Our current houseguest, Kavi Rengel is graceful at the same time daring on his skateboard, brought all the way from California to Longueville for our entertainment and his amusement....

New waterfront real estate being created at Mitchells Island....

More house photos:

Our front entrance -



Stairwell from Garage level to "Great Room"



Looking out front door from Kitchen area



Looking down hallway to 3 Bedroom Wings from "Great Room"



Bedroom 3 with view towards pine forest

Photos from our weekend up at Mitchells Island. While the house still looks rather unfinished, it's easy to walk around inside and see the guest bathroom, the pantry, where the dining table is going to go, etc. The bathtubs have been delivered and will be installed soon-ish. Most of the windows and sliding doors are on. You can go out on the decks and see the views from different areas of the house. It's very exciting!



I like this photo because it shows the view at sunset in the windows.

The Botanical Gardens Trust put on a "history walk" for the public that we participated in on Sunday. The guided walk took us around the gardens harbour foreshore, a spot that has to be one of the most beautiful in the world. We were introduced to some amazing trees in the gardens, and learned something about the history of the indigenous people as well as the European "invaders". The weather was near-perfect, amazingly for winter....

Daniel & Judy & I are heading north to see our house construction in person. Matt, one of the builders, has been supplying us with on-site photos. But...we only get a view for the most part of the roof. It's a tricky roof construction, with its skillions and raking, and, from the images, it would appear the builders are proud of their efforts :)

We visited Daniel's employee, Bas, and his wife, on Sunday night to admire their newborn, Blake. Linsay, their other child, is a darling girl who is nearly two years old and is vying for attention be being very cute & entertaining....

One of the balcony jade plants has been in bloom for ages and asked to be included in my flora album....

I ran into Sky and Kylie in Crows Nest today and got these iPhone snaps....It's starting to hit hope that I'm not likely to accidentally run into dear friends when we finally move up to the mid-north coast....Will I be able to deal with that?

So beautiful, the morning moon just before it sets....

Jenny & Bob's wedding today with parents, children, friends and marriage celebrant, Laurie.

Judy took my camera out into the garden today, inspired by the lavishness of the camelias, for one thing. I was glad she snapped these garden shots as I spend so much time pointing the lens at the Bay that I miss out on all the other beauty that surrounds us.
I think the house is on an acre of land, unheard of relatively close to business districts.

Don't you hate the way the word iconic has been devalued.
Nevertheless, here they are....

The Fifth House, Alchemy, and Winners n' Grinners at McDonald's Performing Arts Challenge, 2009
(Apologies for my piss-weak two megapixel iPhone camera).
Daniel's there. Can you pick him?

Last week's photos much work done, especially helped by a week of good weather. Matt, the second-in-command builder says the construction should be completed to lock-up at the end of this week....

Birthday party celebrations yesterday for baby Shala, Verlie, Anne Maree, and Keith...at Elaine and Karen's Forestville home....