Project 52: Week 20

Well... confession time. Last week's theme was party which neatly coincided with Ethan's birthday party (one could say that I planned that haha). Unfortunately on the day I didn't manage to take a single photo!!!!! We do have some photos of the party, but taken by other people, so unfortunately there is no project 52 results for last week!

Watch out for next week's post, the theme is: green.

Mothers day - a thank you to Ethan

Dear Ethan

Thank you for making my first mothers day so special! Thank you for my lemon tree, whenever I get a lemon off this tree I will think of you, no matter where you are in the world!

 

Being your mum is the best job in the world! You are so much fun! I LOVE being your mother so very much! Thank you for being my son – for being the best son ever!! Thank you for being so happy. From the moment you were born with a sweet smile on your already chubby face to yesterday evening when you got “grumpy” – you were still HAPPY!  

Thank you for making me laugh! SO MUCH!! Thank you for your amazing laugh… who knows what it might be that makes you laugh at any particular moment… but when you laugh and giggle I feel such overwhelming love and joy.

Thank you for being so smart!  I love how your brain works already and your immense curiosity for life. 

Thank you for your hugs (when I can get them). Your hugs fill my heart… I never want to let go. But when we do let go, I am left with such a warm and fulfilled feeling. Thank you.

I could go on and on… but I think you get the gist…. THANK YOU for being my son, for being the amazing, smart, strong, curious and funny person you are. Being your mother and sharing this world with you makes me a better person.

Love always Mum

Project 52: week 19

tex·ture [teks-cher] noun, verb, tex·tured, tex·tur·ing.

noun

• the visual and especially tactile quality of a surface: rough texture.
• the characteristic structure of the interwoven or intertwined threads, strands, or the like, that make up a textile fabric: coarse texture.
• the characteristic physical structure given to a material, an object, etc., by the size, shape, arrangement, and proportions of its parts: soil of a sandy texture; a cake with a heavy texture. an essential or characteristic quality; essence.

 This week I had so many photos to choose from that fitted the theme that I decided just to post my favourite! This one shows double texture in the leaf and in the background. I used my macro lens again, I think I have said it before, but I LOVE my macro lens!

 
 Stay tuned for the next installment, the theme is Party! (lucky we are having Ethan's birthday party this weekend).

Mum mum mum mum mum

This is my Mum...

I spew on her, poo on her, and chew on her. But she still loves me.

I wake her up, I keep her up, and mess her up. But she still loves me.

I worry her, I scare her, and burden her. But she still loves me.

I make her cry, I make her laugh. She loves me.

I make her growl, I make her celebrate. She loves me.

I make her  proud, I make happy. She  love me.

I love my Mum she is the Best, better than all the rest.

This is our first to share, without you I would not be here.

I love you mum

                                          xoxoxoxoxoxxoxxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Project 52: Week 18

 toy [toi] noun

• an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; a plaything.
• a thing or matter of little or no value or importance; a trifle.
• something that serves for or as if for diversion, rather than for serious practical use.
• a small article of little value but prized as a souvenir or for some other special reason; trinket; knickknack; bauble. something diminutive, especially in comparison with like objects.

 This weeks challenge was fun, fun, fun!! I really enjoyed it!

In third place is "soft toy anyone??"...

In second place is "stick em up"...

 In first place is"little green truck"...

Stay tuned for next week, the theme is texture.

The colours of autumn!

In my quest for yellow subjects for this week's photo challenge I shot some lovely autumn shots! While they didn't make the short list for project 52 I thought that they were worthy of a small blog! Dn't you love the colours of autumn!

Project 52: Week 17

yel·low [yel-oh] noun, adjective, yel·low·er, yel·low·est, verb

noun

• a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; 
• the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.
• the yolk of an egg. 
• a yellow pigment or dye.

 I LOVE yellow! That made this weeks challenge so enjoyable!!! We have had an overcast and rainy week in Perth so photographing yellow has made things seem all the more brighter!

In third place is "raindrops on roses". This is from a very quick series of photos taken as we headed out on a walk this morning, I am pleased I got them!

In second place is the sunflowers! I love the detail on the green spiky bits (if you click on the photo you will be able to see a bigger version), this was taken with my macro lens.

 

In first place is "tea anyone"???

 

Next week's theme is "toys"!

The week that was...

