Christmas Greetings From London

Christmas Greeting from London from Paul Treacy on Vimeo.

APPLE GAMES

New cut of Halloween film concentrating simply on the games...


APPLE GAMES from Paul Treacy on Vimeo.

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Thanks,
Pauly.

GUARDIAN FEATURES MY SHORT FILM

My tiny film of just one minute, featuring Eoin and Connor tearing around in their new blue shoes, has just been featured on the Guardian's website. This is well cool and great exposure. Please take a moment to vote for it if you like it.

GUARDIAN / CANON FREECORDING

Many thanks.

THE NEW BLUE SHOES

While walking through the park yesterday I was quite suddenly struck by the brilliant blueness of the lads' new shoes. This short film, only one minute long, is the result. I doubt you'll have seen anything quite like it before. We hope you like it.


The New Blue Shoes from Paul Treacy on Vimeo.

© Paul Treacy 2008.

PLAYGROUND SHENANIGANS

Eoin and Connor messing around on a hot summer day at Indian Road Playground in Inwood. The end is hilarious. Turn up the volume.


Playground Shenanigans from Paul Treacy on Vimeo.

Next up will be a short experimental, fast paced piece on the lads' new shoes. But it may take a few days to finish. After that I'll be taking a break to catch up with work again. Mind you, I see these as work as I develop new techniques to bring to my assignment work as it becomes more multimedia in nature.

Please enjoy.

quote of the day

Connor: What does Superman actually do, Eoin?

A Quote and Film

Eoin, regarding one of his classmates: I want to marry Sophie, and she wants to marry me. (After some further discussion:) But I don't know what our child will look like.

Posted by Claire. 

Now it's Paul on Claire's login posting a re-edited London Eye short film. This time it's only 2 mins, 54 secs long. It's a fast flowing piece this time. I prepped it for a Guardian/Canon project called Freecording. Films need to be inside 1 to 3 mins. Hope you like it. 

Comments welcome. 

London Eye, here we come. from Paul Treacy on Vimeo.

PHOTOHUMOURIST BLOG

Pajamas, Cars & Books.

I made this short days after we arrived back in London. We had another 3+ weeks of waiting for all our stuff to arrive. The lads had some cars and books to keep them going until being reunited with their furniture and toys.


Pajamas, Cars and Books. from Paul Treacy on Vimeo.

Back soon.

Pauly.

WHEE!

Swinging in Crystal Palace Park before the weather got cold. The dialogue is interesting. As are Eoin's antics. Connor's the cautious one for a change. Comment if you like. The boys will enjoy reading them.


Whee! from Paul Treacy on Vimeo.

Quote of the day

Father Christmas meets the Wild Things

Connor: Does Santa show everyone his claws? And does he roar?

FIREWORKS: Eoin & Connior do battle

Here's a fun short film of the lads watching fireworks in Crystal Palace Park on Bonfire Night and playing with blue light sabers.

I'll post some photos next but I need to take a break from the movies as I have a huge amount of image processing to do for work.

The next film will be from Inwood followed by a film from a trip to Wakehurst but that'll be in a couple of weeks.

I've been learning a lot making these little shorts. Skills that I can bring to my work.

Please enjoy and let us know what you think. We welcome comments. For posterity.


FIREWORKS from Paul Treacy on Vimeo.

Quotes of the Days

Eoin the pot, on Paul the kettle: He talks and talks and talks, without any full stops!

Eoin on the colour of his pale yellow towel: It's the colour of butter, melted into a potato. Hey (looking at me smiling)- it's the same colour as your teeth!

The Gathering of the Cousins 2008, Part 3

Finally, Part 3, though I'm sure you've seen them all by now at Vimeo.com


MUDDY! from Paul Treacy on Vimeo.

Thanks for tuning in. Please feel free to comment so that in the years to come the lads may enjoy your feedback.

Might any of you visitors have a blog we could visit?

