Shambolic Living

Weekly Photo Challenge – Thankful

Janine — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:49:12 +0000

On a day when inland temperatures are predicted to hit 40 degrees celsius I am thankful for living on the coast, for ocean breezes and cool water to swim in.

Weekly Photo Challenge – Green

Janine — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:52:21 +0000

Kermit lamented the difficulties of “being green”. God knows he had enough on his plate trying to deal with Miss Piggy without the added pressure of green-phobia. The nasty remarks by people who couldn’t see past his top-to-toe greenness to discover the kind, loving frog inside. I have a lot of empathy for the little...

Weekly Photo Challenge – Silhouette

Janine — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:37:00 +0000

Photo by David Fitzpatrick

Weekly Photo Challenge – Big

Janine — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:24:58 +0000

I’ve posted one of these photos before when I wrote about our holiday on Lord Howe Island but they fit the theme so well I’ve used them for the challenge. The giant banya trees on Lord Howe show an incredible example of the “big” work of mother nature. ...

Weekly Photo Challenge – Free Spirit

Janine — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:13:26 +0000

This week’s photo challenge was “free spirit”. These photos were captured by my brother, David Fitzpatrick as the bird launched itself from the lightning spike on top of the Tacking Point Lighthouse. We think this is a Peregrine Falcon, the fastest bird on earth.

Weekly Photo Challenge – Wrong

Janine — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:22:50 +0000

Photo by David Fitzpatrick We suspect Mr Pelican may have done something wrong. Perhaps a late night out with the boys and Mrs Pelican is unhappy? She appears to be letting him know exactly where he went wrong. Domestic bliss! This is our entry for this week’s photo challenge.

Weekly Photo Challenge – Purple

Janine — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 08:52:47 +0000

This week’s challenge is to take a shot of my favourite colour – purple. Unfortunately we have very few photos containing purple. My brother has absolutely no photos of anything purple, so we have had to resort to a photo of mine. Unlike my self-taught brother I have taken two short courses in photography....

Weekly Photo Challenge – Movement

Janine — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 06:40:00 +0000

Photo by David Fitzpatrick The aerial ballet of a surfing wipeout is our entry for the photo of the week

Weekly Photo Challenge – Fleeting

Janine — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:57:59 +0000

Our fleeting street shot for this week’s challenge was captured during the Port Macquarie Ironman this year. Susie O’Neill was riding for the Kids Foundation charity which works to decrease the number of childhood injuries and support those who have suffered an injury. On the day both Susie O’Neill, founder of the Kids Foundation,...

Weekly Photo Challenge – Close

Janine — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:26:42 +0000

I’m not sure if I’m still allowed to play in the weekly photo challenge as I’ve moved my blog to a self-hosted site (although still with some connection to wordpress.com via the Jetpack plug in). But for this week at least I’m throwing in my brother’s shot of a couple of friendly owls. Just a...