Purple Haze

Purple almost escaped me. A new pair of shoes for winter, a sweet new picture and Vietnamese silk bags. I tip toed into the Rooster's room to kiss him good night and a blast of purple greeted me.

The Rooster loves this blanket. He chose it two years ago when he went into a big boy bed and only said last week when I pulled it out for the winter, "Ah Mummy. I love my purple blankie. I was wondering where it was hiding"

Loads more purple over at Curious Girl. She is hosting colour week. Am really enjoying playing along. have seen so many beautiful images and discovered a bunch of new blogs.

Yellow and orange

I had grand plans today of showcasing the delicious autumn hues blanketing our mountains. But this morning I got called into work and I taught four lessons and then sat in the bush for 2 and a half hours on a chair watching kids run a cross country. I looked and searched but not a hint of yellow was in that eucalypt, gum tree bush. Not a deciduous tree in sight.

Bursts of yellow still managed to catch my eye. A spade to trip on. An autumn wreath made for the front door at preschool. Mother's Day chrysanthemums that catch the morning light as it streams through the kitchen window. These grape vine leaves were taken late tonight as I hung out washing (vomit covered washing....yes, lots of yellow and orange there).

More yellow and much more orange here. Go check out the other colour week players on Lisa's sidebar.

Hues of Blue

The sky held no blue today. It was damp and wintry and positively grey. We have been spoilt with glorious sunny days in the first few weeks of autumn. Today the blue skies have disappeared and the washing is still damp on the line. The fire has burned and we have busied ourselves indoors. My eyes caught plenty of blue as I went about my day. My gumboots to feed the chickens, a new pendant, a beautiful card that has a new place in our home. Our throw rug from Iceland, bought on the spur of the moment but so much a part of our winter days. The sweetest pair of shoes in our house and that last shot, found on my camera taken from 2 year old height.

Tomorrow orange and yellow. Autumn in the mountains is breathtaking.

Head over to Curious Girl and see what other azure hues people have captured.

Red and Pink

I discovered Curious Girl's week of Colour very late last night after I had written a lot of school reports. I think that this is just what I need to get me through a very busy, work-laden, grey beginning week. I looked through some of the shots I took and downloaded yesterday and by chance some of them were very red and pink. A sign that this was definitely something I should play along with.

Stay tuned for a week of colour. This week seems so dull and wintry.
Check out what others have been doing here.

Time flies

5 years ago I was filling in forms preparing for the birth of the Rooster. Tonight I spent some time dotting the i's and crossing the t's on the Roosters enrolment forms for school next year. Sheesh! Where did that time go? I needed a passport photo of our boy so asked him to stand still and try to look serious. Ridiculous what he thinks is serious. He's been sick for the past few weeks and all cold sorey and wind chaffed lippy. Have touched up the last shot smudging away the minge that has over taken his face.

I feel a little achy at my boy going off on this next adventure. He is very excited but has no idea what 5 days at school away from Mum really means. He knows he will catch the bus from Mummy's school and that he will have his best buds starting with him. He can't wait to read books so that he can sit up in bed and read under his reading lamp. He is ready already but it is still many months off. He has a birthday and Christmas and summer to wait. In the world of a nearly 5 year old that is forever. Which is OK too. Time to fill our days with play and swimming and cooking and reading before the business of school days kicks in.

To pee or not to pee

A funny thing happened today that I just need to get off my chest. And get clarification on. And stand corrected if need be.

Today we were at soccer watching Tools huff and puff around the paddock. 20 minutes from the end Missy called out that she needed to pee. I looked about and realised that the public loos were on the other side of the field. Newly toilet trained, I was unsure if a) we would make it or b) that this in fact was the real deal and not just a false alarm.

Giving her the benefit of the doubt I headed behind the spectators to a grassy patch and let her squat. As I stood in front of her I heard two things; the roar of a goal from the opposition and the squawk of a woman calling out that there were toilets across the road at McDonald's. I waved her off saying we were OK and thanks for the tip. Little did I know that it wasn't a tip but a reprimand to get myself and my little girl to the loo pronto, citing that it was indecent for her to pee in public in front of all these people.

I was a little taken aback and embarrassed that I had made such an error of judgment. I have toilet trained before and thought nothing of a bush pee if the moment necessitates. Mind you, my first was a boy. Is it inappropriate for a girl of two to squat and pee? Did I put my daughter in an indecent position as my commentator suggested? Do I need to reign myself in and flee to the public amenities?

What is the story? Can anyone help?

Bunnies in my garden

Lots of bunnies in my garden, looking for some eggs.

Two little tired bunnies, fast asleep in beds.