The Ville Blog

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Smoky dusk, fire burning somewhere?



Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Colourful trees of Tambouine Bay....



Tuesday, January 29, 2008

6 am. at the beach at Mitchells Island Jan. 28th....




Monday, January 28, 2008

Australia Day Weekend at Mitchells Island and we're planting tube stock - small trees and shrubs, followed by mulching. Susan, Judy's sister, is with us from Canberra, helping out.
We have discovered a nasty week to eradicate called fleabane. Mike and Judy, almost up to their necks in the weeds, did a great job of clearing one section. Daniel is demonstrating the proper save-your-back technique.





Friday, January 25, 2008

Boys will be boys?
These are not indigenous boys either, just lads enjoying a beautifully muddy day.
You never know what you're going to see in the Bay....



Thursday, January 24, 2008

5:30am Full-Moon on the Bay....


Tuesday, January 22, 2008

We invited Bastion, Lily, along with their 8-mo.old daughter to dinner on Sat. night.
Bas will probably be Daniel's new programming employee after the couple emigrate from Holland later this year.
Another baby for Daniel to torture!


Monday, January 21, 2008

These are not my finest quality photos, but I'm trying to get over being a perfectionist :)
The masked lapwings were doing a very odd little neck maneuver when I took this image. However, I didn't manage to capture it, unfortunately.
The lorikeet is a junior, I'm pretty sure, cute and a little klutsy. For a while, he and his parents were all grooming each other and then I fed all three.


Sunday, January 20, 2008

6:30am Sunday


Saturday, January 19, 2008

Unusual yellow-ish atmosphere early this morning out on the Bay - pretty near high tide, 1.7 m. the paper says.



And all the rain has made for greenery that we haven't seen in years. We actually thought our big jacaranda was on its last legs in 2007. (Of course the "foliage" enhancement on my digital camera does help.)



Still raining, even a water bird can look drowned....



The lorikeets seem to come around begging more when the weather is inclement.

Friday, January 18, 2008

A day for ducks as they say. Early this morning, before the rain, I went down to the waterfront, thinking to have a paddle on the quiet bay. Two very fat ducks were having a waddle around the garden and instead of fleeing when they saw me, they came towards me. I'm sure they would have eaten out of my hand if I'd had anything to feed them. I couldn't help but think "Peking" as I do like the taste of duck ;)


Thursday, January 17, 2008

Feeding time on our balcony. One couple of lorrikeets are very aggressive both in demanding food and chasing their brethren (or progeny?) away from the "dining table". They even tackle the noisy minahs and magpies, who are no slouches at being aggressive....




Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Saturday 12 Jan. Lunch at Wharf Rd. with the Taylors & Ross/Birrells....





Sunday, January 13, 2008

Daniel in the midst of his choir, "Alchemy". They performed at Our Lady of the Sea Cathedral today for a young couple's wedding.




Friday, January 11, 2008

Dinner on the lower terrace Jan. 11th - Daniel & the Bolstlers, including Heather's mum, Joyce.


Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Eve out for a paddle in the Bay in front of our house, joined by duck family out for a feeding foray at dusk.

Jess in the little kayak.