A Family Day Out

Our day out, up the mountain, proved to be a most enjoyable one. We thoroughly enjoyed the drive, although with me as a passenger, Dad had to put up with the usual grimaces, squeals and cringes. I've never enjoyed being a passenger since my accident, and on top of my fear of heights, the shear drops from the road side are enough to cause me a great deal of stress. Luckily Dad is totally use to my bizarre behaviour and just laughs, which helps to lighten the atmosphere and I am able to relax, a little!

After having coffee at the Gallery Walk, we then found a lovely picnic BBQ area for lunch. Dad did his usual magic on the BBQ and cooked delicious steaks for him and I and sausages for Simon. While Dad cooked, I played with my new Digital SLR camera, and what fun I had. The view over the Brisbane valley area was beautiful, and the bird life was in abundance, so I went snap happy. I also took some great fauna photos, the bark of trees, fern leaves, and dead leaves, knowing I could use these as backgrounds when I created the page for the family scrap album. However, when I arrived home and downloaded the images, I decided to try my hand at digital scrapbooking, using the photos I had just taken. The wonderful result for all to see here.

I had great fun creating my first ever digital brads and tags using Microsoft Digital Pro, which I prefer over Adobe Photoshop, I hope you like the result. Plus by doing it as a page, I was able to incorporate a large number of photos in a smaller space, making it easier to upload as it was only one image. Don't know why I hadn't thought of this sooner.

Well our first drive out in Bluey was a huge success, and created a most wonderful start to another weekend. As we were leaving, Simon piped up saying, "Where are we going next weekend?" Dad and I just laughed.