Getting something here

 I am rather pleased with my ATCs (Artist Trading Cards). The challenge was "April" broad enough for any interpretation and only five so not too arduous. I decided on "April showers bring forth May flowers" as it applies here but not in Australia and we have been having lots of showers of late.

I learned my lesson in the Halloween challenge and made an extra one so that I have one of my own and once they have been distributed I'll have five other interpretations of "April"

The group of them

A bit wacky on Wednesday

The day didn't start out wacky but then I guess wacky isn't planned.It was an ordinary day like any other. Up early headed for the station and then lo and behold m"moustache" had struck again! Love the wackiness of this person- not sure if a man or a woman... it does seem like a boy sort of thing today and it is done with such flare. 

The MTA doesn't appreciate it much as the previous entries done by this graffiti artist (or is is a social commentator?) the ones I have posted here in the past, they have all been removed- the removal on one poster has given the man a very bad 5 o'clock shadow.

 Having snapped the shots of these fine art works I continued on my usual way to work and headed up the hill to the school I was working at and "he" was there...in all his glory...keeping the traffic flowing and managing the time for everyone- the time keeper of this part of the Bronx.

NB -the matching pattern of pants  top & clock

I managed to get a photo of him because I took pity on the school and came home- I have to make up the day some how but it was going to be an absolute waste of my time and theirs if I stayed. Thus on the way back to the train I was able to get a "decent" photo of the time keeper. Just after I crossed the intersection he lifted the clock and checked the time and announced to a driver passing by that it was almost time for him to clock off.
It took ages to get home and I completely wasted the day but managed to get a little online shopping done- spending the money I didn't earn!

Ten on Tuesday

I was going to use the blog list that I have used in the past but it is all about dates and how long it takes you to get ready- 50 minutes?! How do people do that!

So I decided I will list 10 things I did today...
1. Went to work- major effort!
2. Read/ finished the first of my 60 Young Adult books- War Horse- loved it.
3. Went to the other end of the 2 line four stops down, photographed the sign and then came home
4. Stayed on the train that was going on a different line because there was another train on our line with faulty brakes.
5. Cooked a new pasta recipe for dinner from the cookbook Michele gave me for Chirstmas.
6. Almost finished my 6 ATCs for the Manhattan group challenge- just need to label them really, photograph them for my on records and then post them to Cheryl.
7. Remembered my umbrella so didn't get wet in the downpour.
8. Gave Mary her flower that I bought her yesterday
9. Spoke to Leonie about some of our work we'll be doing back in Melbourne this summer/winter.
10. Remembered my notebook for today- forgot the one yesterday even with my new elaborate system of putting things together.

Monday and the week begins

All day in a school in Brooklyn.
I really liked this piece of art work- each square is one students representation of the icons of Brooklyn. Lovely colourful representation of the area.

It was a thwarted trip to the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens- I thought I'd walk through them to the other station on the other side of the gardens- the idea that I could enjoy the beauty of spring in Brooklyn was thwarted- the gardens are closed on Mondays- darn!

 

It's not uncommon for such signs to be displayed in schools. Today I was in a room and a phone rang and there was little done by the teacher but a  member of staff appeared at the door having heard the phone and the teacher merely named the student who got out of their seat and headed to the door and handed over the phone.

Unlike a place where another consultant was and kids used their phones to plague the replacement teacher by setting their phone timers to ring at various times throughout the poor teachers class. The phones being only one of the things out of control in that lesson.

The first of 600...

The day has dawned beautifully and now is nearly over and so is the first day of the countdown I have taken on...
I have set up a blog which is going to be done differently (I hope) so that it counts down the 60 things I am going to do in the 600 days before I turn 60. Check it out (it is in its infant stage- unlike moi!)
My Sunday has been the usual- washing, shopping, preparing for the week... writing stuff for work...printing things off and getting my head ready for the next five days.
Now to rest perchance to dream... in time for Tami's new class tomorrow and my week of work.

Saturday in the sun

A walk up 8th Avenue to Columbus Circle- brief stop in Duane Reade (drug store) to check out if they had Bonine travel sickness pills- yep they do so will try them out on our cruise in two weeks.
The sun shining, the daffs in the garden beds at the base of Columbus statue, nodding in the breeze. A breakfast meeting talking about work things and catching up on news.
Home via Duane Reade, again, the time to buy some socks for the "Socks for Japan" charity and then lunch with Mary.
The afternoon and evening spent creating some pages using my photos of Brugge- in short a lovely day!

A new month a new chance...

... to try and blog a lot!

Okay for a photo I took of myself!

Sunday is the day I am launching my only personal countdown- so perhaps if you are interested call in here and I will lead you to it.

Having thought about what I might chat on about today- having not chatted on for quite a while I thought I'd go to the list thing but in the process of doing that I thought ten things is too much to think about on a Friday afternoon so perhaps I'd do Five Fings on Friday but better still why not stop butchering the English language for my own conveniec of alliteration and find my "Five Favourite Photographs". Too hard!

So I have "Friday's Five Favourite Photographs of Friends"

A weekend away a few years ago

My mum saying farewell to the bush

Sue trying to get her computer fixed

Ah the Juicy Lucys

Online in line