markings in the sand

 

 spent 24 hours at a beach hideaway 

which is fast becoming

a favourite spot

went for a crisp wintry walk along

the Ocean Grove Surf Beach

rugged up

got to love it when you nearly have the beach all to yourselves

that chilled cheeks feeling

perfect conditions for gum boots

watched the kite surfer

avoided the weird looking little blue jelly fish all along the water's edge

&

went spotting marks & footprints 

in the sand

there were parallel lines

hmm what could they be?

doggy foot prints

in varying sizes

weird flipper shapes

 & then the nearly 4 year old

'needed' i quote

to dig ... 

the whole sand under finger nails type of digging

was a lovely time

lucky we have 

antarctic weather conditions coats at our convenience!

hooked on a whale

on Oscar's bag hook at kinder
he has a picture of a

whale

 another child has a dolphin on theirs

so we have been having lots of chats

about the differences!
he's been a bit confused

found some great whale pics

but my favourite is this

made by the very clever
mevrouw of
valaan villapaita
whom i have asked permission to use this photo
of her gorgeous work ...
also love her header
i so wish i could read about it all ...i adore this whale softie
oooh ohh ooo
just found this one made by her as well ...
adore
 
... also while 'talking' whale & dolphin differences
we've been reading:

i love usborne books ...

we love this book
(which i'm not sure you can buy in Australia anymore!)

& there is an awesome fold out page on the

blue whale

did you know that the blue whale is the largest animal that ever lived?
even bigger than the largest dinosaur?
its tongue is as heavy as an elephant?
their calls are the loudest of any animal?
the heaviest blue whales weigh more than a medium sized plane?
and that they are longer than a tennis court?
there you go!
not sure Oscar is about to spout these facts
but you've got to start somewhere hey!
oh & we have only recently viewed 'nemo'
for the first time ... the whale helps nemo of course!
 I would so love to make him one ... like mevrouw's

will see what i can manage

& i'm still thinking about that sausage dog too!