Pink!

April Photo a Day - Day 16:  Flower

Yesterday's photo prompt for the April Photo A Day Challenge was flower.  You're probably wondering dear reader, why I didn't post it as part of my catch up last night.  Well, I was tired and went to bed - simple as that.  And now as is the life of an insomniac, I've been up and about for an hour so thought I might as well post about it now!

Anyhoo, back to the photo.  Here's a photo of a pink flower in our garden - botanic name, Pink Flower!  I actually have no idea what it is - I'll never be a florist, that's for sure!  It was here when we moved here and looks pretty so hasn't been dug out.

Fabulous sunset

Here's the third and final instalment of this week's catch up posts for the April Photo A Day Challenge.

April Photo a Day - Day 14:  How you feel today

Saturday's photo prompt was how you feel today.  Now I wasn't sure how I was going to take a photo which would depict how I felt or my state of mind.  I was feeling great and during the day came across a magazine article, the title of which summed up how I was feeling.  So here is how I was feeling on Saturday - Fabulous!

April Photo a Day - Day 15:  Sunset

The photo prompt for yesterday was sunset.  Now I had grand plans of taking a wonderful sunset photo however it was overcast and cloudy so there wasn't a sunset as such.  What to do?  Well I delved into my photo folder on my laptop and dug out a sunset photo that I took last year and re-edited it a little to enhance the orange glow.  Anyhoo, here it is - my re-edited sunset.

Stairs and rogue socks

Ok, here I go with part 2 of the April Photo A Day Challenge catch up.

April Photo a Day - Day 12:  Stairs

Last Thursday's photo prompt was stairs.  This photo is a shot of the elaborate timber stairs that lead down to the beach from the carpark.  Not much else I can say, so here it is.

April Photo a Day - Day 13:  Something you found

Friday's photo prompt was something you found.  Now I did keep an eye on the ground when walking to and from the car on my way to and from work, just in case I found some money or something.  Alas, not a cent!  So once home I began the weekend routine of doing the laundry, and that's when I found something.  As I was about to load the washing machine, I noticed something stuck to the drum - it was a solitary rogue sock!  At least now I know what is happening to all those odd socks!  Anyhoo, here's something I found - a sock!

Ice & an outdoor breakfast

Time for me to catch up the last six days of photos taken as part of the April Photo A Day Challenge.  I'll spread them over a few posts just to break them up a bit.

April Photo a Day - Day 10:  Cold

Last Tuesday's photo prompt was cold.  The coldest thing around here on the day was the freezer but that doesn't really conjure up feelings of cold now does it?  So how about something from inside the freezer like ice!  So here you have it, a tray of ice cubes.

April Photo a Day - Day 11:  Where you ate breakfast

The photo prompt for last Wednesday was where you ate breakfast.  This was an easy one.  I eat my cereal in one of two places depending on the weather.  If it's not wet or cold, the lovely Wayne and I like to eat our breakfast outside in our courtyard in the early morning sun.  If however the weather isn't favourable, it's inside.  Either way, it usually coincides with me indulging my Instagram addiction by checking the latest photos posted by the Instagramers that I follow.  Anyhoo, here's where we eat breakfast outside.

Mini me & money

Here's the latest update for the April Photo A Day Challenge....

April Photo a Day - Day 8:  Inside your wallet

The photo prompt for yesterday was inside your wallet.  As luck would have it, I'd given my wallet a clean out last weekend so it wasn't full of receipts etc like normal.  Anyhoo, here you have the contents of my wallet as it was yesterday - my Visa card, a club membership card, a Westfield gift card, a coffee loyalty card and the grand total of $38.85.  How rich am I....LOL.  There was also my licence, but the photo on that would scare small children so best not publicise it!

April Photo a Day - Day 9:  Younger you

Today's photo prompt was younger you.  Now for this one I trawled through several photo albums to find a suitable photo that I could scan.  The self imposed rule was simple - the photo had to show that I did once have hair!  Well there were more follically plentiful photos than the one below, however I just look so darn cute in this photo (if I do say so myself).  So here you have the younger me - at 10 months old.  And sadly, even at 10 months, I still had more hair than I do now!  Sigh.

A shadowy dog

April Photo a Day - Day 7:  Shadow

The photo prompt for today in the April Photo A Day Challenge was shadow.  I had visions of doing some really clever shadow puppets on the wall this evening and did the obligatory google search for instructions/demonstrations so that I would appear incredibly gifted and artistic with my chosen puppets.  The reality is that I'm kinda hopeless at this and the most recognisable shadow puppet I could (succesfully?) manage was a dog.  So here it is, my rather feeble attempt at a shadow puppet dog...

A baby, a bug, a fish & an idiot

It's been a couple of days since I last posted and shared photos so lets have a catch-up.  Thursday saw the end of the working week and the start of a delightful 4 day weekend.  It also saw the arrival of a new baby daughter for two of my dearest friends, Pru* and her husband G.  Needless to say, I'm a very excited Guncle* and will be heading out later this morning to shop for cute baby stuff before popping up to the hospital later today for a visit.

The other great thing to happen was the lovely Wayne and I enjoyed a day off together yesterday.  They are not as common as they once were so are highly cherished and spent doing something.  As yesterday was such a gorgeous day it was deemed appropriate that the top go down on the Jeep and we head out for a picnic by the lake.  More about this later.

