Playing in Golden Fields...

Well actually... not quite a field.. rather an oval that is wilting and dying from lack of water.... but you can't tell can you? :) Took this photo today when Beth and I went to the park this afternoon. I tried some different post-processing on the photo tonight. Have no idea what I'm doing, but I think I'm happy with the effect and proud of myself 'cos I did all the tweaking manually by hand without the aid of actions.

Today has been a activity filled day at home mostly... this morning we had to wake poor Beth so we could take Phan to work (7:20am... she is sleeping in now that it is no longer holidays!) And then came home, had breakfast (apple, cinnamon porridge which is really enjoyed) and did some laundry... while I was hanging out the laundry Beth found a bamboo stick (a really long one... about 3 times her height) and started wielding it around and whacking the leaves on the trees in the backyard! After that we did some arty-crafty stuff... did some gluing of coloured paper onto paper plates... and this was followed by some lunch and then a nap. She had a nice long 2 hour nap and when she woke up she had a little snack of fruit and then we made scones together (that was interesting fun! Very messy... and Beth quite likes the taste of raw scone dough!). So we had a yummy afternoon tea together... and then we wandered out to the park, where she ran around the oval like mad woman for ages... and then played on the playground. She knows how to climb up onto the equipment to get to the slippery dip all by herself now... little monkey! Then back home again so I could make dinner. Phan worked late until 6:45pm, so we had to go pick him up and Beth was sooo excited to see him (she didn't see Phan last night because he had a dinner to go to and this morning she was too sleepy to get excited about seeing him)... she was very smiley and glad to see him... I think she stayed up an extra half an hour tonight just so she could spend time with him (and also so she could make him read "Monday the Bullfrog" (a book shaped like a frog that she is totally obsessed with at the moment... I must have read it 10 times to her today!)