PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 150 - 31st May 2014 .... Sunset

I love sunsets!

Clouds and silhouettes make them more interesting.

This one was taken in St Emilion in France.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 149 - 30th May 2014 .... Side View

Here's some side views taken in France.

Chris and Le'Anne - our tour leaders ... In Barcelona on our tour of La Familia Sangrada

Cool transport ....

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 148 - 29th May 2014 .... Negative Space

Negative space ... I think can be a bit confusing but the way I understand it is the 'blank' solid colour around an image. Like the dark areas (negative space) in this image taken from the ramparts on Carcassonne in France 

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 147 - 28th May 2014.....Unique

I reckon our wild flowers are pretty unique ...

Here's a gum blossom in my front yard.

Some WA Kangaroo Paw

And our NSW Floral emblem - the beautiful waratah

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 146 - 27th May 2014 ..... Meal

Here are some meals a la Francais .... Firstly Escargot - ok a bit rubbery like calamari and LOTS of garlic.

And the next course - this was actually Lapin - rabbit.

Pretty yummy.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 145 - 26th May 2014 ....Pet

Here they are ...

This is Elliott - he was first called TS .... But that was too hard to call so he became Elliott 

This is Tammy ... she loves nothing better than a lap to sit on.

Bailey of the brown eyes and silky ears.

And bad news Chloe who thinks she is a Great Dane. 

My constant companion.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 144 - 25th May 2014 .... Neighbourhood

This is almost my neighbourhood.

How would you like to live in a neighbourhood with this view?

This is Kaelan and my friend Jill on her back deck overlooking the beach at Port Kembla.

I would never get anything done if I had such an outlook.

Amazing eh?

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 143 - 24th May 2014 .... Sunrise

This sunrise photo was taken by Robyn B from our apartment in Parramatta during Convention last month. Alas I slept thru it - sigh.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 142 - 23rd May 2014 ... Black and White.

Breakfast time for the Black & Whites at APR.

They come to my whistle and we have at least a dozen come in every morning and sometimes afternoon too. We love to hear their warbles while they are waiting to be fed

This is of course is our B @ W visitor who appears when there is a storm brewing!

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 141 - 22nd May 2014 ....Free

This is Woofy.

He's Lee's dog and we got hm for FREE on Gumtree.

We did have to drive to Tumbarumba to pick him up so is he still free?

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 140 - 21st May 2014 ...... Card

This is a card ... Harry's school assignment.

Done by mum Katrina.

The background is his beloved Blankie and in the middle a 

baby photo of course taken by Mardie!

Wasn't he a cutie?

Still is - only he's a young man now in the bspack of big brother Nick's car.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 139 - 20th May 2014 ..... Waiting

Here's Miss Z .... She's waiting for the next plane to fly over at our 'Wings' picnic last year.

This year was abandoned due to hazardous wind conditions.

It was too dangerous .... We were all disappointed and Connie was BOGGED!

The side runway just collapsed under her weight - you can see the sunken wheels if you zoom in.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 138 - 19th May 2015 .... alone

Here's Brad - alone.

Working on the plans for their house reno.

It will be a big job!

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 137 - 18th May 2014 .... Something I drew

Hmmm, I'm not much of an artist with a pencil - so let's see...

I know I've used this before but I did draw this!

My batik panel from Bali.

This started off as a blank white piece of fabric.

I drew the design in pencil with the assistance of the batik master (he drew the bird)

Then I 'drew' over it in hot wax from a little metal pot called a tjanting

And then the piece was transformed using different dyes and wax blocking techniques.

I loved learning how to do it and watching the changing colours under the Bali sun.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 136 - 17th May 2014 ... Bag

All the 'B's' Bailey in her Bean Bag

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 135 - 16th May 2014 ... Create

Here's a few of my creations...

The original being created.

Batik created in Bali ...

Quilt to go with the batik being re- created.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 134 - 15th May 2014 ... From where I walk

From where I walk on the reserve with the doggies, I can see the back of our house and the beautiful Illawarra Escarpment. I never tire of it and it replaces the Nandewars (almost),

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 133 - 14th May 2014 .... Lines

LINES in the sky following the Roulettes .....

And on the ground in the plowed furrows at the Cotton Research Stn in Narrabri.

Note the Nandewars in the background.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 132 - 13th May 2014 .... I Spy

I spy with my little eye.....

Something beginning with W!

At Bundeela 

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 131 - 12th May 2014 .... Ready

This little baby is READY to sew!

An oldie but a goodie - looks almost pristine and has had very little use I'm sure.

Got it today on Freecycle - for nix!

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 130 - 11th May 2014 .... Mother

This is a mother Wattle Bird.

She was waiting to feed her babies in a nest in Lee's garden.

Trouble was that I had pruned the Hydrangeas where the nest was - oops :-(

We tied up the limb but it wasn't the same - poor babies.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 129 - 10th May 2014 .... In the Garden.

This fellow was 'in my garden' out the front last season.

I just love the gum blossoms and of course the visiting Rainbow Lorikeets.

The tree was almost dead when we bought the house and I got Brad to cut the old wood back to the main stump and it has shot from that. This is the second year it has flowered.

Amazing!

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 128 - 9th May 2014 ..... Favourite

I think this is one of my favourite pics on the ipad.

I love the look of the old fence post and barded wire with the shallow depth of field.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 127 - 8th May 2014 .... BLUE - Indian Blue

Here are members of new WA chorus Indian Blue - getting ready for their first convention 

performance in Sydney.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 126 - 7th May 2014 ... Taken from Above

This shot was on zoom and 'taken from above' in the stand at the Croome Rd Stadium.

This is Zara's class at her 7th birthday party.

They had a great time playing ball games and races for an hour or so before the food!

Trace and Nick work at the stadium so had all the equipment on hand for a healthy exercise party.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 125 - 6th May 2014 ... From down low

Here's a shot of from 'down Low' of one of the 

2 F/A-18 Hornets from RAAF Base Williamtown

jarriving at the Wings over the Illawarra.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 124 - 5th May 2014 .... 4pm

It's 4pm and the finale of the Showcase of Champions at the 

Region 34 Sweet Adelines Convention in Sydney.

Endeavour Harmony Chorus on stage to end the show.

They have won the competition and are heading for the international stage in Baltimore.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 123 - 4th May 2014 ..... Us

Here's US!

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 122 - 3rd May 2014 ... Collection.

Here's a collection of Mariner's Compasses.

I did a workshop with Kiama Quilters last week with tutor Chris Jurd.

They are all different.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 121 - 2nd May 2014 ... Snack

Here's Harry having a snack at Central waiting for Mum to meet us 

after a few days at Mardie's.

PHOTO-A-DAY DAY 120 - 1st May 2014 .... begins with J

Yay I'm up to May!

Here's the kids in their .... jammies!