Day 181 - Book Shopping at the NGA

I really enjoy the book shop at the National Art Gallery, but I didn't get to look in there for long today because Henry preferred to look at the sculptures in the foyer (particularly the crocodile) and the steps leading down to the book shop. Once we finally got in there, we chose a couple of books for Henry which he wanted to read straight away. In the picture you can see him intently reading Everyone Poos when we went outside to look at the big outdoor sculpture that you can sit in. I wish I could remember the name and a google search isn't helping! Anyway we sat out there for a while this afternoon with Robbie and Damon enjoying the heated seats!

Day 180 - Soft Clouds

Today I set out to take a photo that depicted 'soft' and when I saw these clouds overhead late in the afternoon, I thought that they would fit the bill nicely. It's interesting, Dale and I both noted the other day, that since we have been concentrating a lot more on photography, we are both so much more aware of the beauty in things around us that we may not have noticed otherwise!

Day 179 - The Eternal Quest for Order

In my eternal quest for order, one thing that I have sorted recently is the laundry shelves! I don't know who would have thought that laundry shelves should be open, or if they used to have doors, but they have always looked messy. I bought the Laundy and House tin from Aldi a couple of weeks ago when they appeared in their catalogue. I have seen similar ones in either Kmart or Big W as well. Then I  got my hands on two sets of baskets from Big W. The baskets are actually plastic, but they look so good, you can only tell by touching them. I think the plastic is a good idea for the laundry. Finally a place to store all those cleaning products, the multiplying green shopping bags and other paraphernalia!

Day 177 - Where You Shop

Where do you shop? One of my favourite places to shop in Canberra is the Canberra Centre and this is the glass cube sculpture that is out the front of the centre. I thought it was a bit more interesting than taking a photo of the shopping centre, but it isn't until now, that I have found out a bit more about it. Apparently the cube changes colour at night in response to touch and sound! Something else to check out later I guess!

Day 176 - Something Cute

This afternoon, Henry and I headed to the park for a bit of a practice photography session. Inspired by Fat Mum Slim's Photo of the Day list, the topic in mind was "Something Cute" and this is what we came up with. Cute huh?

Day 175 - Dani's Birthday Lunch

Yesterday was Dani's birthday and today we went for lunch at a cafe in Parramatta Lakes. I tried very hard to get a photo of Dani with her gorgeous birthday cake, but as the candles were lit, the children there wanted to get in close to the cake, as children do! David organised a delicious white chocolate and strawberry swirled mud cake with white chocolate ganache which was enjoyed by all, including Henry who kept wanting more. Happy Birthday Dani!

Day 174 - Henry's First Escalator Trip

We tried this the other week, but Henry wouldn't have a bar of it... the escalator that is! Today he was happy to do it and then to go back down and do it again! Holding on tightly to his Dad's hand of course. We had a very big shopping trip today, which we don't get to do very often, but Henry was enjoying himself, so we were able to buy a few things for each of us and to get something for Dani's birthday, which is today!