Day 59

I have been trying to get my camera to take clear night photo's and have been experimenting with the manual settings on my camera and tonight i got a clear shot (yay, might reattempt an earlier shot that didn't work).  I went out in the back yard and all i could smell was the jasmine that has been growing all over my apple tree (that only ever makes the tiniest apples, probably because it's being strangled by the neighbours jasmine) Luckily jasmine is beautiful and i don't mind.

Day 58

Tiny Hands....at the moment the little boy they belong to is being a little terror, testing his boundries and back-chatting.  but moments like these show how little he still is even though he speaks like he is so much older.  Unconditional Love and Patience....

Day 57

Silo's hold a special place in my memory (odd i know) but seeing a silo meant we had nearly reached our destination when I went on trips with my mum and sisters.  After hours in the car the silo meant soon we would be running around having adventures

Day 56

I love doors...they always make me wonder what could be behind them or in older buildings the history that has unfolded

Day 55

Today i went around my campus looking for interesting things to shoot, there wasn't much so i thought i could play with some of the ordinary things i found.  I just selected the only coloured pallett on the stack and made the rest of the photo black and white.  I quite like how it turned out.

Day 54

I'm using a photo I took on my hubby's iphone from a tip a few weeks back, i only just got them off of the phone and edited a little.  I haven't had much time to take photos at the moment as i am getting used to studying again as well as being mum to three growing boys.  I love the reflections of the trees in the water during a sunset over the River Murray.

Day 53

While these aren't the most exciting pictures, they capture something exciting for me as today i went back to school.  I am studying education support so that i can help children with special needs (or kids who just need a little help) in school.  These were taken as i sat in the car in the carpark, i just took a moment before stepping outside and starting something new.  I have been a stay at home mum for nearly 11years now, it's time to do something for me.

Day 52

Little late getting this one in as we were saying goodbye to my sister who is moving to another state for work.  I saw all the gum nuts and started thinking of the stories about Snugglepot and Cuddlepie the gumnut babies, we had the books as children and loved them.  

Day 51

I took this shot while i was taking my youngest to his first full day of Kindy.  Its the retaining wall at the school.

Day 50

This Ladybug ride on toy is the cutest toy.  My sister gave it to my eldest son for his 1st birthday (he'll be 11 this year) and now my 4yr old loves to scoot it up and down the hallway as his two older brothers have done before.  Soon he'll be too big for it (and he is my last baby) so i'm glad i caughtthis shot and he is having so much fun. 

Day 49

It was my son's 4th birthday today and he had a wonderful party.  It's hard to believe that this cheeky, funny, boisterous, clever, talkative and active little boy was the tiny baby i gave birth to 4 years ago.  He was a tiny 4lb 10oz (2.1kg).  He spent the day with family and friends and got pressies and loved his cake which we had made to look like his favourite toy TigerOne.  Happy Birthday Little Man.

Day 48

Went bowling tonight with my sister for her daughter's un-birthday party (her birthday is always in the summer/christmas holidays and friends are usually away ) The boys and i had a great time.  I love bowling i'm just not very good at it

Day 47

This is one of my favourites.  I took it last year in the afternoon after my Dad's funeral in Beachport.  This is some of the gorgeous scenery along the back beach.  (I chose to pick an older photo because I have spent the day running around organising my son's 4th birthday party and enrolling in my Tafe course in education support so haven't had a chance to pull the camera out)

Day 46

My eldest son was "helping" me take photos for the challenge and got this shot of the kids at the skate park but what i love is that he got a clear shot of himself taking the photo in the side mirror.  He loves photography too and has had a camera since he was 6yrs old but his current passion is film and is desperate for a video camera...hmmm his birthday is coming later in the year



Day 45

While not a very exciting photo it does show what i did all afternoon.  It's my youngest's 4th birthday this weekend so we were out all day getting party stuff organised then my middle son had an hearing follow-up evaluation as it's been a year since his last set of grommits (some small issues found we will get a full report soon) but this afternoon i decided to finally paint the toilet (not even an exciting room) as it has been bugging me for ten years the walls were blue and the ceiling dull grey so now it is all bright white.  My arms are going to be sore tomorrow.

Day 44

While not a great shot this is an emotional one only because this bag belongs to my mum who spent the week here in Adelaide and flew back to Queensland tonight.  We love having her home and miss her terribly when she goes.  I miss just hanging out and chatting together and the boys love their Nanna.

Day 43

Even this though this is a failed attempt at a night shot of the Adelaide Plains lights (my camera just doesn't have the right stuff) I like the effect that it made, sort of like lots of little question marks

Day 42

I don't know why but i love this tree (in my neighbour's front yard) better without it's leave than with.  Their garden is always beautiful

Day 41

I have been learning a little about photography to improve my shots, this is a leading lines shot that i took of my son's guitar.  I am looking forward to learning more.

Day 40

This is the coldest winter in a long time and i'm really feeling (and so is my middle son who suffers quite badly with asthma) and deciding to go out and about to takes photo's is sometimes not on my mind but i went out and found the dew on the grass and realised sometimes we don't need to go far to find beauty