Last Monday all was well in our place- work was going well, Ethan was absolutely loving daycare, we purchased a new house and started packing. Ethan had a runny nose but that was it. Things were really awesome....

Then illness hit our place.  Wednesday morning we woke up to what sounded like a chainsaw! It was Ethan's breathing and he sounded terrible. As it was really early we bundled Ethan off to the children's hospital here where he was diagnosed with croup and given steroids.

Over the day Ethan seemed to improve, although he was very irritable and grumpy (not like our little boy at all). Not that you can tell that he was grumpy or unwell here!

Unfortunately over the weekend things deteriorated again and Ethan was running a temperature in the mid to high 39s. We were managing it with panadol and nurofen but three days later the fever was still there (as well as the "rattly" breathing).

Last night things just got a bit much and we decided he needed to be seen again. Perth is extremely lucky to have a locum service that gets bulk milled to medicare (meaning the Doctor comes to us after hours, and we don't pay a thing). Who could ask for more really- being able to feed and bath Ethan as well as get him to have some sleep while waiting for the doctor to come to us! We didn't have to wait long at all, a little under 2 hours! Very impressive!

He diagnosed croup still and gave us another two doses of steroids with the instructions to see someone if his rattly breathing didn't abate.

This morning Ethan seemed pretty chirpy so we bundled him off to daycare (in the hope that Jason and I could get some sleep as we have both come down with a nasty sore throat- think swallowing razor blades). 2.5 hours later we got the call from daycare as Ethan had a nasty bout of diarrhea as well as the rattle in his throat.

We decided then and there to take him back to the Children's hospital as it is better to be safe than sorry. Thankfully they have ruled out pneumonia, croup and any other infections at this stage. They think that he has what his mummy and daddy have! I can tell you that if he feels like I do then he will be pretty miserable!

So bed rest for all (not much chance of that with hurricane Ethan around) and a quiet weekend!

So I have been at my new job for just 2.5 short weeks and I have been off sick a number of times now (for both me and Ethan)...

Even though Ethan was unwell over the weekend we still managed to get to the park where Ethan fed the duck for the first time! He enjoyed that a lot and I am sure we will be back there a number of times over the coming few years!

Project 52: Week 16

soft [sawft, soft] soft·er, soft·est, noun, adverb, interjection

• yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
• relatively deficient in hardness, as metal or wood.
• smooth and agreeable to the touch; not rough or coarse: a soft fabric; soft skin.
• producing agreeable sensations; pleasant or comfortable: soft slumber. low or subdued in sound; gentle and melodious: soft music; a soft voice.

I struggled a little bit with the theme soft, I had some great ideas which required using the soft light at dawn and dusk, but the photos didn't work out as I imagined they would. That on top of a topsy turvy week with Ethan (I'll write about this in another post) I just didn't "feel" this theme. I guess the packing, daycare and new job is all getting on top of me and I am struggling to devote enough time to this project. I will persevere though, in the hope our lives will settle down soon, wishful thinking huh!

In third place is Mr Bunny (in honor of Ethan being born in the year of the rabbit).

 In second place is:

 In first:

Stay tuned for next week, the theme is yellow!

Project 52: Week 15

 fam·i·ly[fam-uh-lee, fam-lee] plural fam·i·lies

• a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family.
• a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
• the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family.
• the spouse and children of one person: We're taking the family on vacation next week.
• any group of persons closely related by blood, as parents, children, uncles, aunts, and cousins: to marry into a socially prominent family.
• all those persons considered as descendants of a common progenitor.

This week was a tough week. Most of our family is either over East or in New Zealand so I had a challenge on my hands as to how I was going to interpret this weeks theme. I didn't really want to attempt a portrait of Jason, Ethan and myself. Its hard enough getting good photos of Ethan and Jason, without making it a self timer shot and running into it at the last minute. The theme didn't necessarily mean that I had to take photos of "my" family either, but I really didn't put myself in the situation to take photos of other families either. There were plenty of family day out events planned in Perth this weekend where I would have had ample opportunity to take photos, but we needed to take the time to pack up our house in order to shift in a couple of weeks time. So after all that, I got two quick photos worth publishing. Not the best week, but this is a learning experience and a way to ensure that I use my camera regularly.

 

In second place is...

A family of shoes!!

 In first place is...

The love that created our own wee family starts here/.

Stay tuned for next week, the theme is soft (and I already have some ideas brewing!).