Back Flip in Back Garden – © PAUL TREACY 2012

Connor takes a break from his football practice to watch his neighbour perform a back flip.

It has been way too long since any of us posted to this blog. I will try to rectify that. I will, we all will try to blog regularly from now on and especially over the summer.

Some blog posts will appear on Eoin's blog or even Connor's blog as they will have things to show, drawings, Lego constructions, animations and the like.

So I hope to see some comments and perhaps some links to posts by others among you.

Hope all are well and we'll see you again soon.

Paul, Claire, Eoin and Connor.

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ARROW 360 - The Go-Cart Project

Over the summer my sons and I built this go-cart. Most of the materials used were found while walking home from school over a period of many weeks.



It was an opportunity for me to teach them about preparing materials, using tools, realizing a concept and a practical application of simple mathematics.



It was also a golden opportunity for us to make a cool little movie. Of course, we just had to reference the BBC title sequence for their Formula One Motor Racing coverage. And I hope Fleetwood Mac won't mind my including a segment of The Chain because nothing comes close for this subject matter.



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Software: Photoshop, Nikon View, GarageBand and iMovie 09.

Hardware: Apple MacBook.



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Connor's 6th Birthday Party Invitation

So much to post here having had such a wonderful summer. A go-cart and Irish road trip to come soon.
In the mean time, here is Connor's invitation to his 6th birthday party. Hope you like it.

Readying prints and dvd's for all the Irish relatives at the moment before a wedding this weekend, end of August.
Back soon. I promise.
Paul.

Waiting at bus stop

The two balubas waiting for the 176 bus on Waterloo Bridge.
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Back soon.
Paul.

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Portraits of Connor

Some portraits of Connor.

Here he is sucking on a lollipop having just been to see The Fantastic Mr. Fox at Peckham Multiplex with his brother and me. Funny thing is, neither he nor Eoin like lollipops much and so these were quickly discarded. They did insist on my buying them, however. I had offered them juicy apples and other such goodies, which they'd have devoured, but they wanted the sickly sweet lollipops which I knew they wouldn't really like.

Here he is having had his face painted, at the London aquarium I think. We made this picture as he was about to have it removed in the bath and he wanted to record it.

And finally for this posting, is a photo of him getting a hug from his best friend at school, Daniel.

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The Chalkers

It has been a while since either Claire or I have posted to here. Sorry about that. It has been a busy period.
Without further ado, allow me to present, THE CHALKERS.

You can see the larger version here.
Are any of you blogging? Please send a link if you are.
I'll post again for Christmas over the weekend.

More Chalking

Chalking in Crystal Palace Park again...
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MEERKATS

Here's Young Master Connor observing cute little meerkats at Battersea Park Zoo recently.



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Eoin buries Connor

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Making our mark. Carved on a felled tree in Crystal Palace Park last year soon after our arriving in London.

The same park just the other day.

Paul interviewed at Pestival

Here I was asked what I thought of the termite structure replica thingy at the Pestival (festival of insects) on the South Bank recently.



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Flying Space Hoppers

So much catching up to do. We have a lot of material to post from our summer shenanigans. Let's start with the Flying Space Hoppers.

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SEED DISPERSION

This from my Sydenham blog...

My son, Eoin helping the dandelions disperse their seeds while walking home from school yesterday, May 14th.

I heard on the BBC this morning that these lovely, characterful flowers, or weeds as some regard them, are more abundant than ever this year given our lovely warm, wet spring.

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The Visit From Malvern (part 1)

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The Visit from Malvern from Paul Treacy on Vimeo.

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SYDENHAM BLIZZARD 2009

The blizzard of 2009 in Sydenham, London SE26.
Shot entirely on a tiny Flip Mino. The boys were the priority so I didn't bother with my small fig rig stabilizer or additional audio. Kept it simple.

When I upgrade to iMovie09 I'll do a little stabilizing and re-cut it.

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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. 

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