Scavenger Hunt - Easter @ Rainbow Beach

 I've been absent from Scavenger Hunt Sundays for a few weeks. We spent Easter and a couple of weeks at Rainbow Beach, enjoying the beach and relaxed pace. Since we came back life has been hectic with school and traveling interstate for a family member's wedding. Looking back over these photos reminds me of our wonderful vacation and Easter holiday.

1. Yellow

Yellow Easter Decorations

2. Something that makes you Smile

My son and husband having time to spend together.

3. Ancient or Antique

Ancient Australian History: Aboriginals believed that the world was made by the Ancestors, back in the Dreamtime. The Ancestors made everything – the rocks, mountains, plants and animals. The Ancestors left certain sights to show which places were to be sacred. According to the Kaby Dreaming, Yiningie, the spirit of the gods, often took the form of a rainbow. Yiningie was killed in a fight with a bad man, coming to the rescue of a beautiful maiden. He was broken apart by a killing boomerang, when he crashed into the cliffs, his spirit coloured the sands. This is the ancient Dreamtime story for how Rainbow Beach and the Coloured Sands were formed.

4. Splash

5. In the Sun

1. Simple

Easter at the beach.

2. Grain

Sand grains flying in the wind.

3. Transportation

The only transportation we needed, our feet!

4. Stitch

My son laughing so hard he's in "stitches"!

5. Bubbles

1. New

A birds nest, actually with Easter eggs.

2. Life

Life on the beach. And beach life, chasing crabs and relaxing!

3. Fragrant

Passion fruit!

4. Pink

5. Obvious

We love {heart} the beach!

Quarterly Top 5 January, February & March 2012

I realised I haven't taken many portraits of my son this quarter. It's been really busy around here lately. He's just finished his first term of year 1. I've been really shocked by the level of work they are doing in the classroom and the amount of homework they've had. So when we got to the weekend I didn't want to follow him around with a camera!
I had a chuckle to myself though when I realised just how many hand shots I've taken of him. It seems to have been our thing lately. I could show you a whole set just of hand shots! I remember thinking to myself at Christmas time that soon he will be growing up and all those childish features, such as his small hands will be growing.

“There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.”  ~ Walt Streightiff

I took this for Earth Hour and also for a Scavenger Hunt prompt "Seven".

He was pretending to be a monster and get me!

Picking flowers for mummy!

Looking into a little mirror!

 "If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you made me smile, I would have the whole night sky in the palm of my hand." ~ Unknown

Taken for the Scavenger Hunt prompt Bliss.  My son is my bliss, he makes every little thing worthwhile and everything wonderful! 

If you want to take a peek at my April, May & June 2011, July, August & September 2011 and Top 11 of 2011.

Scavenger Hunt - Clouds, Sun Flare, Seven, High Angle & Low Angle

Wow, what a busy week! Easter break has just begun, but the last week of school was hectic, although lots of fun! I helped out in the classroom making Easter baskets and hats with the kids, getting completely covered in glitter!  They had an awesome Easter hat parade and concert, each class singing a song with actions. it was lots of fun, but exhausting, and I had little time for photos. But here's what I managed to come up with.

3. Seven

“There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.”

 ~ Walt Streightiff

 There are also seven continents of the world. I took this photo for Earth Hour. This Saturday, 31st of March at 8:30pm was Earth Hour! "Hundreds of millions of people switched off their lights for one hour, on the same night, all around the world to signal their care for the amazing planet we call home."  We just spent ours playing Dominos by candlelight. If you want to know more check out these links.  The idea is to use this opportunity to think of ways to reduce your carbon footprint throughout the year. This past year we installed solar panels to reduce our energy consumption.
www.earthhour.org/
www.wwf.org.au/earthhour/

1. Clouds

"How Sweet to be a cloud, floating in the Blue!" ~ A. A. Hodge

2. Sun Flare

I took this photo a couple of weeks ago. I just didn't have time this week for something new. But I haven't shared this. I think the butterfly is laying an egg on the leaf!

4. High Angle

Some Easter Eggs that the teacher hid in their Easter baskets. What was left of them at least by the time we got home!

5. Low Angle

Some moss! I was crawling around on my tummy in my mum's garden, trying to find something for this prompt.

Scavenger Hunt - Whimsy, Create, Dust, Seed or Sprout & Swing or Drop

Thanks for all the Birthday wishes last week, and all the get well messages! I'm feeling much better now. 

