The end of another Nipper Season

We have just competed at our last Nipper Carnival for the 09/10 season, being the QLD Junior State Championships which were held at Emu Park 16th-18th April.

I am a proud parent of my boys who both medalled in their Team events.  Our youngest Cody, was only competing in the March Past event, as their Beach Sprint relay team came 4th at Branch Carnival, so they did not qualify but were a reserve in the case of another team not competing.  As it happened, they got to compete and ended up with a Bronze Medal!! Our oldest Alex, also scored Gold in the All Age Beach Relay, and Silver in his U12 Age Beach Relay.  Also to all the other kids who competed, medalled and/or placed, making qtr finals, semi finals & finals, you all put in an AWESOME effort....  well done Dicky Beach!!

Click on this link to view the PDF write-up which will hopefully go into the local paper!

PS: It may take me a few weeks to get all photos up on my Website as I seem to have a backlog of work... very busy month... but will let you know, so stay tuned!

Namaste
Kay-Cheree

2nd Blue Moon this year...

Magically I got to capture the 2nd Blue Moon this year which occured on Tues night, March 30th.  A 'Blue Moon' is known as the 2nd 'Full Moon' to fall within the same month, which normally happens every 2 - 3 years, hence the old saying "Once in a Blue Moon".  But this year we have experienced 2, which only ever happens every 25-30 years.

I was running late from work to pick up my boys from their Training at the Beach, when I spied the full moon & thought..."Sweet, I have my camera in the car... must capture that!" (I don't normally carry my camera everywhere, although I probably should!)... (don't believe me - do you :)  )

Anyway, here are a few for you to enjoy...

This first one is the only one I have altered - added a little colour for effect!  The rest are straight off the camera!!!

Anyway, Wishing you all a Happy Easter, may the kids find all those easter eggs that you plant, & safe travels to all of those who have tripped away!!

Blessings,

Kay-Cheree

PS: downloads & prints of these are available from www.sunriseart.com.au

"Having no time"

This months inspiration comes to me from Simone Matthews of Universal Life Tools (.com).  Whilst reading from my inbox this morning I thought she had taken the words right out of my mouth & I am sure many of us lead a life similar to this (I just add full time work into the mix).  Check out her website, you may find something of interest there. Read below.....

(this sunrise was taken by me on Sat morn 27th March 2010)

 

I am having a giggle as I write this.... multi-tasking whilst I prepare food for the children, feed the animals, get the children showered, put a load of washing on, approve print proofs and then the phone rings... a little bit of craziness in my home/office today as I try to get everything done before Easter and whist the children are on school holidays.  The reason why I giggling is that this month I was drawn to write about 'having no time' !

 

How often do we say things to our selves such at 'If only I had more time', or 'I am running out of time', or 'there just aren't enough hours in a day', or even 'time just got a way from me'.  All quite funny expressions don't you think considering time is such an arbitrary experience based on our perceptions.

 

The 'time' we experience of course is the 'time' we choose to keep our conscious awareness in.. so all the above expressions are of course creating our experiences of not enough time.

 

'Time' of course is just perfect (just like everything in Creation), it is our busy lives which make our perception of time to be 'not enough'.. which of course is all a choice.   Do you remember a single day as a child, they seemed to go on forever.. and the school holidays went on for eternity ! 

 

Yes our 'time' experience in this Earthly dimension is speeding up.. however our experience is all a matter of choice (we talk about this in Crystal Light Healing).

 

So with that said, the children can re-wear their play clothes tomorrow, dinner will be left overs and the phone can go to the answering machine as I experience an abundance of 'time' and finish this newsletter :)

 

Written by Simone Matthews

www.universallifetools.com

Nipper News saved

Hello,

I have decided to create a new Gallery, mainly because I had to do something with the pile of newspaper clippings that were growing on my desk, which I can now file...

So don't worry if you've missed getting the paper, keep up to date, or delve through past articles which have been published in our local Newspapers. I try and collect what I can (sometimes I miss one), and scan it as a photo image, then it's uploaded into the Gallery.

To view the articles go the SunriseArt website, then in the Dicky Beach Nippers Gallery > Nipper Publicity > Nipper Published Articles.
For best viewing to be able to read the article, view as size 'L' (large).

This was one of the latest articles re: Fastest Man on Sand at Mooloolaba...



