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This is my "dream" or special photo in my entire photostream. Below shows you all the dreams, mostly the ones I only remembered, that I have experienced since August 12, 2011. I should've done this sooner, but better late than never. This is like my dream journal. Enjoy and get mystified!

(August 12, 2011) - I was in front of Macy's in Eastridge Mall, I was with my parents, Jose and Bernadette Valerio and when we were exiting, there was a big thunderstorm outside with lots of lightning, heavy rain and wind! I quickly videoed as much as I could. I somehow saw some lightning bolts strike at the same spot! I don't think this happens in real life though. After the lightning subsided, the rain and wind continued howling. I think we just waited in the mall until the storm subsided. There were people inside as well, it was a little dark but the evening security lights were on...

([I think] August 17, 2011) - I dreamed that we were experiencing the changing poles of earth, like the possible 2012 event. I remembered seenign North America upside down, with California almost where Alaska would be today. Weather outside was gloomy, and unusually frigid. I then warped back home, saw my plants in the backyard quickly dying/folding up as if we were under a rare freeze advisory. I then was panicky and began to pray as hard as I could since I can tell the end of the world was imminent...

[Both of these mini dreams occurred probably August 19, 2011] - Ok this was a "micro" dream, but awkward: I was at a random playground park and suddenly there were tons of kids and looks like they came from their country, more like tourists here. Then when it came time for them to leave, I heard one of them specifically say (while whining/crying cuz he didn't want to leave just yet), "I want to take more photographs..."
- The other dream was at Disneyland (the one in Anaheim). We were riding the it's a small world ride and when it was nearly over (we were on the last room), the ride suddenly picked up speed, like as if it was drifing on the water, more like a roller coaster ride, almost felt the g-force as well! As we then left, I noticed I forgot my wallet. I went back to get my wallet and thankfully one of the workers there found it. I checked if all my money and things were there and yes, they were. I rememberd I had a straight $45...

(August 20, 2011) - In this dream, I was around what appeared to be Gilroy and Monterey Combined! It's like Gilroy was around Marina/Watsonville, CA. Pretty weird eh? The weather appeared partly cloudy even though it had a slight chance of thunderstorms. I was with my mom on the freeway and we were going to some sort of service, goin to meet with Auntie Luz or so. It was late afternoon at the time, we were heading westward... Then I drifted into another mini dream after that; I was now at some sort of small jewelry store. I was with my sister and Richie. We were looking around the earrings and magnets of somesort. There were a few people in the store, saw a European couple. I know they're European since of their accent...The last thing I was looking at/holding/feeling before waking up was a diamond shaped earring...

(August 25, 2011) - I was at the Supetrans' old house...and saw possibly the new owners. They were white. I was outside in the front, on the front driveway. Somehow I was competing against someone to for 2 new mountain bikes. I won the 2nd place bike. It had long handles, after what seems that I was "unfolding or extending" them! I remembered having trouble getting on the bike since it was so high! When I rode on it, it felt like a motorcycle, it was very fast! I asked the owner if I had to put fuel since it appeared to have a tank on the behind. I was then "warped" into the backyard, looks the same like in real life but somehow they added a patio. There's also a door that enters the house (of what is currently between the dining table and sink. I looked to the right before entering the house and saw like a stand of some sort... I heard the owner of the house say, "I need to put more tape on that stand..." Then I went inside the kitchen and I think we were planning to eat dinner...

[September 1, 2011] - Ok, this was a bizarre dream. It first starts at my backyard...I was with my online friend, Shawn. He had a bit of medical emergency after having too much fun...with large bugs under there! I had to take him to the hospital/emergency...Then dream shows him playing his games on the TV in his hospital room by himself. I was with others, can't identify their faces but I think Fireaboveice was there...

[September 2, 2011] - Dream starts at a weird, dirty bathroom...Actually saw Nina and prolly with her friend enter. (What, am I in the women's?!) The bathroom doors were all ugly and broken down, and toilet seats were high and the first door was like half. People can still see your bottom

The story behind these pictures involves experiences stretching back over many years!

Summer swimming lessons have been a part of my life since I was eight years old. During my first summer in Australia with our formerly Scottish family, we were literally plunged into the deep end of what is a wonderful institution and, but for a brief break during stints working away from WA, one which has been part of summer life ever since.

First as a participant. The smell of sun block, polony sandwiches (with tomato sauce, going all soggy in the wheatbelt sun!) and hordes of children jammed into station wagons---our parents car pooling in days before seat belts and limits to how many people could be squeezed in to one vehicle! The long journey to the Lake Grace pool every day for two weeks, seeking comfort in the cool pool water, and literally lapping up the ice creams from the poolside shop! So many lovely summery memories!

Then as an observer. Working as a journalist on country newspapers where there is a comfortable cycle of stories which provide reliable copy and useable photographs year in and year out. A day snapping children taking part in the summer swimming lesson series could fill at least two pages in the paper, and there is nothing quite so photogenic as a child playing in water. Brightly coloured bathers and wetsuits, bright pink and green zinc smeared across little noses, and big floppy hats cascading down around small ears. Those memories are countered somewhat by the oppression of deadlines; the stress associated with being told to make sure you get a front page pic, and trying to write down all of those names and ages before the subjects disappeared back into the water.

Now as a mother. For nearly 13 years now I have been packing towels, goggles, wetsuits, sunblock, hats, dry clothes, food, water and a thermos of tea in to our family car of the moment, and making the journey to the beach for swimming lessons. We have watched our gaggle of children make their way through the stages as the patient teachers perfect their clumsy frog kick, fine tune their inelegant duck dives and hammer home the rules of water safety and lifesaving.

The stress of getting the troops into the car so we can get to their lessons on time is more than balanced by the pleasure I get in sitting on the beach, watching them play in the sea, with no other responsibility than that of their safety and pleasure at that time. No mobile phone reception (except for the square metre in front of the elevated composting toilet in the Munglinup Reef Beach campground!), no way of focusing on much else but the children. A truly rewarding fortnight out!

The summer "vacation" swimming lessons have provided us with a boot load of memories along with sand, shells, strands of seaweed, dried out sea urchins, sunburnt noses---and many of our favourite family photographs.

Photo taken by Barbara Henderson, 14 years.