war and peas

war and peas, originally uploaded by Cat Johnson.

...but not quite the epic that Tolstoy imagined!

How much do we love Toy Story toys in my house. Lots! I think what I want, what I really, really want...is a toy Bullseye, now that horse is fine.

spiral dominos, an homage to Robert Smithson

spiral dominos, an homage to Robert Smithson, originally uploaded by Cat Johnson.

Explored, 12 July 2011 #169


hfdt :)

aka the domino effect

aka the OMG, I am up a high ladder to get this perspective!!! edition

chain reaction

I have long been an admirer of the creative and provocative work of Robert Smithson. This is my small homage to his amazing earthwork spiral jetty, although it goes nowhere near his genius or creativity.

I use the dominos to help my son learn addition and subtraction, a fun way to make basic maths a bit more fun.

sports day

sports day, originally uploaded by Cat Johnson.

Infants and Juniors at my son's school are having sports day this coming Thursday. My boy and his friend are both rotten bad losers and serious bad sports, so my friend Penny and I decided to try to be good mommies and have a sports day practice at the weekend. For me, it backfired big time. My boy had a major meltdown because he didn't win a race, and things went from bad to worse, with him forgetting all the things I'd been practising with him about how to be magnanimous in victory, gracious in defeat. He stomped off far away from us, refused to join in, and had a huge paddy. When we finally persuaded him to do a running race (he is very fast, he won but refused to accept his medal. Boy, did he sprint away from his friend at that point. It all ended in tears when his friend marched over and told him he was a bad loser. Technically correct, but my lad chucked a complete mental of stratospheric proportions all the way home. Unfortunately, his chum reminded him in the queue at school this morning that he's a bad loser.

The picture on the right is my boy's entry for the school council's design a poster for sports day. The writing is all his own and he copied some of the photos I shot for the sack and running races.

I scream, you scream, everyone loves ice cream.

I scream, you scream, everyone loves ice cream., originally uploaded by Cat Johnson.

Stag night Ken-wannabee

Stag night Ken-wannabee, originally uploaded by Cat Johnson.

James is off out to drunk to excess and eat hot curry with one of our friends who is getting married soon. The reference to Barbie's boyfriend, Ken, is a mickey take because we call our son's teacher Ken, he is such a Ken doll with all his little co-ordinated outfits. I told James to look as vacant and crazy as possible, I think he did a good job :)

I am a pirate

I am a pirate, originally uploaded by Cat Johnson.

about a boy

My son is growing up! He and his classmates all dressed up as pirates for school because it was transfer day. So all the kids from Reception moved up to Year One, and boy, they all looked so proud. In assembly when the head teacher welcomed them as Year One, they all sat up straight and tall, bursting with pride and excitement at not being the youngest in the school any more. They're all great kids and have achieved so much over the past academic year, all down to their mommies and daddies investing time in them.

daisies, with a hint of fence

daisies, with a hint of fence, originally uploaded by Cat Johnson.

Explored, 8 July 2011, #128


hff :)

Eels

Take heart my little friend
And push back your seat
Soon we'll be far away
Far from the street
Where you learned how to be
Not what you are