up in the air

March 7, 2013 by [ayu]

Do you remember when you were young kids and played so hard, you would run so very fast, or jump so high that your chest hurt and you had to stop to catch your breath just to do it again the whole day, and how happy that made you feel? Well, these shots of my son took me back to that time. There must be something joyful about keeping your body up in the air that he always try to […]

Categories: telling stories • Tags: action shot, bounce, bouncing pillow, childhood, in the air, jump, kids, play hard, playful, school holiday, summer

One Night at the Kangaroo Valley

February 24, 2013 by [ayu]

As it happens, summer is (officially) nearly over here in Australia. The new routines have started to kick in, daily  activities soon became a blur, and before long our summer fun will turn into distant memory. We have had a great summer holiday. Despite the extreme weather (extreme heat, extreme cold, heavy rain, and more) we really enjoyed this summer, maybe the fact that the two summers past have been a real fluke (constant rain and cold weather) made us […]

Categories: telling stories • Tags: Australia, camping, canoe, kangaroo valley, kangaroo valley safari, summer

Day 365 #Project365

December 30, 2012 by [ayu]

Day 365 of the my Project 365. Surely this is the last day of the project? Or is it?  Project 365 runs for a year, which traditionally starts on 1st January to end on the 31st of December, as the 365th day. However, this year is a leap year. There are 366 days in a year. So I think we will have 365 days of photos and a BONUS day tomorrow! Yay! I didn’t expect to be this psyched on […]

Categories: Events, People, Places & Destinations, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: Bronte Beach, End of Project, Project 365 - 2012, reflection, summer, sydney

Day 356 #Project365

December 21, 2012 by [ayu]

  Summer holiday is officially started. Today was Mr 8’s last day of school. Also, it was his last day in this school. He is going to a new school starting next year. So yeah, it was kind of big deal. The school had this farewell ‘bang’ at the end of the day to say goodbye to all the Year 6 graduates and those others who will not come back next year. A lot of chanting, screaming, banging and clapping. […]

Categories: Events, Nikon D90, People, Project 365 - 2012, telling stories • Tags: Canberra, last day of school, portrait, Project 365 - 2012, summer, teacher

Day 348 #Project365

December 13, 2012 by [ayu]

The Mulley Street Yarn-a-thon was today. I’ve written about this event in a post back in August, at the beginning of it. Some of people from the local community, the students of schools involved in the project, even the ACT Chief Minister were there. The gathering was to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the big and horrible bush fire of 2003 in Canberra. The trees and the close surrounding area were, as promised and intended, ‘bombed’with yarns. It’s quite an […]

Categories: Events, Nikon D90, People, Project 365 - 2012, telling stories • Tags: arts, Canberra, community, community project, Mulley Street Yarn-a-thon, Project 365 - 2012, summer, yarn bombing, Yarnathon

Day 346 #Project365

December 11, 2012 by [ayu]

Nikon D90 | AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G | ISO200 | f/1.4 | 1/1000 | Summer ready, Australia?

Categories: Everyday Things, forever faces, Nikon D90, People, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: Canberra, girl portrait, heart-shaped sunnies, Project 365 - 2012, summer, sunnies

Day 344 #Project365

December 9, 2012 by [ayu]

Nikon D90 | AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G | ISO250 | f/2.5 | 1/4000 | The joy of summer. Splash!

Categories: Everyday Things, Nikon D90, People, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: Project 365 - 2012, summer, swimming, water splash

Day 340 #Project365

December 5, 2012 by [ayu]

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… The Christmas tree decoration was today. Elf 01 and elf 02 were working together to help me decorate. Lovely little elves they are, working so well together. I could just watch them for hours…

Categories: Nikon D90, People, Project 365 - 2012, telling stories • Tags: christmas lights, christmas tree, decorating christmas tree, Project 365 - 2012, summer

Day 338 #Project365

December 3, 2012 by [ayu]

This morning was pleasant. Weather wise. It’s not too warm and there was plenty of cool air from the wind. A perfect running day. I remember at the beginning of this project I took a lot of photos with my iPhone during my morning/afternoon run. I’d stop and snapped, and continued on running. I didn’t do that a lot these days as I used mostly my DSLR for my posts. Today I decided to do it again; to take photos […]

Categories: Everyday Things, iPhonegraphy, Nature, Places & Destinations, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: Acton, brilliant morning, Canberra, Project 365 - 2012, running, summer

Day 337 #Project365

December 2, 2012 by [ayu]

Yesterday’s fun at the Main Range orchard, Young, NSW.

Categories: Events, Nikon D90, Places & Destinations, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: cherries, cherry picking, Project 365 - 2012, summer, Young

Day 336 #Project365

December 1, 2012 by [ayu]

We did a day trip to Young for the 2013 National Cherry Picking Festival today. There were loads of happenings there, but the highlights for us, of course, was when we were at the Main Range orchard to pick some cherries ourselves (not all orchards were open for ‘pick yourself’ today). I’ve taken many photos there, but for today’s post I’m just going to share the one I took from my iPhone. It was a full day and I’m totally […]

Categories: Events, Food & Delicious Things, iPhonegraphy, Places & Destinations, Project 365 - 2012, telling stories • Tags: cherries, cherry picking, National Cherry Picking Festival, Project 365 - 2012, summer, Young

Day 61 #Project365

March 1, 2012 by [ayu]

The hunt for the wettest looking photo continues. I think I started to get close to the look I want. The rain today was hard. Some walk path around the school already became a small flowing creek some even 5 centimeters high. My old trusty boots were summoned out to come and play and to help me keep my feet dry. Let’s hope that we don’t have to wake up their knee high friends from their long slumber in the […]

Categories: Everyday Things, iPhonegraphy, Project 365 - 2012 • Tags: Project 365 - 2012, rainy day, school car park, summer, the wet shot