On the first day of April, well before dawn, I stood outside in the cold air (hello autumn!) throwing generous handfuls of little chocolate eggs across the lawn. Our own little Easter Bunny woke up a short while later with the words “eggs, eggs, need to go, where is the basket!!!”. I don’t know how many more years of this wide-eyed wonder we still have ahead of us, while the Easter Bunny and Santa are very much real, and magic is everywhere, so I make sure I capture every moment because there is nothing more precious than the innocence of childhood.
The rest of the month was filled with revisiting our favourite local spots (The Reptile Park, Mt Penang Gardens, Warrah Lookout walk), spending time recuperating at home (Lego and wooden railroad on repeat with some arts and crafts thrown in) and not much more. Which is sometimes is exactly what you need. Oh, and I took him to the movies for the first time ever, and he loved it so much that he sobbed uncontrollably when we got back home, just because it was all over.
April is my favourite month. It didn’t feel like it this year though as everyone in our little family was sick with various types of viruses since the beginning of the month and pretty much until the end. It seemed as if I hardly picked up the camera but going through these images now I see that I still managed to capture so many beautiful moments, and I am so grateful.
A cheeky visitor to our garden.
These emus look innocent. But they stole Daniel’s muffin and threw it on the ground. He was heartbroken. I was happy they preferred the much healthier salad leaves though.
He made my artist’s heart flutter when he suddenly requested to set up a still life with three apples just like in the book about Georgia O’Keeffe that he (himself!!!) picked up from the library.
