Saturday, 14 August 2010

more journal pages

it's been another busy week here
and quite cold too with the westerly winds making their usual appearance for this time of year.

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for some reason the images appear blurry in smaller format

last sunday, aaron and i sat outside under the pergola and sketched some potted plants in our new moleskine journals.  this sketch is of my aeonium saucer plant.  i didn't think this plant was ever going to progress as it stayed small for so long until, one day, aaron re-potted it into a larger pot and within a few weeks it trebled in size. now i know why they call it a saucer plant....it's HUGE!

during the week, i did the following sketch to commemorate reece bringing home another trophy in a Fight World Cup 6 bout!
HE WON!!!
the ref called it in just 46 seconds into the first round

and, as yesterday was friday 13th, i decided to play with a 'dark' theme in my journal.
 the day was quite uneventful however we did watch 'What Lies Beneath' on DVD last night (13th) to mark the occasion.

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BABY NEWS!
michelle went for her 20 weeks scan and, according to the scan, she is having a baby click this link to find out!

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UPDATE ON BRAD
brad's symptoms persist and we recently found out that his aunt was admitted to hospital this past week with upper body neurological symptoms.......her eyelids refuse to open, she is suffering extreme head pain intermittently and she is having difficulty swallowing on an intermittent basis because messages from the brain don't seem to be getting through.....scary stuff, huh?  the common factor that we have noted is that brad and his aunt both started having neurological symptoms about a week to two weeks after having the flu shot (which includes the H1N1 swine flu). from what i have since found out, some neurological disorders have been linked to the swine flu vaccine.  the scary part is that brad's aunt had her flu shot back in april and her mild symptoms gradually worsened over the past four months. we're hoping that nothing further develops with brad being that he only had the flu shot a month ago.

the MADDENING part is that specialists are trying to insinuate that brad's aunt is suffering depression, hence all these symptoms she is having.  this is ridiculous!  naturally, brad's aunt is frightened and upset at what is happening to her but, normally, she would be no more depressed than me.  she has an MRI scheduled for monday so, hopefully, it will uncover the real cause behind the symptoms.

will keep you posted

~ love, light and peace ~

Friday, 6 August 2010

you will be missed

since saturday, there has been a lot of destruction going on behind our back fence and i'm feeling very sad about it. the tract of bushland behind us is in the process of being demolished to make way for a residential development.
Pigma micron pen & watercolour in 11½" x 8" Moleskine journal
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there will be no more observations of the kookaburras and other birds nesting in the termite nest set high up in the tree behind our fence

no more picnics in the backyard whilst enjoying the chatter and activity of the birds in the overhanging branches above us

yesterday, the machines came for you, the last tree standing behind our backyard fence

they roped you, pulled you and sawed away at your base
the birds protested and i cried as....

...you fell

and you were no more
....a feeling of emptiness now prevails

there you lay behind our fence....broken and doomed

...while the carnage continues

my heart is sad
and i will miss you

~ love, light and peace ~

Tuesday, 3 August 2010

Day-trippin'

Sunday was a beautiful day so we decided to drive out to one of our favourite spots - Burgess Park.  Michelle and Alex came too.  It was soooooooo relaxing and we enjoyed a yummy picnic lunch. 

Michelle and Alex

Aaron wading in the creek....the water was cold!
 
Beau practised cracking the whip but we only have video footage so no pic to post. I did get a pic of Michelle's growing baby bump. She is 19 weeks and 5days in the pic below.
Tomorrow, we find out what sex the baby is.....so excited!

I managed some sketching on location - YAY!

My sketch was going well of the Queensland Bottle Tree until more day-trippers turned up and parked their car right in front of my subject blocking my view of the tree base.  Ah well, luckily I had done the main outline.  I also got to use my compact travel watercolour set for the first time.....LOVED IT!

The end result below.  Bottle trees are my favourite tree.

Thanks to all my wonderful and caring blogger friends for your concern and well wishes for Brad.  The symptoms are still happening and we will be seeing the Neurologist this week.  I'll keep you posted.

~ Love, light and peace ~