Also, if anyone has kept any past newspaper clippings about Dicky Beach Nippers that I don't have shown here, it would be greatly appreciated if you could scan and email me a copy that I can upload into the Gallery.

Watch this space for the Autumn Newsletter soon!! :)

Namaste,
Kay-Cheree

Fastest Man on Sand - Round 4

“FASTEST MAN ON SAND” BEACH COMPETITION SERIES – SEASON 2009.2010

The inaugural “Fastest Man on Sand” beach event series concluded with Round 4 held at Mooloolaba on Sat 20th Feb.

Open to Surf Life Savers from around the world the Fastest Man on Sand attracts "THE BEST OF THE BEST ON THE BEACH" to contest their skills across eight age groups. The re-introduction of the Fastest Man on Sand as a four round series had been done through Surf Life Saving QLD to encourage members (and potential new members) to embrace the beach event/s side of Surf Sports competition.

There were approximately 650 Nipper members from U11 - U14 who competed in the morning on this day with competitors travelling to compete from the Gold Coast to as far north as Mackay, and then the U15-Open competing in the afternoon.

Our local Dicky Beach Surf Club had approx 55 members competing with some great results throughout the day. The pointscore tally is accumulative over the four rounds, and Taron Najilepsy from U11 took out the title for U11 Male Sprint.




The Dicky Beach All Age Relay competitors also savoured victory with their committed training efforts paying off - by the third round they were sharing 1st place with Currumbin then took out the title in the 4th round with an impressive lead on the track.

4th round Winners for the All Age Relay from L to R: Douglas Simpson, Michael Gilliman, Taron Najilepsy, Adam Sciberas, Alex Hearne, Jared Bradicich, Cara Woolnough, Thomas Kidston.


Over 200 images have been uploaded at www.sunriseart.com.au for this event, but the gallery is password protected for DB Nipper Members.

Here are a couple of my boy.... (gosh ~ just a proud mum!) :)



All the kids had an awesome day with many great results, & thankfully the weather stayed fine enough not to grizzle!!

Our next main event is our Branch Carnival in March which is being hosted by Dicky Beach Surf Club.

Remember you can check out more sport action in my public galleries (surfing, kite surfing, footy etc) at SunriseArt.com.au.

Namaste!
Kay-Cheree

Kings Beach Expedition

Hi,

I always thought it was only Melbourne that could experience every season in a day....
and although it wasn't cold, my Kings Beach expedition certainly had a different view depending on which way I faced.
Over 2 days I managed to capture the sunset over Kings, mostly taken from the point (out on the rocks), which was also a little cloudy but provided a nice light show. The midday shots were beautiful blue skies; the next days sunrise was interesting, with black clouds on the horizon & only a small gap in the clouds that allowed the sun to shine through, then as the sun rose the clouds started clearing (a little), there were a couple of skuds of rain (I went & hid in the caves to keep the camera dry) and had the most profound experience... will talk about that in a moment, then cleared to blue skies, in readiness for my next photo shoot.

Check them all out at the SunriseArt gallery.
Galleries > Nature & Water Images > Beach Collection > Kings Beach

here is a couple of samples...





Back to my profound experience...

Next time you are down at Kings Beach you have got to go & check out these little caves in the rocks.


1, they are so interesting the way nature has carved them out into these little hollows
& 2, the acoustics are amazing.
I took up solace in here to escape a passing shower (I love the rain, but my camera not so much) & for a moment I thought I was at an airport!
the echo from the crashing waves stops you from thinking about anything else, and the vibrations felt were amazing, & calming, a whole body experience.
I don't know if the time of day would make much difference, but as it was sunrise I also had this awesome view...shadowed from the sun by the pandanas trees, but able to feel that gentle sea breeze on my face & through my hair. (Yes, I must have been a dog in a former life, as I love the wind in my hair!!) :)



Anyway, make sure you check this out ... & try out all the caves, as they are all a little different - mother natures gifts.

Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!

Namaste!
Kay-Cheree Hearne

Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman (Round 4) & Nipper X-Perience

Some of our Nippers were fortunate to secure a place & attend the 'Nipper X-Perience' at the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman series (Round 3 & 4) held at Alexandra Headland on 6th & 7th Feb.

They were able to meet some of our sporting heroes, get autographs on the rashies & caps they were given, introduce the competitors to the crowd & watch the event from the VIP section... right next to all the action!!

View all photos taken at www.sunriseart.com.au under the 'Sport' Gallery. Here are a few samples...