Day 253: Mmmmm Strawberries!

I just love strawberries, don't you?

Day 239: Ambury Farm Shearing Shed Seats

We went to visit Ambury Farm today. The children had a fantastic time meeting all of the animals and their babies. The children got to pet and feed lots of different farm animals.

When we went into the shearing shed to see a sheep be sheared, the seats had these fabulous animal footprints on them in bright colours. I liked it so much, I decided to make it my photo today.

A great day, but am tired now though.

Day 233: Plant Outside My Classroom

I'm getting back in the swing of things after not posting for what seems like such a long time. I just got out of the habit and it was a bit difficult getting back into things. Hopefully I can keep up with this - at least till the end of the year.
Anyway, today's photo is of a plant outside my classroom. I've never noticed it before - must wander around with my eyes closed. I really liked the shape of it.

Day 226: Battered and Broken

My poor lovely ranunculus. It's been battered and broken by the recent bad weather. Mind you, even so badly affected, it's still got a lovely colour to it.

Day 211: Another Ranunculus

A red one this time.

Day 210: Fairy Gate?

I saw this tree root climbing a wall and it just made me think of some kind of fairy door/ fairy gate. It really just fired my imagination.

Day 206: Mmmm, cake!

Day 205: Tree at Night

Day 203: Battered By The Storm

I was hoping to get a couple more photos of my ranunculus for you, but it's been horribly battered by the storm, so this may well be the last one of this flower. It's still very pretty, but you don't quite get the whole picture.

Day 199: Unfurling Flower

Day 197: Just Starting to Open

1 day later and my ranunculus has opened just a little bit more.

Day 196: Waiting for the Flower to Open

I have a lovely, yellow ranunculus just starting to bloom outside my front door. I can hardly wait for it to fully open because it is just so pretty. I have a feeling you may well be seeing rather a lot of this flower as I capture it unfurling to reveal a stunning, many petaled bright flower. It makes me smile every time I see it.

Day 193: Caught While Walking

Was heading into my friend's house when I noticed these two on the floor. I like the spikiness of them.

Day 192: Rainbow Pens

We need a bit of bright colour on such a dreary day.

Day 191: Children's Toothbrushes

These are the toothbrushes of the children in my class. We have a great oral hygiene programme in school. Aren't they lovely and colourful? They look like a rainbow.

Day 190: New Laptop

Isn't it shiny?

Day 189: Little Boy Blue

Day 185: Spring is Here!

One of the fruit trees in my garden has just started blossoming. A true sign that Spring is here. yeah!

So Bad!

Gah! I have been so bad this week. I have started with good intentions, and then something happened in the evening and the next thing I know it's bedtime and I suddenly realise that I haven't done my photo. Grrrr!!!
I promise to do better next week.

Day 181: Pretty Blue Flowers

I was told the name of these pretty blue flowers, but I've forgotten it. But I do know that you can eat them. Apparently they're very good in ice cubes too.

Day 179: Looks Like A Sock Puppet.

Okay, so i know that it's not a sock puppet. But I like finding faces in things as you've seen previously. And I saw these lights and just needed something to make a nose and a mouth, but I couldn't get the plants to work for me, so I ended up just taking it as is and then rotating it. Which made me think of a sock puppet. Yeah!!!!!!

Day 178: Plant Pattern

I know I've done one like this before, but I just love these plants. So I thought I'd repeat myself.

Day 175: A Bright and Cheery Flower

It's so nice to see a nice and cheery flower, it certainly makes the rain easier to put with. I love the bright orange of this flower. Not sure what it is though.

Day 173: Livingston Daisy

Or at least, I think that that's what it is. Whatever it is, I really liked it.

Day 172: But We Want To Play Outside!

It feels like it's been raining here for the past month. I know that it hasn't, but I just wish we could have a couple of nice days in a row. I visited my friend's house after school, and it seems like her children were feeling exactly the same way I do. Hopefully it'll brighten up soon. Fingers crossed!

Day 170: Rainbow Outside My Window

On my way to work this morning, there was a brief patch of sun through the rain and this lovely rainbow appeared. I love rainbows, they make me so happy.

Day 169: Button, Button, Who's Got The Button!

Day 168: Red on Blue

Day 167: Silver Spirals

My friend recently got these gorgeous silver spiral earrings for me. They're so unusual. I love them.

Day 166: Beautiful Begonia

Yesterday I was given this beautiful plant as a thank you for working with the school choir. Isn't it lovely? And aren't I lucky too? It certainly brightens up my lounge.

Day 164: Face at School

One of my boys suddenly pointed out this face while we were doing PE outside today. I've walked past this building so many times and never seen the face. It's a good one too!

Day 163: Bad Batteries

Can you believe it! I got home and all of the batteries in my house were out of charge - even the ones in my mouse didn't have enough juice to use my camera! Grrrrr!!!

Day 162: Faded Basket Weave

Day 161: Leaf?

Day 160: Same Photo, Different Effect

Day 158: This Is What Happens When ...

... you fall down the stairs.

Another Missing Day

I didn't post a photo yesterday because it was the Choir Festival yesterday. I was so proud of the children. They sang very well, paid attention to the conductor and behaved beautifully during the item performances. Good job kids, you were great!

Day 155: Hello!

When I first arrived in this school, My kids taught me so many new ways of saying "Hello!". And I've bee able to share the ways that I know with my kids. So, how many ways can you say hello?

Day 154: Star Anise

One of my girls brought this star anise in to class today to share with everyone. We had such a good time smelling the star anise and talking about it. What a great sharing activity. And I just love the smell.

Day 153: Photo of a Photo

This is a photo of a photo taken by my brother-in-law the last time I was home. It's one of my favourite photos of me and my sister. They had it put into a block as a surprise for me. I have it on my bookshelves. It always cheers me up. So I thought I'd share it with you.

Day 151: Foggy Days

There's something so nice about foggy days. It's makes me feel like I'm the only person in the world. Unfortunately I wasn't able to stay inside nice and warm inside my house, inside my bed. But then I wouldn't have been able to see the fog that much. Myeh! This is a view of our school field. Nice, eh?

Day 150: Eight

I'm easy to please. But I like this one.

Day 149: Citrine

I have a lovely little piece of citrine. I've never normally been a fan of it, but this one just called to me.

Day 148: Pink

I just love my new stapler. It was almost worth breaking my other one just to be able to get this new bright pink one. Not that I did it on purpose of course.

Day 147: Water on Leaves

Day 146: Pukekos Paddling

Day 144: Pink Present

Day 143: Purple Flower

Day 141: A Flash of Red

I was wandering past the school office this afternoon when my eye was caught by a flash of red. I have never noticed that this plant has red flowers bits hidden away inside the tangle of leaves. It really cheered me up.

Day 140: Fan

Day 139: Chill Out

It's the last day of the holidays, and it's time to just chill out an relax. So I'm going to put my coloured lights on and just prepare myself for the start of term tomorrow.

Day 137: Back to School

Day 136: Spring!