Charlie's Worldlast pics of 2011
Posted on January 1, 2012
First up – I want to wish everyone who comes to this blog my very best for 2012! May it be amazing for all of you.
Ok – here’s the last of the photos from 2011!
The girls wanted to try out their new boogie boards and as the wind was blowing pretty strongly, the ocean was likely to have a few good small children friendly sized waves.
So I packed up my camera and a beach chair and took them down for a few hours.
Photos and Stuff
Posted on December 29, 2011
Yup, it’s one of those random ‘here’s a load of photos’ posts.
Well, I have time off work what do you expect??!!
We’ve had a pretty chilled out week so far, not trying to catch up with friends too much and mostly catching up on family downtime. We’ve bummed around the house, scoffed picnic food 3 days on the trot (well, why wouldn’t you? – we are talking about brie on crackers with prosciutto and a side helping of tearing bread and olive oil, capsicum fetta and sun dried tomatoes and to top it all – dolmades)
Red Wine Wednesday – Pepperjack Shiraz
Posted on December 28, 2011
Greetings, red wine lovers 🙂
Apologies for the lack of RWW posts for the last few weeks, but it’s just been too hectic with work and Christmas and all that.
Well, to make up for it, I am reviewing a Christmas present – 2009 Pepperjack Shiraz from the Barossa Valley
Christmas 2011
Posted on December 26, 2011
So, it’s that time of year again.
Where parents frantically try to get what their kids want without going overboard
Where husbands and wives think frantically what their spouses would like this year
Where inlaws buy socks
Where children make handcrafted trinkets with love for their parents
Where vouchers are the ultimate safe haven when you just can’t work out that perfect gift
Actually, the ultimate safe haven are pamper packs of bath salts and smellies.
But not this year..
They call it stormy Monday..
Posted on December 12, 2011
Yesterday evening it clouded over and went all grey and dreary. Usually that means that the sunset is nothing special, just a warm glow, often a thin blue line of cloudless horizon for the sun to peak through just before it sets.
Well, last night I thought it was going to do the same, so I stayed in and pottered about a bit.
I kinda got it wrong.
The sunset was spectactular. Read More
The tale of the kite and the moon
Posted on December 11, 2011
It’s been a while since I went down to Safety Bay and took some shots of the kite surfers – winter isn’t the best time for them to be out (we only get that reliable sea breeze once the daytime temperatures start to hit the high 20’s) and I’ve been busy with other stuff.
I had some time yesterday whilst Jay was doing some study for her degree so I popped down camera in hand to see who was about
Photo Sunday
Posted on December 4, 2011
It’s been too long since I went for a meander with the camera. I wanted to take some kite surf shots today – it was supposed to be windy with storm, but as it turned out, it was only windy for a few hours and then nothing.
Still as a still thing playing sleeping lions.
And then it got really overcast too.
I really thought I’d blown it and wasn’t going to get to go out at all.
Well, the rain and storms held off a few km out to sea and the sun kept finding a way through. In fact, the dark/light combination was kind of interesting.
iPhone 4s
Posted on November 28, 2011
I took delivery of a new iPhone 4s the other week as I was out of contract and had the opportunity to upgrade for next to nothing. Yes, I’m a sad case and I know the arguments, Samsung, Android, blah blah.
But I don’t care – I’ve had my 3Gs for 2 years and save for a couple of minor IOS updates that were not as stable as they might have been, its been a revelation. You can do so much on it – games, photos, video, internet, well, just about everything.
But that’s old news
Red Wine Wednesday – Woven Leaf Shiraz
Posted on November 22, 2011
So, my dear and beautiful readers, I’ve really spoiled you on the blog this last few weeks – 3 wine posts and some photos of my kids goofing off – I think I need to be more generous and diverse on my content creation.
Anyway, it is what it is – so welcome to another Red Wine Wednesday (in glorious wine colour too – am I good to you or what?)
This week – its a 2008 Woven Leaf Shiraz
Photo play time
Posted on November 19, 2011
I, well, Jay and I, decided that it had been too long since we had used the studio lights and taken some proper shots of the kids goofing around, so whilst they went off to the shops, I set up the Bowens in the lounge, fired up the camera and waited for their return with props and ideas.
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