The Gathering of the Cousins 2008, Part 2

Here is part 2. Part 3 follows...


The Photo Shoot from Paul Treacy on Vimeo.

Comment if you like. There are more HERE

The Gathering of the Cousins 2008, Part 1

If you've not get a fast broadband connection, just pause the video briefly to let it gather some. You'll need quite a fast processor.

The Halloween Party from Paul Treacy on Vimeo.

The first of three short films of Eoin and Connor with their Irish cousins in New Ross, Co. Wexford. I love this little film. Watch for Connor bobbing for apples and both Connor and Eoin trying to bite the hanging apple. It's hilarious.

Parts 2 and 3 to follow shortly.

You can see this film a little bigger, along with others, at VIMEO/PHOTOHUMOURIST

Quotes of the Day

Eoin, after the fireworks at Crystal Palace Park: I'm going to remember this day my whole life.

Connor: Barack Obama won the world. And George Bush is a bad guy.

Happy Birthday Ales

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Quotes of the Days

Connor: Daddy, why are you bigger than Mummy?
Paul: Well, men are generally bigger than women.
Connor: Like Bob the Builder is bigger than Wendy?

Eoin: Something's tickling me.
Connor: It's your hand Eoin.

Quotes of the Day

Big gap while we have been on the move this summer, during which I have forgotten many a potential quote for this blog. Connor has started talking about death, perhaps because 2 people we knew died earlier this summer, and we stayed in the house of one of them (Paul's aunt Kay) while between apartments. A few times he has said vehemently 'I hate when you die'. Today he asked:

When you die, do your toys die too?

Today I took them to the replica of the Golden Hinde, the ticket office for which had a toy skeleton with an eye patch in the window. This lead Eoin to draw a series of ghost-pirates. One, 'bad-ghost', can juggle cannon balls on his hook and sword, while 'silly-bones', clicks instead of speaks and regularly drops bits of himself. Later we went to watch the remote control car enthusiasts racing their cars in the park. After a while Eoin asked to leave so that he could draw some at home, asserting:

I'm going to be a car designer.

Quote of the Day

I was on the phone with Andrew, dithering about a couple of places he'd seen to rent. Towards the end of the call, Connor came up and asked: Why do you keep saying 'but um'?

Quotes of the Days

Eoin and his sense of smell

1. On arrival at the rose garden at the NY Botanical Gardens: This is where I go to heaven.
2. To me, as he got out of the bath: you smell like a strawberry. Or an orange. And Daddy smells like a hot dog. A handsome hot dog. Or a hamburger.

Making Their Movie Making Debuts

First, Eoin's short movie...


and Connor's...


Next up will be one of my little films. Also, Claire shot some fun buggy stuff which we'll post shortly too.

© Connor & Eoin Treacy 2008

Quotes of the Days

Connor, singing while we drove past a McDonald's after earlier driving through dog poo: There's dog poo everywhere, there's McDonalds everywhere. Since then he has added: There's fire hydrants everywhere, and (after a severe storm here): There are branches everywhere.

Eoin announced he was off on holiday to Mongolia on his way to bed tonight. Then he decided the rest of us should come too. Connor: I can't come with you because I'm eating my cheerios. Eoin: Your cheerios can come with you on vacation.

Quotes of the Days

Connor: I'm a space tiger

and Connor again: Finger, stop picking my nose! Thumb, stop sucking my mouth!

Eoin's suggestions for how to spend his day off school tomorrow: 1. Camping. 2. Mongolia. 3. London.

Quotes of the Days

Connor discovered biomechanics while biting into an apple: Daddy, my teeth are a digger.

Looking at a Henry Moore at the Botanical Gardens yesterday, Connor observed: That statue has a hole in it.

Eoin seems to have got to grips with the idea of moving to London now he's aware he won't miss any Kindergarten. During a conversation yesterday about rats, mice and roaches, I told him it's rare to see a roach in a house in London. He suggested we wouldn't need the can of roach spray there, and I agreed we could leave it behind. But he's not taking any chances: I think just in case, you'd better bring it.

