Wordless Wednesday

I found out an interesting way of creating entries for my blog. It is not a recent phenomenon; in fact, I seem to vaguely recall that I’ve read a few blogposts on it a few years back. I am referring to Wordless Wednesday.

According to an About.com article:

Wordless Wednesday (WW) is a blogosphere phenomenon that apparently no one on the Internet has stepped up to take credit for. Whereas blogs (web journals) are primarily about "words" bloggers love to dress their journal entries with imagery. WW is a simple blog post that features a photo that speaks for itself without words. However, there are no specific rules about WW posts so a few (and sometimes, many) words may accompany a photo or image that is the focus of a WW blog entry.

Phineas and Ferb lunch bag: my son's favourite

Last summer, our sons got hooked on the Disney Channel tv show, Phineas and Ferb. As a consequence, they've been hounding us with requests to buy Phineas and Ferb merchandise. Our younger son, in particular, is the bigger fan; understandably, he's the more persistent one.

One merchandise that he wanted to get was a Phineas and Ferb lunch bag. I tried looking in our local supermarkets like Sainsburys but could not find one. Pressed for time, I went online through Amazon UK. I found one and immediately ordered. I was worried that my order will not arrived in time for the first day of school. But it did, arriving a day before school started! My son was a very happy bunny.

I was a bit annoyed afterwards, though. A week later, I went food shopping at our local Sainsburys and guess what I found there. Yes, the same Phineas and Ferb lunch bag sold 25% less!

Disclaimer: I am an affiliate of Amazon UK. But I am also a satisfied customer who regularly buys from them for the lower price and convenience it brought me.

School field trip to Moor Farm

Photo: geograph

Last week, I joined my younger son's class on a school field trip to Moor Farm, located 7 miles northeast of Peterborough. This was the second time I joined my son in a school field trip as a parent helper. Because of his multiple allergy, either my wife or I will accompany our son during a field trip as requested by his schoolteachers.

Moor Farm is a medium-seized mixed arable farm (200 ha in size) with cattle and sheep and run by a husband and wife team. The farm offers free educational visits to primary schools. When we arrived at the farm, owner Judith gave a brief welcome orientation to the children before going out on a short educational tour around the farm.

Creating photo collages with Microsoft Research AutoCollage 2008

Have you noticed anything about the images I've used in my recent posts (click here)? Yes, I'm using photo collages, which I created using Microsoft Research AutoCollage 2008. AutoCollage is "an advanced computer vision and image processing program which automatically creates collages of your pictures." (Source: Microsoft Research AutoCollage 2008 website)

Springfields Spalding: Close encounters at the Alien Garden

Last month, the whole family went on a day-out in Springfields Spalding, an outlet shopping and garden centre, a half hour's drive north of Peterborough. It was a day of shopping (mostly the window variety) and close encounter with 'aliens' sprouting in the garden centre.

The aliens I am referring to were the 35 stunning and brightly coloured air sculptures. The Alien Garden resembled plants and flowers, not quite what we've seen before! They range in size and height, up to 30 feet high.

While admiring the Alien Garden we managed to watch the dazzling water fountain display. Afterwards, we finished the day with the now customary game of mini-golf, our sons' favourite part everytime we go to Springfields Spalding.

Further information on Springfields Spalding:

Springfields Outlet Shopping & Festival Gardens
Camelgate
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE12 6EU
tel: 01775 760909
email: enquiries@springfieldsshopping.com

Source: Springfields Spalding