My Dad My Hero My Friend

 --MY DADDY-- 
Author: Carolyn Ford Witt

You were the strength of my existance
My guide at that young age.
You tried to be my teacher
My father-and my sage.

You brushed the dirt off of my knees
And checked the bruises there
And taught me to express myself
In a way that would be fair.

You taught me things to sustain me
Through every step of life
You tried to always protect me
And hide all kinds of strife.

                                                    You made your daughter strong enough
                                                     To face each problem here
                                                     That's why, I'll always love you,
                                                     Thank You, My Daddy dear.

Happy Birthday My Dad 

 I Love you more than words could ever say.

A Prayer for My Dad

Lord, Shepherd my dad today 

In green pastures let him lay 

To still waters guide his way 

Restoreth his soul, I pray 

Lead him in the paths of right 

Through the valley give him light 

When he's afraid ease his fright 

With Thy rod and staff lend might 

 Prepare a table of spoil 

Annointest his head with oil 

Give to him a cup that's royal 

Let goodness follow his toil 

And Thy mercy cease never 

May he dwell in Thy house forever 

This I ask in Jesus' name, Amen

Poem source: Poem Hunter.com
Psalm 23 

I love you my Dad and am proud of you and look forward to many more 4x4 adventures with you !
Love
Chareen

Night Time Spear Fishing Adventures.

This was so much fun I just had to come and share it with you all.  Paul checked the weather and tide conditions last night at around 10 pm and said tonight will be perfect to go flounder fishing.  After a little bit of a chat we decided to get Sir N up dressed and go on a night time adventure and explore the surf with underwater lights and take a spear with in case we find any flathead or flounder. 

When we arrived the wind was a little nippy but the surf was quiet the moon beautiful and the experience fantastic.

The moon on the bay was spectacular.

Paul caught a banjo shark for us to look at and touch.

We saw all kinds of beautiful things under the water.

We were out till around 12:30 am and speared 7 flathead (max bag limit is 20) and one flounder.  We saw small sting rays, banjo sharks(fiddler ray), flounder, garfish, and puffer fish.

What are some unusual things you and your children have done together for fun ?
Blessings
Chareen

Steamrail Victoria Open Day 2012

On Monday Sir N and I went to the 2012 Steamrail Victoria Open Day at the Newport Workshops Melbourne.  We had a wonderful day of watching and looking around old trains.

Photographs do not do it justice.  The experience was fantastic and I am looking forward to their next open day which will be in two years. 

Here are just a few of the many we took that day: (click on the photo to view a full screen image.)

To watch more YouTube video's featuring trains from the Steam Rail Open Weekend you can go to: Australian Trains from Victoria who have uploaded 10 clips for your enjoyment. There is also a 5:42 compilation of the Open Day 2012.

Sir N summed up our day thus: It was a Brilliant, Terrific Time !!
Blessings
Chareen