Ivy has been with us for only 25 days, but it certainly feels a lot longer - in a good way. She's been a little bundle of fun so far. But its not all games. Dad's been working on her music education - so far all efforts to turn her into a punk rocker have been met with indifference. Mum's been working on her literary education with a bit more success. Turn's out the 'Very Hungry Caterpillar' works like a charm to hold her attention. Since it only takes about two minutes to read though, the distraction is short-lived. We'll have to work up to War and Peace slowly though. I'm thinking Snugglepot and Cuddlepie might be a good transition.
We think she's the most awesome baby ever, but I think we might be a bit biased. I will try not to bombard you with endless baby posts - I know how boring I thought it was when it was other people's kids. But I suspect I'm not going to be able to help myself.
Thankyou to everyone who has paid us a much welcome visit, and also bought Ivy some wonderful presents. They are much appreciated. I'm pretty sure she now has more clothes than me.
So here are a few photos of Ivy's first 25 days.
The wonderful Andres Pena came to Brisbane in December, last year. At that stage, about 30 weeks pregnant, I was not up for the dancing part of the workshop, but I could join in by taking photos. Little Trevor (NOT her real name, rest assured) was kicking up a storm throughout the workshop - she was either objecting to the noise, or she was dancing away. I like to think it was the latter.
I've never done any action/dance photography before, so was grateful for the experience. Thankyou for the opportunity, Sharon. A steep learning curve - I must confess that I put the camera on the wrong setting, and didn't realise until the end. So the photos are not as sharp as I would like, but to me, flamenco is about the movement and the small nuances - like the curl of a hand, or the shape of an arm. I hope these photos capture that.
Apologies for these taking so long to upload. Life has been a bit hectic of late - and there were a LOT of photos to edit!
It was also great to see all my flamenco buddies again - I hope to be back to classes soon.
If you'd like to find out more about Andres, you can go to his website here:http://www.andrespena.com/english/home.htm