1. Whimsy

"Do you know where Wonderland is? It is the place you visit in your dreams, the strange and wondrous place where nothing is as it seems. " ~ Alice in Wonderland

2. Create

I finally created a new header. I used a Vol.25 Digital Eye Candy "Free to be Me" Album template. 

3. Dust

A sweet dusting of icing sugar!

4. Seed or Sprout

 Neither, we're in Autumn here in Australia. I am starting to get into Easter though. I love this vintage Easter egg box, I love the charming picture on it. My mum believes this was her's when she was little, so it's between 50 and 60 years old! These are still commonly used in Sweden where you fill it with lollies or smaller eggs. We would always receive one at Easter.

However these cosmos flowers decided to make an appearance this week. My son and I planted seeds last year and have been waiting for them to flower.

5. Swing or Drop

Both, I swing my tea egg in my cup then drop in a couple of sugar cubes, then enjoy!

Scavenger Hunt - Vintage, Quote, Nature's Own, People & Photographer's Choice

I realised this week that I haven't been taking care of myself, I've been stressing and not sleeping well, and it caught up with me. I got really run down and sick. For those that worry, I went to the doctor and she sent me for a blood test to make sure it's nothing more serious. But I'm sure it's just that I let myself get run down. Completely bad timing because it was also my birthday this week. So we had to put plans for a lovely romantic dinner on hold. We did go out for lunch to the Botanic Gardens though and I got to try out my birthday present...a Canon 100mm 2.8 L Macro lens!!! :-)
I'm still figuring out how to use it but I'm in love!!
Anyway down to this week's Scavenger Hunt!

1. Vintage

I'm in love with this little baby too! My present from my son. My husband ordered it on Etsy from the US. A Kodak Brownie Holiday Camera 1953 - 1957.

2. Word or Quote

Taken with my new macro lens. This butterfly was actually tiny, about the size of my thumbnail. It's on a Plumbago hedge, so you get an idea from the size of the leaf.

3. Nature's Own

Also with my new lens. I love that you can use it as a general lens too. It's so much smoother too.

4. People

My people! One from the archives this week. My mum, son and husband at Rainbow Beach.

5. Photographer's Choice

Happy Birthday to me!!  Yummy...my cupcake at lunch! Taken with my new lens of course!

Scavenger Hunt - Water, Light, Chocolate, Animal & Crowded

Another week has gone by and now it's time for some scavenging! I really enjoyed this week's prompts.
So here are my interpretations.

1. Water

Looking down a glass bottle. I love the recycle symbol in the bottom, it makes me think of the water cycle and how precious water is to us!

2. Light

This dragonfly seemed to be posing for me and enjoying the dusk light. Taken with my 50mm and extension tube.

3. Chocolate

I love dark chocolate!

4. Animal

Processed with Paint the Moon Silver Spoon action and my 2econd Skin texture

A seagull, I think he's so full of personality!

5. Crowded

Florabella Ethereal texture applied

All these mollusks were crammed into this small crack in a sea wall. I think it was pretty crowded! Taken with my 50mm and extension tube.

Can't wait to see everyone's interpretations!

Scavenger Hunt - Routine, Music, Technology, Show me your Style & Mismatched

What a busy week! I considered not doing the hunt this week but didn't want to miss another week. I haven't had much time for photography. I spent most of the week tracking down printable school resources for my son to use at home. I was pulling my hair out trying to track down a printable number line for maths. I eventually found exactly what I was looking for here. There are also printable addition and subtraction games that are really fun. If anyone has found any fun sites for school resources I'd love to hear about them, feel free to link in the comments.
Anyway here are my interpretations of this week's prompts.

1. Routine

I always kick myself in the morning for not going to bed earlier the night before. If our son doesn't come and wake us up in the morning we always need the alarm to wake up in time. And it's always tempting to hit the snooze button.

2. Music

A draw-knob on my Great Grandfather's reed organ or harmonium. I completely missed out on the musical gene but many of my ancestors were musicians or at least very musical. My great grandfather's would play this organ when there were get togethers or parties. He also played at weddings and funerals.

3. Technology

Old technology, an old typewriter.

4. Show me your Style

It was so hard to sum up my style in one photo, but I love a dreamy soft quality.
Somehow I missed that this was supposed to be your fashion style...oops!

5. Mismatch

Jane Austen was always so preoccupied with mismatched marriages, but I love to get lost in her books.

I apologise to those I didn't have time to visit last week, I hope to make it up this week.