For those who don’t know, (and I don’t pretend to know a lot) Holden cars are made in Australia. They seem to be a big deal to John and his brother Graham. From Wikipedia: GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The...
After our day at the Birds of Prey Centre and all the parks we visited, I was starving. We didn’t know which beach to go to see a sunset, so I suggested a beach with FOOD. John eats a hearty breakfast and can last all day, and I on the...
After Whiteman Park and part of the morning at the WA Birds of Prey Center, we went to Lake Monger for a second time, this time with the intention of walking completely around the lake. There were more birds waiting for their photos to be taken. After a walk around...
I think men in general don’t like to throw things away. Since the passing of my dad, we have found more stuff and can’t believe some of the things he had kept over the years. You hear about it all the time in the sit-coms, the wives want to throw...
I am far from the Grandchildren, but the internet brings us closer. I got a note from Silas via Miranda’s Facebook, that he missed me. It was so sweet, I hurried on to Skype. But just because we’re using the internet to catch up, doesn’t mean we don’t have to...
We made it one month. So, we celebrated. We decided to do something we had done before, go to Perth from King’s Park and take city at night photos. John and I both grabbed our camera gear and his tripod, found a place to eat, then we were ready. ...
After the egg hunt, John and I were off to Perth Zoo for the Docent Birthday Party. At this point, he had his camera, and a good thing too, he took lovely photos of us!
Sunday, we were invited to Cathy and Graham’s to an early Easter Egg Hunt. (Given that they will be very busy on Easter) 🙂 It was our job to pick up Dad and Iris, and because we had a party at the zoo that night, I didn’t bring my...
They call the coast here by the Indian Ocean, the Sunset coast. It earns its name almost daily. “They who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs; You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.” Psalm 65:8 (NASB) Anyone who really knows...
I am not really into cars, but John likes classic cars and we thought we might see something fun to share with Paul from Severn Gas Pumps. This is but a few of the things we saw. At the museum we learned the story of...
Saturday, John and I were unsure what to do. Since he lives close to Whiteman Park, we decided to go there. Magpies make me nervous, as I know they can be very aggressive. I knew it wasn’t their aggressive time of year, but I was leery just the...
Lake Monger is a large urban wetland on the Swan Coastal Plain in suburban Perth, Western Australia nestled between the suburbs of Leederville, Wembley and Glendalough. The lake is presently used extensively for recreation as well as being a major tourist attraction with up to 12,000 visitors per week (Middle,...
Fayre-that’s the way they spelled it. Yesterday, we went to a Medieval Fayre in Perth’s Supreme Court Gardens. We went and were prepared that it would be nothing like Maryland’s Ren Fest, but it was fun just the same. These birds were the same ones...
Carrying on in doing things like no other couple does, two weeks after our wedding, Georgie held a wedding reception for us. She asked us to dress up like we did for the wedding which I was happy to do, I’m such a girl. 🙂 ...
The Gap is an impressive rugged granite channel carved by the waves of the Great Southern Ocean crashing against the granite coastline forming a spectacular sheer drop of almost twenty five metres. The Natural Bridge is a granite formation caused by the gradual wearing away of the rock...
We got to the point of our hike where we were pulling ourselves up rocks but we reached a wonderful view. The Wedge-tailed Eagle has long wings (wingspan 2.3 m), a characteristic long, wedge-shaped tail, and legs that are feathered all the way to the base of the toes. The...
We were finally approaching Mt. Barker. The only Dolphin sibling I had not yet met yet was Andy. I was already familiar with his work however. He is a very talented artist, blogger, caricature artist, and animator. I really like a lot of his work, but one of his recent...
or, it’s my honeymoon, I’ll scream if I want to. 🙂 I was excited to this next part of our trip, as I hadn’t been to Mt. Barker before. But first we had to get there.
Our time was up at Siesta Park and we packed the car up to drive to Mount Barker. Siesta Park is a special place, so a look around before we go…
After our visit to the lighthouse, we made our way up the coast back to Siesta Park. We took our time exploring. Our first stop was at Foul Bay. There was nothing foul about it, it was peaceful, blue, pristine…I can never understand how we visit all these beaches and...
Dina called me some time back, “I know you can’t have the traditional bridal shower, but when you go to Australia, you’re going to need things, and we can buy you pretty lingerie, make up, a wedding dress….What do you think Barb?” I nearly cried I was so touched at...
Miranda needed to go to Target. I really didn’t have anything I needed to get there. But when she told me she was going, I offered to tag along, why? Oh, so as not to miss moments like these…. Who needs a reason to go to Target?
Make your own slideshow at Animoto. New Year’s Eve Laura and I had the pleasure of photographing the King Wedding. We already knew we were in for a treat with this couple as we had so much fun photographing their engagement photos. I took so many photos that...
Sunday brought Christmas! We went to church and family came soon after. I didn’t get many photos, perhaps after a few rounds of presents, I was tuckered out. 🙂
Rubàwas tucked into bed (Silas was allowed to stay up) and we continued our Christmas.
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~George Eliot Today the weather was so autumn perfect, Laura and I decided to take a walk with a little cranky RubÃÂ. I think...
Dina has been trying to get us three together for awhile now. Today, we finally were all able to take or MAKE the time to get together for lunch. Dina suggested Anne Arundel Seafood, and it turned out to be the perfect place for me. I love steamed Snow...
After a rather lackluster time on the playground equipment, the boys with Laura and I went to the woods to see if the cats were still there. That area is close to the baseball field. That became an invitation to jump off the bleachers and climb fences. The boys had...
Something very sweet this morning, while talking to John on the webcam….looking behind me and seeing Silas petting Jasper while watching Sesame Street. Yaya came in and said, “Oh your daddy used to like Bert and Ernie, probably still does.” 🙂
Galaxy Cookies The other day Miranda pointed out that we have Macadamia nuts and some white chocolate chips left over from some baking I did when John was here in April. Our cookie jar was empty and I wanted to use up those ingredients. I decided to look through my...
(and Silas too) But this time we had the camera focused mainly on RubÃ. It wasn’t easy trying to take a movie with my cell phone while strolling a child, but here is what I got. 🙂
Yesterday, we went as a family to Patapsco Valley State Park (the Avalon entrance). It has been awhile since our last trip out there. This area is within the southern end of Patapsco Valley State Park. The primary entrance is located off of South Street in Baltimore County. Three distinct...
During my birthday Chris suggested for us to go out to eat as a way of celebrating the occasion. Sounded good to me. Jimmy jumped on board with the idea too. Chris’s idea was to go to the Cheesecake Factory, and since I had never been, sounded perfect to me....
I can’t believe that sweet little bundle born a year ago is now walking and keeping our household well on its toes! I am so thankful to God for our little precious and that I get to be such a part of her life.
This time it took nearly two days of travel time for John to get home. When at last we could say hi on the webcam again, Silas was sure to climb up on my lap and immediately tell John, “I miss you, Mr. Dolphin” which I quickly captured the moment...
