Shambolic Living

The Art Project – Part 2 – The End Result

Janine — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 11:42:44 +0000

And we are done … the final art project of the school years is finished … and she aced it! Princess Child has worked hard. There was lots of editing where she had to teach herself Photoshop, printing, mounting … and a few tears about Dad, who loved photography and had begun teaching her how...

So I Was Going To Blog …

Janine — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:30:33 +0000

I had plans for blogging today. They went something like this … A heartfelt piece on my daughter passing her driving test and being able to drive unaccompanied, but that turned out to be a little more emotional than I was bargaining on, so it’s still sitting in “drafts”. A nice piece on my daughter’s...

Tongue Tied Thursday

Janine — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:08:36 +0000

Where would you like to sail away to?

Silent Sunday

Janine — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 09:07:44 +0000

Words slowed to a trickle tonight so we’ll go with one of my brother’s photos. Hope you are all having a good weekend.

Weekend Notes – Sunrise

Janine — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 00:14:33 +0000

The Princess Child and her father decided they would do a sunrise excursion this morning for a spot of photography and fishing. The pair did sunrise at the beach, a photo stop at Kooloonbung Creek Nature Park and the Historic Cemetery and breakfast at McDonalds. When the girls were little they were happy to...

Weekly Photo Challenge – Sea

Janine — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 21:53:38 +0000

The weekly photo challenge suited us this week – my brother takes sea photos every day! This one is from Bonny Hills a little town near Port Macquarie.

Wordless Wednesday – Serenity

Janine — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:44:57 +0000

Weekly Photo Challenge – Focus

Janine — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 22:45:20 +0000

Here’s some photos for this week’s photo challenge. All photos by David Fitzpatrick.

Weekly Photo Challenge – Foreshadow

Janine — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 01:47:26 +0000

This week’s photo challenge is foreshadow. This particular photo from my brother seems particularly ominous. Hope you are all enjoying your day wherever you are in the world. In fact, where in the world are you? Feel free to leave in the comments where you live, it would be fascinating to know the variety of...

Weekly Photo Challenge – The Golden Hour

Janine — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 21:23:15 +0000

In photography, the “golden hour” is the first and last hour of sunlight of the day. This week’s photo challenge suited my brother perfectly as he is at the beach at sunrise most mornings. We have a million sunrise shots! Hope you like this one.