Views Around Circular Quay

One of the things that I always like about a ferry ride going to Manly from Circular Quay is that I can get spectacular views of the Sydney Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and its waterfront surroundings . Taking a ferry ride is the most preferred and best way if you are aiming to see all of that. Some pictures were taken through the glass window of the ferry boat for the chilly wind was blowing hard against us and we needed to close the window to be more comfortable with our trip. We were right up in the second deck of the ferry boat.
(Pictures were taken sometime last April 2009 during the school holidays)

This is what I fancy today!

A whipped fresh cream with slices of strawberry topped with icing sugar. I actually prefer vanilla or chocolate custard as topping for something like this but none is available in the kitchen so I just settled with icing sugar instead.

At the park

We needed to get out that day so we decided to take a walk in the park close to where we live. The kids were getting excited and decided to take their scooters rather than their bikes. It was such a beautiful day with just few cloudlets scudded around the blue sky. I decided to take my camera with me so I can also take some pictures.

10th Place in the District Cross Country

( the warm up time )
I was just as excited as the kids and can't wait for the day to come. Just a normal feeling I guess being a mum of one of the runners.I canceled my schedule as a classroom helper so I can be there for the entire event. I just liked to see and watch the kids run and enjoying day. The fun and the excitement were the main thing that the kids were looking forward to for this big event.

(at the starting point)

(close to the finish line)

Dorothy's race, for 11 years old was before midday which was great. There were more than 50 kids from different schools for that particular race and Dorothy's school had about 6 runners for that said race including Dorothy, of course. The hardest part of the race was when they ran up hill for nearly 2 km. Most kids were struggling to maintain their speed and just walked to recharge energy every now and then. It was not bad at all for Dorothy for she was able to get a place of no. 8 right away and was able to maintain her speed close to the finish line of the 3 km run.When she was in the last turn to get to the finish line two girls from behind her speed off, running as fast as they could and Dorothy can't do much to overtake them which put her to the 10th place overall. Not bad after all and the best place so far she garnered of all her District Cross Country Races because last year, she ended up 13th place. She was the first one among others from their school to reach the finish line.

Lovely Blog Award

I got another award from Vicky and Meryl and this time it's a Lovely Blog Award. Thanks a bunch for sharing me this award, Vick and Meryl. How sweet of you to include me in the list.


I tag everyone in my list who has not been tagged with this wonderful award. Please feel free to grab it.

Dorothy is off to a bush camp

Finally the countdown was over, the most awaited day of Dorothy and her friends had arrived. They'd been waiting for the day to come with so much excitement. A wet and chilly morning was the schedule of their departure off to a 3 days bush camp. And as early as 6:30 pm we were already in the school car park waiting for the bus to take them to their destination.
Right from the start of the school year they had been informed that something big is coming up for this year exclusive only for the stage 3 students (5 & 6) and this is it, the 3 days bush camp in the North Coast of NSW. This is part of their learning thing that Dorothy can't afford to miss. Aside of the fun and excitements being with friends, the things that she had not done before are just something she was looking forward to like canoeing, kayaking indoor rock climbing and to anything that meets her abilities and age. Her first camp without us actually and she is very confident to go.
Dorothy had spent a holiday with her half-brother's family for a week in the country side and she had a good time enjoying every minute of it. I don't see any problem on her being separated from us for few days or so. Hubby had a sit down discussion and a briefing with her regarding the rules and regulations while being in the camp. This is another big step for her learning independently and taking care of herself and her own things without mum and dad around.
As a mother, I admit that worries and concerns are mounting up inside me,what if this and this will happen. I can't help it thinking of those things. I have one of the teacher's contact number anyway, if we should need to ring them. The thing that the students cannot take mobile phone with them is something that upset me a bit but I think they avoid it for good reasons. David definitely misses her both at school and home. I just hope they have a good time there that even weather is not cooperative enough, they still enjoy immensely for the entire stay . I let her bring a camera so she can be able to capture some moments of their stay.
They will be arriving this afternoon and can't wait to see her and hear her stories about it .

Friendship Chain Tag

I was tagged twice with this Friendship Chain by DavidFunk and Rossel . They are constant visitors to my blog and good friends of mine. Thank you so much for including me in the list.

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Interesting Blog Award

Two of my good friends here tagged me with this award. They are DavidFunk and Vicky . Thank you so much for this . Although I am not sure if I deserve this award but honestly I feel honored once again.

Now I'm going to tag everyone in my blogger list who has not been tagged with this award. Please feel free to grab this. Thank you.

Today's Sunset

At around 5:30 pm taken from our backyard

Simply Amazing?

While we were on top of the hill, Dorothy's attention was captured by this figure peering out from the grass few meters across from where we were and called our attention. I was tempted to take a picture of it at the first sight. It looks like the head of a big lizard. Ins't it?
Well, it is actually a piece of rock that somehow looks like a big lizard's head. Was it by nature or just someone else with expertise did it just for fun? We really dont know.