Horse Camp - October 2007

For the first week of October school holidays, Scout went to horse camp at Springwood Farms with her friend Charlie. It is a residential camp about an hour north of Sydney. The girls slept in converted railway cars and manage, somehow, to live for an entire week without junk food, cable TV and mobile phones. Isn't it amazing how tough our kids are when faced with true hardship?

Here Scout is on her horse Jake playing Crash and Burn (someone calls out 'Crash' and you have to turn left or 'Burn' and you have to turn right. If you turn the wrong way or don't turn properly or quickly enough, then you are out).

And here is my first attempt at uploading videos from my digital camera. There is sound with the first and third videos so you might want to check your speakers before playing them. The first video is the jumping event.



And the barrel racing ... they came in 2nd. I'm still trying to figure out how to get the sound with this one.



Here they are getting their 2nd place ribbon for the barrel racing.

In this event, Scout had to weave her horse between the posts. I'm not sure what the pony club name for this event is.

Things Almost-Teen Girls Do

Have a jump on the trampoline, of course.

And go to the local park in costume, as one does.

More From Photo Booth

Playing with Photo Booth

Photo Booth is a program on the Mac that lets you take pictures with the camera built in to the monitor. It can take normal photos and let you videochat but it also does funny photos. Sometimes, when she's not chatting with her friends, Scout has a bit of a play ...

Zoo Excursion

Scout took my camera to school because they had a science excursion to the zoo. She managed to get a picture of herself ...
... and her friends Charlie ...
... Julia and Ella ...
... and Harriet ...
... and Steph ...
... and a cold and wet wallaby , which happens when you go to the zoo on the coldest and wettest and windiest day we've had so far this winter ...
... and then the camera battery died, which also happens on school excursions.

Vale Sally

Our friend Sally recently went to Doggie Heaven and, hopefully, is chasing Jake and Elwood for eternity. When we would visit friends in Canberra, Sally would shadow Scout, just in case a girl needs to pat a dog. And this girl was only too happy to oblige.

Year 7 School Photos

Scout a la Chuck Close

For an art project at school, Scout has been studying the work of Chuck Close. She took a print of a photo of herself ...

and rendered it as Chuck would ...

Scout's Holiday Pics -- Luna Park

Scout's Holiday Pics - Manly Beach

Family Photo

Here is a touristy shot of Scout's step-sister Carly, her dad and The Girl herself.

Scout and Her Dad

During the recent school holidays, Scout's dad and step-sister from America came to visit. They did lots of fun stuff, including a trip to Manly Beach and Luna Park.

Race Results

Open Day at High School

For her high school's open day, Scout was rostered on for DT (Design & Technology). She and her friend Ella made mini pizzas, which were delicious.

News Flash!!!

Time for Netball

On Saturday mornings, Scout plays netball for her school. She's on one of the B teams in the Under14 league ... her school has about 6 or 7 teams in the Under14 league and, all up, her school has about 50 netball teams that play in this comp.