Celebrating Karen's immanent motherhood. Tomorrow she'll take up her foster mother role for baby Sharla, age 6 months. Our women's group is thrilled for Karen.

An image I received via email from Obama's Inauguration Day....

Australia Day 2009 Celebrating with friends Tom, Sue, Carol, Martin, Jane, Dean & Ben & Jade.....

Need an explanation....Check it out: http://www.streetpianos.com/sydney2009/pianos/wynyard-station#comment-501

Small-fry kayak training up at Pittwater on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately a speed boat came by and through one of the kiddies into the water, where he was fished out pretty quickly....

The beautiful "Gissie M", 80 ft. charter yacht owned by Shirley's brother Alan, and used over the last several years to transport wealthy tourists 'round the Australian seas.



Shirley, Noel, and Bob Hodge enjoying pre-dinner drinks....


The sumptuous interior cabin. Below are four bedrooms, bathrooms and laundry. Timber is teak, everything virtually hand-made. Dianne & me, Daniel & Bob....



Shirley's sister, Susie....



Shirley's dad who is the same age (80-ish) as Bob....

Too, too cute with a very chirpy quacking, as well....

Mum and mud flat fluffs....Adorable!

I love this little glen which is part of the wetland on our property; it has the feel of inchoate rain forest - once we get rid of the bloody pines and lantana!

Holiday pix from Longueville and Mitchells Island, featuring: Jeremy, Peter, Daniel, Mitch and Eve.

Favourite students (and teachers) from our post-practice Xmas yoga breakfast....

Remarkably all of the women from our women's group showed up when we met right before Xmas. It was a heart-warming night, and also exciting, as a lightening bolt crashed down just outside the sliding glass doors to Gabrielle's balcony. Fortunately we weren't in her pool at that time!

Our beautiful Island view....

I'm back! Mitchells Island was lushly green and yummy. This image, however, is from the flying fox sanctuary at Wyndham....a rain forest habitat that is called a maternity camp. The bat mothers get to produce and rear their young safely and the numbers swell from a few thousand to 50-100,000 in the breeding period....I'll post a second image in the next installment.