Quote of the Day

I've been remiss about these of late but here is a gem.

Connor, explaining why he was standing on one leg: I'm the one-legged Statue of Liberty.

Recital

Addendum from Claire: Eoin conducted himself with aplomb throughout while Connor was a bit trickier. He refused to wear a smarter polo shirt at home, wailing that he wanted his Prague T-shirt, hence the slightly mismatched outfit. He refused to play when we got there, then agreed to the bribe and went to sit and wait his turn at the front, then started to cry so I had to go get him, then having been reminded of the bribe cheerfully marched up to the front and got on with it. You may be thinking he is too young for this kind of thing and I'm inclined to agree, but if he'd been told it was just Eoin he would have been upset. The trials of being a second child.

PIANO RECITAL

Eoin and Connor perform at Jazz at Lincoln Center with their school's piano program. Several schools in northern Manhattan partake in the Piano School of New York City's program and then put on a performance for the parents. Performance is regarded as a very important part of the child's development and our lads did really well. We were utterly delighted at the whole thing. Connor had to be bribed with a chocolate biscuit, however, but then had a great time in the limelight while he played Hot Cross Buns.

Eoin finished up his performance of One, Two - Buckle My Shoe with a rather comical bow which brought a laugh from the audience.

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Quotes of the days

While Paul has been away:

Connor: Teddy misses Daddy

Eoin, after I reminded him Paul was coming home tomorrow and sang 'there's always tomorrow' to him: There isn't a tomorrow if you die.

A few minutes after the above quote: Mummy, I don't know how to thank you for all the beautiful things you do.

Quote of the Day

Last Friday in the park, Eoin: Woah! Where am I? Am I on a moon disguised as an earth?

HIPPO EATS EOIN

Connor put up quite a fight at the dentist and so was exhausted and fast asleep while Eoin entered the hippo at a playground in Central Park across the street from the surgery.



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Quote of the Day

Connor yesterday evening, following a trip to the dentist: There are people in my mouth.
I asked to him to expand on this: I ate them up and now they're in my tummy.

Quote of the Day

Eoin, noting my freshly cut hair: I knew you wanted to be a beautiful princess when you growed up.

IN THE POOL

Love these. It was during a "family swim" at the hotel pool where their lessons take place.















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Eoin's 6th Birthday

A handful of shots from Eoin's 6th birthday party.









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Quotes of the Days

An example of Connor's knock knock jokes:
Connor: Knock knock
Me: Who's there?
Connor: Foot
Me: Foot who?
Connor: Foot likes toes!

Eoin, on going outside this morning after it rained in the night: It smells like Warwick.

The 1, 2 of flattery:
Eoin: You look like a beautiful princess Mummy, and Daddy you look like a handsome prince.
Connor: No you don't, you look like a good man.

Quote of the day

Eoin, on being told to stop picking his nose: I'm just seeing if it's still there.

Quotes of the Day

Eoin, touching and looking at my forehead: Mummy, are you getting old?

Connor, at least once a day: Mummy/Daddy, I'm fiddling with my goolies.

Quote of the Day

Eoin told Paul yesterday that he is the most handsome Daddy in the world. After the rest of us agreed he followed up: Anybody would love a Daddy like that.

Eoin the artist

Eoin is adamant that he will be an artist when he grows up.
Here he is in February making artwork for Claire's birthday card.

© Paul Treacy 2008.

Quote of the Day

Turning six made Eoin think about his future. Instead of repeating 'I want to be an artist', which he has said a number of times, he said 'I'm going to be an artist.' And then 'I want to be famous.' Paul took Connor to a birthday party that Eoin was also invited to, but Eoin stayed at home with me to start assembling a Lego aeroplane. When I asked Eoin if he was sure he didn't want to see the friends that were going, he said 'No. I want to see myself.'

