115/365 ANZAC Day

This morning we rose early to attend our local dawn service.  There is always a nice big turnout of people of all ages which is wonderful to see.  All generations taking time out of their day to remember those who have serve and still serve our country to make it the safe place we a blessed in which to live.

106/365 Beauty

A beautiful surprise gift from my hubby the other day that inspired me to take today's photo of the day.

103/365 Hello There

This little creature was as curious about me as I was about it.  It's wonderful what you can see when you use a macro lens, nature is just amazing.

93/365 Leaf

It was the first official day of school holidays today.  Today we decided to stay home and take the day slowly.  My youngest had a friend come and visit for the day which was lovely.  Later in afternoon I went outside and did a little bit more gardening/weeding.  The garden is looking lovely now and is ready for me to plant some seedlings which I am looking forward to.  It's such a nice feeling having a garden weed free and looking it's best.  While outside weeding I came across this unusual leaf and thought it would be fun to photograph for this weeks 'My Week of Close Up'.  I hope you enjoyed your Tuesday.

92/365 Close Up

Today I thought I would participate in a little meme about 'My Week of Close Up'. Being out in the garden I was inspired and took these couple of photos to participate.  I decided to keep them both because I just couldn't decide which I liked best.  I love the sweet seaside daisy but love the unusual spring formation of the vine also.   

58/365 Mushrooms on trees

We have been having a decent amount of rain which has been a blessing towards the end of a a very hot summer. Whilst hanging the washing on the line the tree next door caught my attention.  So this afternoon in the moody light, I got my macro lens on and captured them.

31/365 Birthday Roses

My hubby bought a gorgeous bunch of white roses for my daughter's birthday.  So today I thought I would get out my trusty macro lens and take of photo of their beauty.

5/365 Pikelet

The cupboards were looking a bit bare for afternoon treats today.  So I made some simple pikelets to feed my hungry family.

The month of May

Vast night sky.

May 1st - Fruit

May 2nd - Seasonal

May 3rd - I bought this

May 4th - Sweet

May 5th - Little

May 6th - Five

Looking up I couldn't help but notice the stunning blue sky.

May 7th - My walls

May 8th - Thank gosh it's Friday

May 9th - Colourful

May 10th - Makes me happy

May 11th - The horizon

May 12th - Bubbles

A pretty macro photo

May 14th - Yellow

May 15th - 9:00am

My shoes for an instagram meme.

May 16th - How I relax

May 17th - What I'm doing now

May 18th - Selfie/self portrait

May 19th - Mirror

May 20th - Stripes

A half healthy afternoon tea, chocolate cupcake and raw caramel slice.

Foggy morning photos.

May 21st - Crisp

May 22nd - Energy

May 23rd - Negative Space

May 24th - Together

 Dinner preparations

 Pretty sky

Miss 11 looking so grown up, heading to her year 6 camp.

May 26th - A black and white edit

 May 27th - Flowers

 May 28th - Glass

 A pretty bunch of flowers I bought for me.

 May 30th - Lunch

May 31st - Basket
It was a pretty good month again for me keeping up with the photo taking challenge. I did skip a couple days this month as I chose not to follow the prompts but I did take other photos instead.  I've included the other photos I took over the month too I hope you will enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking them. 

Catching Up

April 3rd - My morning

 April 4th - Pastel (hundreds and thousands)

 April 5th - Eggs

April 6th - Peace

April 7th - Letters

April 8th - Yellow

 April 9th - What I'm listening to

 April 11th - My view today

 And a photo of Molly just because

Hello how has your week been? We've had a pretty quiet week really one day we didn't even leave the house, gee I love those days I probably could use a few more but not sure my two would agree. There has been a bit of baking done, a tiny bit of craft I really need to do more, a trip to the city and a day at the shops for my teen to have lunch with her friend. I have been good and still following the prompts from The Bethadilly Challenge - April Prompts.  Some days are a little trickier than others but I'm loving the challenge and the fact I am picking up my camera each day.  There hasn't really been much else happening here, just life and the usual family things some fun and some not as fun ahh the joys of family..... Tomorrow though hubby, the girls and I are going to have a family photo shoot which should be fun.  I have to say I am super nervous it has been years since we've had a family photo done of just the four of us but it really is important to me to have these memories, before I know it Miss 15 will be finished school and have her own life.... Anyway I hope all is going well in your world, that you have had an enjoyable Saturday and that Sunday is sensational too.