Another Week

Seeds from our, as we call it, Curry tree. It can get pretty peppery let me tell you.


One of our perfect lemons.
A hawk decided to spread it wings and look for lunch. When this occurred everything went completely quiet. They weren't going to be his lunch.
Close up view, even if it is a little fuzzy.
Our beautiful Flame........head honcho of our little herd.

And Lady our Arabian
Views of the area.
The hawk soars over again.

Black Camp Creek.

The fallen trees make for great firewood in the winter, that is as long as they aren't some little animals home.
This is another shot ofo the creek and watercress along the side.

can we tell Craig has been playing with the colour enhancer?
Proof that we do have some deciduous trees in this country.

Anzac Weekend

With all the rain we have been having the Black Camp Creek has certainly grown. From a trickle to this rushing torrent of water.

Here it is a little further up the field. It could wash away a cow trying to cross it.
Inspite of all that it didn't burst its banks at our little bridge (thank heavens).

Here is the bridge along the Bagnoo Road, under a meter of rushing water. Luckily there is more than one way of getting to our property from this road.

That light brown streak is the "creek".
Same again.

A heron tip-toeing through the wet field.

Another Sunday gone and a day at the seaside

Well we finally had a sudden and not so wanted guest in the house. At first I thought it was a really big moth but then found out it was a small bat....oh joy! But Craig caought it without hurting him and after he starred in some of our picks he was sent on his way outside as it was night so he could find some bugs for supper and hopefully his family at the ..........I have to say this.......the Batcave!!!!!! Ha....that felt so good.



Our photogenic wallaby and some silly galahs at the feeder.
Boyo comes in for a feed and to have his picture taken.........after all he is a peacock and therefore a natural showoff.

Craig's step-dad....Super Ted.............................
Craig's Mom Julie and a great mother-in-law to have.
Ted and Julie being....well....goofie.

Another great shot of them.

The HMAS Hobart....permanently moored in Port Macquarie.
Cormorants waiting for lunch to swim by.
Craig and a bronze cast of our first prime minister Sir Edward Barton. Like all politicians....empty headed with hollow words.


A seagull dancing for his dinner.

More gulls looking for the catch of the day.

One of my favourite birds. The Pelican.

A continental trip - Part 3

A very large flag flying proudly over the restaurant where we were going for supper.







A Spitfire at the National air and Space Museum, part of the Smithsonian.
The outside of this great museum.



The space shuttle Enterprise, just breath taking to see close up. Although this particular one never went into space it was the prototype for testing and carried on the back of the 747 which I remember seeing flying over Montreal all those years ago.
Looking down the hall in the museum.
Flags in front of Union Station.

Mount Vernon the home of George Washington.

Most of the above pictures were on the property at Mount Vernon.

There is so much histroy here to discover and never enough time.