A beautiful day at Yerrabi Pond

After a pretty horrendous a day of blizzard-grade winds that finally culminated in mid-afternoon snow (!), we stepped out of our house on Saturday afternoon to soak up as much of the winter sunshine as possible.

We love living within walking distance of Yerrabi Pond, which is turning out to be one of the nicest family-friendly suburban parks in Canberra. Got organised this time and had cut up our old bread into fling-size pieces for the ducks and swans. THIS time, I checked the weather beforehand — a lesson learnt from Thursday, when Jaclyn and I brought our children to the park during near gale-force winds and I watched as Arddun tried vainly to feed the ducks, only to find her bread slices snatched up by the vicious winds and consequently snagged by opportunistic magpies. A bit of a parenting facepalm moment.

Some happy snaps:

Arddun and Tony heading out to the pier — Walking to the pier to feed the ducks

Arddun back view looking at ducks — Waiting for the ducks to gather

Arddun flings bread to the ducks — Flinging bread pieces as far and wide as little arms can manage

Arddun, Tony and ducks on pier — Pseudo-artistic shot

Close up of Arddun flinging bread to the ducks — Action shot

Arddun feeding ducks on other side of pier — Not to neglect the ducks on the other side…

Arddun, duck and Tony on pier, each doing their own thang.

Arddun waiting for her turn on the Flying Fox — From ducks to foxes… Arddun waiting her turn on the Flying Fox.

Tony helps Arddun on the Flying Fox — Getting on the harness with a little help from Daddy

Tony giving Arddun a starting push on the Flying Fox — And a one…

Tony giving Arddun a push on the Flying Fox — And a two…

Tony letting go as Arddun takes off on Flying Fox — And away we go!

Tony pretends to catch Arddun while she's on the Flying Fox — I’m gonna get you!

Tony wheels Arddun back to base on the Flying Fox — Not enough momentum to get back to base. Need some help from Daddy

Close up of Arddun waiting for the Flying Fox — My girl

Velle

I come from a much smaller island-city-state-country called Singapore. I’ve been setting down roots in Australia since 2003. I love both countries immensely. In 1986, I became a writer. In 2002, a blogger. In 2004, a wife. In 2011, a mother. Somewhere in amongst all that, I did event and conference management, public relations, marketing, and online communications for over a decade. I’m currently a freelance web manager for a modern dance school, a part-time Communications and Marketing Manager, a part-time writer, and a part-time stay-at-home mother. I don’t sleep much.

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3 August 2014

Motherhood

Canberra, daddy-daughter, family outing, feeding ducks, flying fox, park, Photography, Photos, toddler, winter

I write about being a Chinese Singaporean and choosing to live in Canberra. I write about being a Christian, a mother, a wife, a woman. I write about discovering joy - in the everyday, in the grand scheme of things, in the sun and in the storm.

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