (no, he is not old!) and we go back on Wednesday and do it all again for the other hip.

 

 So, here is a little snap shot of life around here at the moment 

(I thought that I had better at least explain the last photo)

1. We escaped to Eden for Easter. It was lovely to get away and possibly our last real camping adventure for the year.

2. The beautiful red coast line of NSW

3. Green Cape Light House: Ben Boyd National Park.  We went to the top of the lighthouse. 

4. Being wheeled off for surgery

5. Reading up on the operation

6. I wandered the streets and found a little gem in Melbourne.  A new yarn store in Fitzroy that opened in Feb.  The store is called Yarn & Co

7. A coffee and a hot apple pie stop on the highway on the way home.  

8. Our monthly girls night.  This month was an 80's theme.  Here is Carly and I enjoying a Victory Cigarette (Similar to the Fags that were around when we were kids, but not as sweet) 
Clearly, I have never been a smoker!     

Fun in the night

Four crazy girls meet in the bush as the sun went down and had fun taking a few night time shots.

We used a variety of light sources.  From mobile phone torch app to Christmas Carol fake candle and Glow Sticks.  We were having so much fun that it was midnight before we packed up the tripods and cameras and headed home.

1/52

I came across a new to me weekly blog post a few weeks ago.  A portrait of your child/ren once a week, every week for a year.  By the end you have 52 photos of your little ones to look back on and cherish.

I've decided to join in on the fun.  I have not nearly taken enough photos of my little ones this year and as they growing at lightning speed I really should capture them more.

Amelia:  A quick snap taken before school.  You were meant to be brushing your hair, instead I find you playing with your little gnome fairies.  

Baden: On the run in the backyard, enjoying the first few days of daylight savings. 

Pulling out the DSLR #10

We are so lucky to live where we do.  Just a hop, skip and a jump from our front door we find ourselves in the bush and will often find a Kangaroo and if we are lucky an Emu too.

  This cute spot was created by another set of friends here. What a great place to hide.

 A few friends gathered on the first day of daylight savings to snap a few photos together and bounce ideas off of each other.  Julie (our local children's and family photographer who is on her way to Darwin at the end of the year, so if you are in need of a family photographer (she is also registed as an OpLOVE photographer) make sure you keep her in mind) shared some of her tricks with us.

  I have been so slack with taking photos of the kids this year and was nice to grab the DSLR and my 50mm lens and play around with the manual settings.

 

My Creative Space {Knitting Dandelions}

I have been knitting this week.  It has been heads down and needles clicking knitting with something that resembles that of a Dandelion.

Fluffy and white and oh so fiddly.  One breathe of wind and it is gone {or in a knot}  Not something I can work on when my mind is not on the job or one I can take very far in fear of it getting dirty or worse, knotted up.

It is going to be divine when finished.  Just a shame it is not for me.

More Creative Spaces over here. 

{the day after sunday}

I am always running late at joining in with PaisleyJades: Things I'm Loving and Maxabella Loves: Grateful Linkup (or should that be forgetting altogether)
Then today I found a new one.  Blogs Tea and Me has started a linky named {the day after Sunday}  Perfect.  I never seem to find the time to blog towards the end of the week and there is usually alot happening over the weekends (lots of family things) that I would love to share.

Yesterday saw us have a slower start to the day.  We missed church (opps) A family day was in order as the family is about to become one less again very soon:(

We packed up the car with the kids, the makings of a BBQ and headed up to Mt Cootha for a lovely family day in the sun.

I watched the kids as they explored the bush and collect fallen sticks to start a fire.  There is nothing like the smell of smoke in your hair and always creates LOTS of memories.

These two stood just close enough to be in the action (but far enough away to be safe)

We smelt the flowering wattle (and bought some home to enjoy)

Enjoyed watching this fellow (and his friend) who was just as interested in us as we were of him

Walked up to the summit and enjoyed a rather chilli icecream (it was a 30minute wait for a coffee - it is times like these that I wish that I owned a coffee cart or had taken the theromos)
We looked out over the city and enjoyed blue of the Brisbane River 6 months after it ruined many homes and lives.

Had a photo take by a random man who grabbed the camera off of me and snapped a lovely family photo. Thankyou - we now another lovely family photo of the four of us (there is usually always someone missing)  Will be off to get this printed today.

I wonder what next Sunday will bring?

Hello...

Pretty Flower...

Are you the one giving me hay fever at the moment?

The bugs...

and the bees seem to like you.

This week I am grateful for tissues with aloe vera, telfast and eucalyptus balls and to have a husband home and children that allowed me to have a sleep in on the first day of the holidays.

Hope that you are all having a great weekend.  Joining in with Maxabella.

Red, Red, Red

Red Yarn, Red finished cardi, Red jumping boy, Red Bottle Brush and Red Rosella.
I am home from a quick weekend getaway with a group of Mummies to recharge the batteries and renew the soul.  Lots of laughs, chatting, knitting, sitting by the fire and a view that I could get used to.  Thrown in with great food, company, lots of cheese and a little bit of wine.

Hope that you have all had a great weekend.

SIT Part 2... Shop till you Drop

Off the plane and a collection of four very excited women (some of us meeting for the first time) hugs kissed and laughed.  We then jumped into a taxi and a brisk walk into the city saw us being thrown onto a mini bus with 20 others and off we went.



First stop The Remnantware House.  A few lucky people won shopping vouchers to spend. The rest of us did not miss out though.  It was Fat Quarter Friday - Buy one get one free.  Apparently this occurs every Friday so if you are in Sydney make sure you make your way there on a Friday if you are looking to increase your stash.

I came home with some denim with the plans of turning it into a skirt or two for Amelia and I. I also grabbed some lycra, will see how I go at turning it into swimmers for Amelia.

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Onto the bus again and we were handed a bag of snacks (thanks for organising that Sheridan and Donna - we needed that after our flight and not having enough time to grab lunch)
Next stop Calico and Ivy

I could move into this place and so wish that there was something like this around here. So much inspiration and lovely things to look at at every turn.  I was restrained however and stayed away from the fabrics (we all know that I am more of a knitter these days anyway)

I bought home some cotton that I have had my eye on for a while to knit a cardigan for me.

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Next and Final stop was Prints Charming.

Another place of wall to wall inspiration and colour.

I made a few purchases here and also stayed on to enjoy a champane and nibbles while we sat and stitched.

This pile of goodies came home with me.

My cousin and his wife then collected me from Prints Charming - would you believe that they will be moving just down the road and that Kirsten  knows the house, the old owners and their soon to be new neighbours.

Back to find our bed for the night.  I was lucky enough to share a  room with three other Mum's.  Thanks Wendy, Bronwyn, and Becky.

This is our view from Sydney's The Rocks YHA. Spectacular is what comes to mind and a fntastic view of both of Syndey (if not Australia's) iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
I am hoping that we can take the family here later in the year with a trip over to Taronga Zoo.

Come back tomorrow to see the Sew It Together Saturday Session.