The colouring fun has now begun!

It was my birthday last Saturday. Happy Birthday to me! I planned a fairly low key day as I knew I would be tired following three days of challenging work and Brianna returning early from a week-long camp at Canberra. A yummy cheesecake for afternoon tea was a great addition to the day!

One of my presents was a beautiful colouring book from my sisters. I'm a little late in joining the current craze but really appreciate receiving this book as a present. Wonderful to look at, even if you never plan to colour any of the pictures!

I also got a smaller colouring book from Alysha.

On Monday, in a continuation of birthday celebrations, I went to an art shop with my to-be sister in law to treat myself to some coloured pencils or pens. I couldn't decide and hey, it was my birthday so I now have both.

I haven't had a lot of time to colour this week but have made a start. I love the vibrant colour of the pens.

 

The colouring fun has now begun!

 

This is a six word Saturday post. To see how others describe their week or part thereof in six words go to www.showmyface.com. 

5 poems in 5 days - Day 2

Today's poem is a reminiscence on fun had at Moana caravan park where I spent a few school holidays. This poem was published last year in the anthology my poetry group put out, Ochre - an anthology by Ochre Coast Poets. 

Playground, present 

Holiday lessons in physics 
where to sit on the wooden plank
to compensate for variations in weight 
keep it even and fair 
up and down 
to and fro 

The children from neighbouring vans 
met earlier in the day 
become playmates 
our limbs coated with sunscreen goo 
faces with smiles 
sand between toes 
a summer uniform of bathers 
under shorts and t-shirts 
sandals discarded at the gate 
we salt the air with laughter 
nervous giggles and gasps 
as we take turns 
to bounce off half tyres 

With new friends called to caravans 
learning continues 
how to keep the plank 
parallel to the ground 
my body a letter x 
toes curled, tense 
a shifting of weight 
from side to side 

To balance in the now 
was easier then

Shadow Shot Sunday - October 19th, 2014

Shadowy branches for Shadow Shot Sunday today. 

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Shadow Shot Sunday - October 12th, 2014

Cute little shadows today for Shadow Shot Sunday. These ones remind me of a little bird.  I didn't notice the spider webs until I was looking at the photos on the computer. The camera certainly sees what is there.

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Shadow Shot Sunday - October 5th, 2014

A variety of shadows today for Shadow Shot Sunday. 

Last night I was kind of watching television and noticed some great shadows cast from some "Where the Wild Things Are" figures that I have on top of a bookshelf. 

This morning I took some photographs along with discovering rather a lot of dust. 

After a quick dust and a bit of a change around I took a few more photos. Here's a couple that turned out best. 

I then ventured outside. All of my shots for Shadow Shot Sunday are taken in and around my house and yard. 

Here are some leafy shadows on leaves. 

What is leaf and what is shadow? 

and some shadows on a fallen palm frond. 

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Shadow Shot Sunday - September 21st, 2014

It's been a long time since I participated in Shadow Shot Sunday. It was over 2 years ago on August 12th, 2012. I was very pleased to see it was still going when I returned to my blog a few weeks ago.  Today is such a fabulous day for shadows here and here I am once again. 

I ventured down to the back of my backyard earlier today and discovered lots of wonderful shadows. 

I love these shadows on the leaves - 

 and then I discovered they also look great from underneath and with the sky as background. 

I had been avoiding getting the sun in the shots and then I took one quickly before heading back inside. Wow! I love how this one turned out. 

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Shadow Shot Sunday - May 13th, 2012

Not a lot of shadows around this morning. Those that do appear don't stay for long. I did manage to capture these - 

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Shadow Shot Sunday - April 29th, 2012

Waiting, waiting, waiting for shadows today. 

While hanging out the washing this morning I was thinking that Shadow Shot Sunday was going to be easy today. There were so many great shadows. I went inside to grab the camera. By the time I got back they were all gone. After quite a wait the sun reappeared and I was pleased to capture these two. 

Other people's contributions to Shadow Shot Sunday can be found at  www.shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com. Definitely worth a visit!  

Shadow Shot Sunday - April 22nd, 2012

Vertical blind shadows today. I didn't have to go far for these but I did have to be quick! I am also now aware of some spider webs on the ceiling. 

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Shadow Shot Sunday - April 15th, 2012

So many shadows to choose from today! Here are some I found: 

Shadow Shot Sunday - April 8th, 2012

Shadows after the rain are my offerings this week for Shadow Shot Sunday.