Through the eyes of sisters; theme: That's different!

Ok so I chose this theme, just because life sure can be ever changing so why not look at the different in the crazy world of ours.

My pic in my opinion is ... well um ... different. Let me start by telling you that does not come from a good "that's different" but rather a sad one ... but different none the less. I am the only person in my entire family that actually likes zoo's, in fact back in SA this was a regular outing for the girls... I love the zoo! But here in the land of the long white cloud, not so much. Not because I don't like walking around the zoo under a blanket of long white cloud because NZ has more good beautiful sunny days than gloomy ones, but because the zoo's are so small and the enclosures are so small, and for a zoo lover to admit that you must know it is tiny!! Our local zoo here, the ones the Naki'ians rave about is really heartbreaking. Firstly not much except a bunch of farm animals and some monkeys, with the "highlight" being 3 white tigers and 1 lion and 2 lioness's, their enclosures are nothing short of minute in my opinion. I have been assured that the the animals have been bred in captivity so don't know any better but that is little comfort if you ask me. But what makes my pic of Lions qualify for "that's different"? well it just doesn't gel!!!! Here is a the king of the jungle, who belongs in the plains of Africa sitting in the beautiful lush green grass ... look even some pretty yellow daisies in the background ... now that is different!!

No look what happens when I take that same daisy licking lion and drain the colour to wash away the daisies and kill the grass .... he actually looks like the king again and not a domestic lap kitty!

S'true ... it is the same lion!! and enclosure!!

Pam's pic shows how people can be ... ah ... yes questionable ... I mean different ... oops did I just type that out loud?? This is sure to offend someone! LoL ... she took her challenge on the road with her to snap what she calls "the Barney House" ... it needs no further explanation!!

Bet if we drained the colour from this pic it would be a cutsie little home ...LoL ... but Pam growing up in Boksburg surely you should be used to seeing the Avo green home next to the turquoise one and the pink one and the ..... Eish!!

Ok so there was our That's Different ...

Pam the next theme is .... *insert drum roll* ...

Through the eyes of sisters; Theme: TREASURE

I am so far behind on the blog that even my behind is behind ... but hey that's how it goes. I will go on and on with excuses, life is too busy, feeling a little un-inspired .. blah blah blah ... it is just how it goes.

This theme is one Pam chose, I liked it. There was a lot happening at that time which opened me into getting something.
Pam's pic
Here is what Pam said:
I love sharing things with my children, things about the world around them, the gift of life and how precious the balance is.  I want them to know where things come from, how they are made or grown, and to value it all.  Our earth is in so much trouble, we choose not to pay attention and immerse ourselves in every day problems like bills, appointments and finding the car keys - but she needs our help and they only way she is going to get it is if we start appreciating her bountiful gifts, stop taking them for granted, and start finding a way to live more harmoniously with her.  I treasure the planet we live on, its one of a kind, and I treasure my family

In this photo is my beautiful niece April and Pam's newest treasures ... her chooks.

I have a funny story along the lines of Pam's notes on her pic, I too like to teach my children about where things come from, it started a couple of years back when Rachel had to take fruit and veg to school and decided to tell me late one afternoon on the only day ever I didn't have fresh in the fridge, so I took them on a walk to our complex's community veg garden and let them pick them out the ground ... it took a bit of convincing that veggies actually grow from soil and do not just appear in supermarket fridges. Another funny story is we were discussing where does XYZ come from, wool from sheep, meat from animals etc etc ... Leah tried to convince me milk comes from CHICKENS!!! Wonder how many chickens you need to milk for a litre ...LoL

My pic is also more about treasured moments. My pic was not initially what I had set out for, but things all hit me on one day. Leah's kindy had cornered me about her Celebration day (her last day of kindy that they celebrate her going off to school), the primary school had set dates with me for her school visits and her starting date, my oldest had just had a bday, my youngest has a pending bday ... was all too much too fast. Little over a year ago I left SA with to pre-schoolers, now I am days away from have too primary school kiddies in just over a year!!!!! Where have my babies gone??? I feel like I have been shoved into this and I am not ready to let go. My photo is my footprints and Rachel's foot prints on the beach one sunny afternoon ... a reminder that we should always treasure the moments we have when we have them, they are over too quickly and yes there will be more but they will never be the ones we had.

Now that Pam and I have sown the seeds of thoughts ... here is another treasure picture, I took this one at the festival of lights last year, a treasured memory of course, but this is a pirate ship. Ai me hearties, cast the sails and head yonder in search of treasure ... even if they they are a box filled of treasured moments on a lazy sunny afternoon :-)

and let us not forget to ....