Wednesday, August 29, 2007

More work

Last night Hugh added side steps and it now has dark tint on the windows..
Hilux now with sidesteps
Hughs ute with side steps and dark tint
Hughs ute with side steps

Monday, August 27, 2007

Hughs bedroom companion

Hugh found a new guest in his bedroom, who we have called "Charlie"
Huntsman

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Pleasant Sunday evening

Hugh worked a shift at the Saville where I picked him up and then we went to Mindil, where Hughie became part of the buskers act, steadying his ladder whilst he juggled flaming sticks.
Saville
Mindil Sunset
Busker
Hugh as part of the act
Hugh as part of the act
Busker
Fire lightbusker

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Market sunset

Hugh and I popped into the Mindil Market for Sunday tea.
Hugh at Mindil
The beach was busy with tourists snapping the sunset.
Sunset Mindil Beach
Sunset Mindil Beach
Sideshow Mindil Beach
Sideshow Mindil

Macro view of bougainvillea

My efforts of super macro ended up being rather abstract. These two are of bougainvillea in the back garden
Closeup boungavilia
Closeup boungavilia
"The actual flower of the plant is small and generally white, but each cluster of three flowers is surrounded by three or six bracts with the bright colors associated with the plant, including pink, magenta, purple, red, orange, white, or yellow: from Wikipedia

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Lunch at Corroboree Park

We had lunch at the Corroboree Park Tavern and checked out the locals again:
Brutus the saltwater crocodile was out sunning himself on his lawn by his private pool.
Brutus the Salty
Brutus

August trip to Fogg Dam

Hugh and I took the 4WD out to Fogg Dam for a photography trip:
Hugh at Fogg Dam

Fogg Dam
Fogg Dam
Being towards the end of the dry, there is not a lot of water,
nor are there huge flocks of birds although still plentiful.
We saw Egrets, Magpie Geese, a couple of Jacanas,some Glossy Ibis (click here for more information) etc
The flowers are still pretty though.
WaterLilly
Lotus Flowers Fogg Dam
WaterLillies
Waterlily
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Egret
Pied egret at Fogg Dam
WaterLillies
Dragonfly

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Adelaide Skyline

Karen at Elder Park, she dropped me off in the city.
Karen Elder Park
I spent the day in the city waiting for our flight home

The cats

There are three cats running the house at Redwood Park, Petal a tiny Siamese:
Petal
Petal
and dear Molly, part Oriental who survives despite a chronic lung condition:
Molly
Molly
and there is Bee who rules the garden.
Bee

Catching up with friends

Had a dinner with Barbara and her children and sister Jo and Wayne her husband and also with long time associate, Philip Keane.
Philip Keane
Myself and Barbara
IJo
Chloe
Chloe
Max enjoyed himself
Max
Philip Barb and Chloe

On the Sunday we drove to Birdwood for a junior football carnival for young Max and Karen drove up to catch up with Barbara and convey me back to Adelaide.
Barbara,Chloe, Bilaey the dog and Max
Karen, Barbara, Chloe, Max
The Walkoms