Quote of the Day

Me to Connor last night: You are a handsome boy. Connor: No, I'm a handsome dinosaur.

BOING!

No captions necessary.












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Quotes of the Days

Eoin, looking up the Hudson from Dyckman fields: This is the bestest Hudson River ever. I want to go up it now. I want to go to the end of the Earth.

Connor to Paul: When you're older, you'll teach me how to use your computer.

Quote of the Day

Connor quoting Mog to Eoin, after Eoin ate the last Cheerio: You nightmare nibbler!

Quote of the Day

Eoin, seeing me unfazed at the pile of pillows and soft toys on the floor in the chaps' bedroom (they were jumping from the bed onto the pillows): This is terrible. We've accidentally done something good.

Connor to Paul after going twice in quick succession to the loo: Daddy, I'm the pee-man!

Eoin's 6th Birthday Already

Eoin's Birthday Party Invitation for 2008.

Quote of the Day

Eoin lost patience with the presidential candidates' race today. On hearing that Obama won Mississippi (a word he dislikes because it is 'soppy') he asked 'WHEN we will know who's going to be the President?' When I told him November (synonymous with Thanksgiving) he said 'So if Barack Obama eats lots of turkey and gets strong, then he can get to be the President.' Unfortunately the election comes first, so he is still without a decent explanation.

OBSERVING THE FLAG

BOOK STORE

Quotes of the day

Paul to Connor, after he ate a chocolate fromage frais: Is your tummy happy now?
Connor: No, my tummy is surprised!

Eoin, during a discussion about the heights to which he and Connor will grow: Maybe I'll be as tall as Andrew- he sometimes has his hair sticking up.

Quote of the Day

Eoin: Nifty man to the rescue!

Quote of the Day

Eoin, after I called him 'old thing': I'm not an old thing! YOU'RE an old thing!

Quote of the Day

Eoin, thanking me for new toy cars: I'm so impressed at you!

Quotes of the Days

Connor, seeing Paul and me having a hug: I think you guys are going to get married.

Eoin, with another variation of the spider's catchphrase (see quotes from 19th Feb): Look at me! Watch me sleep!

Connor, after a conversation about how we all love each other: Idiots don't love us. That's because they're stupid.

Quotes of the days

A snippet of conversation overheard:
Connor: Relax, Eoin
Eoin: Relax?! You've just broken my rockstar hat.

Eoin, to me: You're the goodest mummy I ever had.

Eoin to Connor: I'm making a track of pee so you can follow it.

IMITATION

Connor and statue at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Quotes of the Trip

Waiting for a DC tour bus, Eoin was inspired by "Aaargh, Spider!", a recent gift from Granny: Look at me! Watch me wait!

Also see a quote from 21st January. Udvar Hazy Space Center, A new bit of the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum. Connor, looking at a space suit with the gloves lying separately by its feet: That guy's hands have fallen off!

On the way home, Eoin, having been told he should save his chocolate milk for later: Is it later yet?

Thirsty Eoin last summer

Quotes of the Day

Older women (1)
Connor, looking at a photograph of one of Eoin's classmates: Betty Ann is cute.

Older women (2)
Eoin came home early after coming down with a fever to go with the cold he already has. His favourite part of the day was going to see the nurse, "Because of her dress. All nurses wear is white, and that's my favourite colour as well as orange. White is blank."

Physician, ...
I also have a cold, and told Eoin I was not feeling well. He replied: So you have to take care of yourself the way a doctor would.

"BUILD WORKERS"

Connor was big into watching these guys. They were working on his nursery school building. Actually, I was into watching them too.

Pauly

MESSY CONNOR

Take a look at this messy boy.

Much more to come soon.
Paul

CAMPFIRE PARTY AT EOIN'S SCHOOL

Campfire party pix are at Eoin's CLASS BLOG.

