HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!

Some of the things that make Australia a fantastic place to live

A place of wonder and beauty

Rich in joy 

Fun places to visit and enjoy

Great People and great tastes

I Love Australia!

Story Blocks - A Golden Book Block Buster!

Last year I specifically bought Golden Books to make gift tags, VIEW HERE. I bought the books that looked dilapidated but  still had nice pictures in them. ( I bought a lot of books to keep because I dont have the heart to cut them up as well.)

Some time ago I got my dad to cut me up some wooden blocks. My original intention was to make up sets of blocks with the seasons on it. That didn't work out and my efforts looked really trashy. So in the back shed the blocks sat until I saw someone else had made up block with Beatrix Potters Book pages on them. Mmm ..that got me thinking about all those little golden books sitting in my cupboard.

So here are my collection of story blocks. If I can find a second copy of the books I am going to make up little gift sets for young children. Stacking blocks to play with and follow the story


GARFIELD

ANIMAL BLOCKS FROM THE LION'S PAW

THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANTS

SESAME STREET : I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL

SLEEPING BEAUTY

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

Brighton Jetty Classic Sculptures

Brighton Jetty Classic Sculpture Competition 2014

Every year the Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club holds a major fund raiser called the Brighton Jetty Classic.

It is an open water swim in which over 1200 competitors take part.

Being such a large community event they also organise a sculpture competition as part of the entertainment.

The sculptural entries are both national and local entries and each year the bar is raised with the quality of entries.. the number of entries has also significantly increased

The whale is perhaps my favourite as it incorporates pattern and involves the surrounding to give visual impact.

I am also taken with this spherical form.. the bowl shape appears to be expelling smoke with the clouds in the background.

A trio of free flowing forms somewhat like seaweed

 Meet Gene of Gen Simons fame... named after its very large tongue....hence my tongue poking out in the photo below. The artist Chris is standing with us . He was installing his giraffe when we went for out morning walk and coffee.

 Something that looks like the Tardis??Complete with its own light show

 Nautilus.. this is my sisters favouriite

 Marfish..something from Monty Python?

 Floating on a breeze...its actually a weather vein


A social comment on our fishing practices... "Gambling with our fish stock"

The Junior winner of the competition... Catch of the day - complete with pet dog.

Angler fish

that's only half of them...but you can get too much of a good thing!

Thanks for taking a walk with me along Brighton Beach SA