Day 128 - Someone Who Inspires You

I am not the kind of person who has heroes, nor do I have a mentor , so today's brief was tricky to fulfil. After a bit of thought, I came up with someone who has featured on my blog before and that is my friend Peta.

Many times I have thought of Peta, usually when I have been up in the middle of the night with a much younger crying Henry. The reason I have thought of Peta is that she has twins! When things have been really tough, I have reminded myself that Peta did this with two babies and she survived.

The other person in my picture, is Henry. Henry is the reason that I keep my blog going. When I am busy and feel like I don't have time to keep up with so many things, my blog is something that I know I have to press on with. After having my 2011 project printed into a book, I realised how worth it, it was to keep the project going, so that one day Henry can read all about my life and his childhood.

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slim's blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 7: Someone Who Inspires You

Day 127 - You

Well it isn't often that I appear on my own blog, but the theme for the 6th day of May was you... which I guess really means... me!

So this is a self taken portrait of me at Lake George this afternoon on our way back from the Pumpkin Festival at Collector. It isn't my favourite photo of the day, but for this month at least, I will be trying to stick to the theme.

We had a beautiful day at Collector which was mostly sunny and warm, but when we stopped at the Lake George look out on the way back it was freezing cold and windy. Maybe that is why I am pulling a funny face in this pic!

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slim's blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 6: You

Day 126 - Bird

Lots of people aren't big on birds and I am kind of one of them, although I really do like cockatoos and galahs. A couple of days ago I saw about 10 of each hanging out together and thought it would make a great photo... but wrong day for this theme. On a drive out to Googong this morning I didn't have my camera handy to snap a huge bird that must have been an eagle, that soared overhead.

Later in the day as we drove into the city for some shopping however, I did spot a little gang of cockatoos. Gang? I googled this... perhaps it is a pandemonium of cockatoos, or it could be a cacophony apparently. I snuck up on them to get a few photos.

I know cockatoos get a bad rap, but I love their sense of fun!

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slim's blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 5: Bird

Day 125 - Fun

Something that I am enjoying about this May Challenge is that it is encouraging me to go out and find subjects for my photos that will fit the theme, whereas when there is no set theme, I tend to wait for something to happen that may be interesting to snap for my blog!

Even though I haven't been to the circus that's in town, I have to say that driving past the big top semi regularly, it does look quite impressive... and of course a circus does symbolise "fun"!

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slim's blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day4; Fun

Day 124 - Something You Wore Today

With today's theme being Something You Wore Today I wasn't looking forward to taking my own photo to show what I wore today!

Luckily opportunity presented itself before we arrived home tonight, when I opened the back door of the car to see Henry wrapped in the scarf that I wore today.

My bright green silk scarf was bought in Vietnam and I always wish that I had bought a couple more in different colours, because we really did see them everywhere in a wide variety of hues. There are only so many things you can bring home though. It really is a favourite clothing item of mine.

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slim's blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day3; Something You Wore Today

Day 123 - Skyline

With a half hour window this afternoon between a physio appointment and pilates I had to get a photo of the skyline today. I took a very quick driving and walking tour around Queanbeyan  and after taking a few shots, I finally remembered a little church that I had seen a little while ago. At the time I thought it would be good to photograph. I took a couple of photos that I really like, but looking now, I think it is more of a roofline, than a skyline.

So instead, here's my alternative! Taken from Lanyon Drive this morning, looking across to Canberra, which you can just see on the left, in the distance.

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slim's blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 2; Skyline. 

Day 122 - Peace

To inject a little inspiration into my blog this month, I have decided to play along with the challenge presented on Fat Mum Slim's blog (www.fatmumslim.com.au) and for today the theme was Day 1; Peace.

For me, peace is a few different things. The sound of the quiet when I am the first up in the morning, the sound of Henry sleeping, sitting in the garden in the middle of the day or the sound of my classroom about 5 minutes after bell time.

After a decidedly unpeaceful morning where Henry woke at about quarter to 5, I was luckily able to resettle him in bed with us and peacefully he slept, until I decided to take his photo at quarter to 7!