Great Beards
If you want to see some great beards you should go hang round and wait for an ACDC stadium concert to get out.
These types of pics are why I love Delta 3200 film. Flash would have detracted from these images even well positioned flash and you can be a lot more stealthy without it.
These two guys were waiting for friends and heckling me pretty much every time I went to take a photo (I did miss a few shots because I was laughing so much). It made for a pretty amusing time.
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Ilford Delta 3200 ISO film. f1.8 at 1/80th second
Waves
Waves breaking against the cliff at Castle Point
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Lens. Ilford Delta 400 ISO Film
Fatherhood Friday 10: Sam Likes Steak
Once again colds featured a lot this week (welcome to winter) and there has been a fair bit of tired and grumpy behaviour all round.
Samantha: Still learning words at a rapid rate of fire. The current cold has made her lose her voice so when she tries to scream pretty much nothing comes out and she gets a very confused look on her face (which is amusing but also kinda a bit sad) so the house has been a bit quieter this week.
She is also attempting to stand on her own by putting herself up on things and then letting go to stand unassisted.
New phrase of the week: “uh oh”
Sam Likes Steak
Emily: Aside from having a cold, Emily has been pretty well-behaved this week. One of the highlights has been watching Emily and Samantha chasing each other round the house while laughing and squealing with delight. unfortunately the cold and rainy weather has ment we have had to stay inside and she is getting to the point where she needs a bit of a run around to burn off some energy but I don’t want to take her out because she still has a cold and something resembling a smokers cough.
Scary Emily
Opps I Fell Asleep…
I hate it when that happens…but the metal grill looks soooo soft and inviting 🙂
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 lens, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO film
Fatherhood Friday 9: Emily Counts to Hungry
Survived Emily’s birthday party last weekend with only minor injuries (mostly mental ones to me) and managed to get things back to normal in only a couple of days. Possibly scared some of the kids into believing there actually were pirates in our back garden but they felt better when they found the “pirates” gold coins that were made of chocolate, I’m sure their parents probably hate me now after sending their kids back overhyped on sugar.
Colds were the order of the week with Emily bringing one home and sharing it round everyone here (not really her fault but was amusing that one day only Emily had a cold and the next day we all had one).
Emily Quote of the week: “96…97…98…99…. I’m Hungry”
Emily riding her running bike round the, still being constructed, bike track.
Samantha: Copious amounts of Snot. Has been literally getting into everything and I mean EVERYTHING! She has worked out how to open cupboards and drawers and is showing much interest in CDs and the things under the television. You can say “no” move her away and watch as she goes straight back to what she was doing.
Word of the week: “Hot” used continuously for almost half an hour after making a grab for a cup of tea that Amanda was drinking.
Samantha at Lollypops Playland on Emily’s birthday.
Old Car
Old car parked in the loading zone behind the Leftbank Shopping Arcade.
It seems to turn up every now and then with a band playing on the back of it.
Nikon F5, Tokina 19-35mm lens, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film
I Never Knew The Greatest American Hero Wore Sandals
Who knew?
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 mm Lens. Ilford Delta 3200 ISO film…No Flash
Fatherhood Friday 8: Birthday done but party Saturday
Survived Emily’s birthday last Friday (she even managed to sleep in til 715 which is around 45 minutes more sleep than usual). She had a great day with far too many presents then going to an indoor playground with a friend and then a dinner party with all her adult friends and more presents.
The thought of having 10 to 12 four-year olds round for a party is somewhat daunting and is becoming a logistical nightmare which will be worse if it rains on Saturday like it is supposed to. The things we do! Hopefully this isn’t setting the bar too high for all birthdays that are still to come.
Now that she is 4 her most common saying has turned into “I know that!” about most things so apparently when you turn 4 you now know everything about everything.
Emily on Car Ride at Karori Carnival
Samantha: Getting even faster with crawling and getting better at pulling herself up on furniture and walking along it. Also getting better at disappearing and turning up in places she isn’t supposed to be, such as CD shelves, power cords, book shelves, heaters etc…
She also seems to be learning words (not proper words but understandable what she means) at a very fast rate of a couple of new ones per day.
Not too much mischief this week from either 🙂
Sorry about old pic but didn’t get a chance to develop the 2 black and white films I shot last week which had some pics of the girls on them… Hopefully will sort after the party madness.
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