The passage of time in Wellington and elsewhere
With England in trouble in Brisbane, does Isaac’s middle stump bowling victim mean he is in line for a call up?
Isaac had a bit of trouble with the bat. He only scored 3 runs, struggling agianst some pace bowling.
His own bowling was improved from last week and he tormented the batsman before the 4th ball of the over rattled the stumps. Maybe the season is on the up?
Yesterday was a turning point.
It was sunny and hot. So much so, that when I went to Isaac’s school affer work to see two teachers, I sat in front of them dripping in my cycling kit.
On reaching home there was real evidence of change. Sara and EQ were out on the deck reading and working.
Then I joined in. I put on shorts and jandals for the first time, we cooked on the BBQ and brought the sun umbrella out.
Now the big question. Is summer here, or was yesterday summer?
Can it be any better than this when you are sixteen?
On Monday evening it was the St. Mary’s senior prize giving. A long event as it turned out, from 7pm to 9-30!
However, for Eleanor the time spent was very worthwhile. As well as receiving one of the four academic excellence awards for her year, she also won the Year 13 prize for German. The latter comes with a big cup!
And today was the leavers mass for the Year 13 students, and so the appointment of the new leadership team. Eleanor was interviewed last week for the five posts than run from Head Girl to Special Character captain, Cultural captain, Level leaders captain and Sports captain.
At the end of the mass the new leaders were announced, and Eleanor is now Deputy Head Girl: Special Character. I am sure it is a mark of her personality, character and giving nature.
Her parents are very proud, and she is very pleased; and quite rightly so.
Not my photo but it looks good.
I am not sure why Fireworks Night/Guy Fawkes is celebrated here. An anachronism of the colonial ties that do not seem to have been shaken off.
We had our family group meeting at out house again, as we have the boig windows and a deck that faces the right way. However, this year the weather turned a few hours before the show, with the onset of rain, wind and coldness.
The gathering worked as well as usual, though standing outdoors at the appointed time was less than fun.
Hope yours was fun.
Joe is away on a cadet weekend camp, and so wanted his photos taken before the off. Eleanor of course needed some attention so barged into the photos.
Joe spent Friday night in the cadet hall, then was due to be up at dawn fro breakfast before going to the campsite on the southern coast of Wellington. We will soon find out hwo it went, but given the weather has been cold and windy since Friday evening, then maybe ‘challenging’ will be the answer.
