22. February 2017 19:02
by Rene Pallesen
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Going to Boulders Beach with all the penguins was a fun experience for the boys.


There were lots of nesting penguins and they are more agile than you think, jumping between the rocks on the beach (notice how the penguin below is airborne).

They sit on their nests until the eggs hatch.

and they stay with the young ones after they hatch too.

And once in a while a seagull gets lucky and steals one of the eggs.

There are hundreds of them on the beach.


And they are right next to the path.


The whole area was covered in smoke from a massive bush fire up in the hills, so our eyes were watering and hurting by the end of it.

Despite the smoke I still managed to get a good photo of this beautiful flightless bird.
21. February 2017 20:02
by Rene Pallesen
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21. February 2017 19:02
by Rene Pallesen
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On the way down from Table Mountain we visited Bo Kaap.
This is a predominantly muslim neighbourhood with some very colourful houses.

Great as a backdrop for photographing the most beautiful girl I know.

And also the most handsome boys.



21. February 2017 19:02
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11. October 2013 05:02
by Rene Pallesen
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Aiden recently ended up in hospital again...this time really bad.
He had another seizure similar to the last time, but this time a lot worse and he didn't wake up from it.
At the hospital they couldn't get him to respond either and he started having neurological damage symptoms.
They decided to put him to sleep on a breathing aparatus and go through the whole process of CT scans, Xrays, spinal fluid examinations etc.

Kim and I were really scared and I stayed with him for 4 days in the hospital until he eventually recovered enough to go home.


The doctors were unable to find out why he seizure was so violent so now we are really worried that he may get another one.
11. October 2013 05:00
by Rene Pallesen
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Recently it was fathers day...the kids surprised me in the morning giving me a new coffee mug.
11. October 2013 04:28
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11. October 2013 04:23
by Rene Pallesen
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Last weekend Aiden and I went to Sammi's 4th B'day.
It was held up at Mona Vale and involved a small bush walk for the kids.

Some of the way Aiden and Sammi were holding hands.

Afterwards we had cake and played with clay.



And after the party Aiden and I went for another little walk and spotted a hug red belly black snake.
11. October 2013 04:21
by Rene Pallesen
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We are in the process of potty training Aiden...so far ain't working.
He is reasonably happy to sit on the toilet in front of the TV...but so far he is holding it in.
10. September 2013 02:49
by Rene Pallesen
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Some time ago we had a TEDx session at work...it was great to be part of an international phenomena.

I hope they will run more sessions in the future and that they will be able to get some really interesting speakers in the room.