L.O.V.E

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I found this idea of making a whiteboard out of a photo frame on Pinterest.  Instead of the original idea of using it to put weekly meals on I decided to use it for favourite quotes so that I could change them each week or so. The pink spotted paper isn't quite what I wanted but it was all I had available at the time.  Max decided he liked the idea and begged me to let him write a message on it instead.  This is what he wrote.

DRAMATIC B&W

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"No-one else will ever know the strength of my love for you.

After all you're the one who knows what my heart sounds like from the inside"

PAINTING WITH LIGHT

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I had a lot of fun with this one.  It's called painting with light.  Basically you use a torch light in a dark room with a very long exposure and 'paint' away.  I was in a small room with an 85mm lens so not a lot of room to play with, next time I'll use a wider lens and maybe write some words but it really was a fun experiement.  For those who want to try this at home you will need a tripod or something to sit the camera on, a dark room and a torch or light of some sort to paint with.  Set your camera to self timer and set the exposure for 10 seconds or so.  (You will need to manually focus on the area you are going to be standing)   Switch off your flash too.

If you do happen to give it a go make sure you show me the results.  I'd love to see what you get.

YOGA

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This is what they decided to do tonight - yoga!  Miss A has a little book of yoga for children which they like to try out now and again.

OVERCOMING HURDLES

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This is a significant image for us.  It depicts a hurdle which Max has overcome this year - school swimming!  2 years ago he did swimming with his school and lasted only a few days, it gave him so much stress we struggled to get him to even go to school.  Last year there was no way he was going to do swimming with his school so he stayed behind in another class which to him was the lesser of two evils!!  We got him some private lessons which helped his confidence in the water and gave him some necessary skills.  2 weeks ago we talked about trying the swimming lessons this year and he made a brave decision to give it a go so long as I was there to watch.  After two days he was moved to a higher level and two days after that was moved to a higher level again. Tomorrow is the last day and I am so proud of his efforts and accomplishments in conquering his fear.

EYEDROPPER PAINTING

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It's been a while since I did some artwork with Miss A so today we did some eyedropper dye painting.  Basically it's food colouring in water using an eyedropper to drop the paint onto a paper towel.  The paper towel absorbs the dye and makes colourful patterns.

FRESIAS

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Fresias are one of my absolute favourite spring flowers.  Not only are they pretty but their scent is gorgeous.  Every year I plant more of these bulbs in my garden so that when spring comes I have plenty to cut and put inside.