FAMOUS DESIGNER

The artwork in this poster is BY EOIN! We're so proud that his work was chosen. It wasn't a competition or a specific exercise but rather the organizers went through everyones' work and chose this. Clicking the poster will enlarge it.

I'll be posting more photos on the morrow and some videos from the summer shortly thereafter.
Stay tuned.
Pauly out.

Quotes of the Days

Eoin, Saturday: Moomin Alexander and Moomin Jacob are my best friends now, instead of Moomin Eli because he's far away, but I still miss him.

Connor, several times recently: I want to tell you something, but I don't know.

Eoin, this morning, out of the blue: I just can't believe it, why Granny and Granpda in Ireland's house doesn't have stairs. (He is very keen on living in a house after we move, so that we shall have stairs. When I asked why: "So I can go up and down them.")

Quotes of the Days

Saturday, Connor: You are a strange little boy, Mr. Eoin (inspired by a line in Toy Story)

Sunday, Connor: Chocolate ice cream is so cute.

Connor seems to be getting his eye in for VA hospitals. We passed the one in Brooklyn today (mine is in the Bronx) and he said "There's your work Mummy."

Quotes of the Day

Connor has picked up a word from Matthew: Good morning, sweetheart.

While he was getting into bed it transpired Eoin has been listening to The Rolling Stones, to whom Paul is a late convert. He sang:

You go running for the shelter, of your Mothers' Little Helper

and then continued with the riff that follows it.

Quotes of the Day

Alice and Matthew came to stay over the weekend. They gave Eoin a fold out set of pictures of dinosaurs to colour in and fill in speech bubbles, to make it into a short story. Eoin got on with it immediately. His T Rex said: 'I can reun fasaer.' The Stegosaurus said 'I dot thic so.' All the words were written in reverse, and some of the letters also.

Connor (re Alice and Matthew): I love the visitors.

Quotes of the Days

Eoin yesterday: Restore, reuse, reduce, recycle.

Eoin today, to me: You smell nice, not like a stinky girl.

Quote of the Day

Connor, starting to get the idea as Paul finishes the painting: Our house is back together: we've moved our house.

Quotes of the Day, and a milestone

Connor, looking at part of a suit of armour: That guy has no hands.

Connor (after watching Toy Story and paraphrasing a line in the theme music) to me: You have a friend, it's me.

After a trip today to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, looking at a lot of masks, carvings and statues, Connor painted his first face.

Eoin: I'm a photographer artist painter inventor.

Quote of the Day

Connor: Chocolate power!

I can't explain this exclamation. I didn't catch what preceded it. He had had some chocolate about 20 minutes previously, maybe he could feel it taking effect.

HAIR CUTS

Here Eoin is reaching into a secret compartment where youngsters pick candy / sweets for being good during their hair cuts.




Connor was very calm, just like Eoin.

That's Ray, our wonderful neighborhood barber. All the Inwood kids love him, as do our two.
Maybe it's just his candy stash they love.

More later. I know that Claire has some quotes to post.

See ya.

Quotes of the Day

Connor: Daddy I wish you had a Ferrari.
Eoin to me, asking him to tidy up: I'm through with you!

Eoin "throwing a balloon"

Hello. Sorry for the absence of new images here for a while. Been busy trying to fix my video camera so that I can start to make some movies about this wonderful place called Inwood before time runs out. Connor broke my camera during the summer and I've been at a loss without it. All attempts to mend thus far have failed but I've had an idea.

Anyway, back to the stills again. Here's one of Eoin over the Christmas holidays. He was "throwing a balloon" apparently. The whiteness is from the canopy of the camp the two lads set up in the middle of the room.



I stumbled on this shot as I was preparing work for something else. I love it. There's just something about it that I really like. Can't quite put my finger on it.

Much more to come soonest. Including a short film of the lads messing at the beach in Connecticut on a hot summer day. This might take a wee while though as I'm on a new machine and will need to learn some stuff.

You might be interested in my INWOODPIX blog. Some good stuff here.

Back soon.