I'm still participating in the April Photo A Day Challenge and have been diligently clicking away.  Here's the latest photos...

April Photo a Day - Day 5:  Tiny

Thursday's photo prompt was tiny.  Something tiny I have here at home is a miniature VW Beetle.  I've had it for years and is one of those little things that evokes great memories.  My very first car was a VW and this tiny one was a gift from the lovely Wayne many years ago after I had been reminiscing about my first car and what it meant.  At 18 years of age, my family and I lived in a an outer suburb and this car meant freedom and independence - it was the start of a whole new era in my life.  It was great.  And that little car (mine was actually fluro orange - aka BOB*) created many great memories.  Anyhoo, enough of the old-man-reminiscing, here's the photo...

April Photo a Day - Day 6:  Lunch

As I mentioned earlier, the lovely Wayne and I headed out for a drive to a picnic spot on the shores of Lake Macquarie yesterday.  It was a gorgeous day - sunny, but not hot, and a gentle breeze to keep the flies away.  Our picnic lunch consisted of a yummy tossed salad and barramundi fish fillets cooked on the barbeque.  We sat under the shade of a big old tree soaking up the ambience and chatting.  Oh yes, and in keeping with his persona of being a big kid, the lovely Wayne also brought along his remote controlled helicopter which we played with (oh alright, he flew it well and I crash landed it!).  Anyhoo, the photo.  Yesterday's prompt was lunch, so here's barbequed barramundi fillet with salad...

Acknowledging an idiot

Like I said we had a delighful day yesterday, however I must vent about a motorist we encountered on our drive.  To the woman in the white sedan who ran the give way sign causing us to screech to a halt to avoid you, the hand gestures and swearing at us because I dared to honk the horn were amazing - what a great role model you are to those 2 children you had in your car!  End of rant!

What's he on about?

Pru - My bff's name isn't actually Pru, it's a pet name.  Our pet names for each other are Pru and Trude (from Kath & Kim) as we can be a bit Pru & Trude-ish when on a shopping expedition! (And yes, we do the accent too).

Guncle - Oh come on people, where have you been?  Gay + uncle = Guncle!

BOB - Bright Orange Beetle.  My first car.

Handsome

April Photo a Day - Day 4:  Someone who makes you happy

The April Photo A Day Challenge prompt for today is Someone who makes you happy.  What can I say here that will do this justice?  Keep it simple and just post the photo methinks!  The lovely Wayne has made me happy for over 22 years :-)  Cue photo....

The photos (clockwise from top left): His first helicopter pilot lesson; Robin the boy wonder; My fave pic (at dinner with friends); His 50th; Pensive at a BBQ; Embarking on the Sydney Tower Skywalk.

You've got mail

April Photo a Day - Day 3:  Mail

Today's photo prompt for the April Photo A Day Challenge is mail.  My photo for today is a screen shot of how I receive roughly 80 percent of my mail - via email, and usually checked/read on my iPhone.  It's just so darn convenient to check it on the go.  And in keeping with my current thing for black and white photos, it has been suitably edited.

As an aside, this prompt has made me think about my current mail arrangements - you'd think that this would be super efficient wouldn't you?  Well I'm sitting here thinking about this and realising that I really do have too many mail avenues - would you believe I have six!  I have 2 home email addresses, 2 work email addresses, a post office box and a letter box out the front of our abode!  On top of that, we also get the occasional item delivered to the lovely Wayne's work place.  Hmmm, methinks there's a bit of overkill there.

How about you dear reader, do you have a number of mail avenues that you use?  Leave a comment to let me know (I really just want justification that I'm not the only crazy person with numerous mail avenues!).

Of Lanterns & Umbrellas

Here I am ready to go with my photo for today's prompt as part of the April Photo A Day Challenge.

April Photo a Day - Day 2:  Colour

For today's prompt of colour I didn't simply want a photo of a single colour, I wanted more than one colour and they had to be bright-ish colours.  We have a set of brightly coloured lanterns under our outdoor umbrella which are both festive and pretty, especially at night when sitting outside enjoying a barbeque with a refreshing glass of wine.  Now in order to get the night time effect, I had to edit the photo just a little to darken the surrounds and make them super bright - what's a little editing between friends?!  Anyhoo, here's the result....lanterns of colour under our umbrella.

It's April already!

Wow can you believe it, it is already April!  As well as April meaning we are a quarter of the way through the year, it also heralds the start of another photo challenge.  I'm again participating in a photo challenge thought up by Chantelle over at Fat Mum Slim.  Her challenges really are fun and although I participated in her February challenge, I took a break for March so I'm all keen and ready to participate in Chantelle's April Photo a Day Challenge.  If you're not familiar with the challenge, follow that link over to her blog for more info.  In a nutshell, you take a photo each day of April utilising the list of photo prompts from Chantelle's list (I've included a copy of this below).

April Photo a Day - Day 1:  Your reflection

If you've been following me on Instagram, you will notice that the last few photos I've posted are all black and white - I'm having a bit of a thing with black and white photos at the moment, just in case you couldn't tell!  Anyhoo, the prompt for today is your reflection.  What better reflection can you get of yourself than in a mirror?  So here you have it, my reflection in the mirror (not surprisingly, in black and white).

If you decide to join in and participate in the April Photo a Day challenge, please leave a comment with a link to where your photos are - I'd love to see 'em.