For a Few Dollars More

Thursday October 20

Well, Pam had a busy day. She spent the morning finishing the front centre bed, clearing the roots out and planting. The mulch is still to be purchased. Looks like it will be Lucerne mulch rather than sugar cane as it contains some nutrients. I answered Emails and carried the odd bucket of water for watering and glass of iced water to drink. Mojo usually drinks from the bucket and he had a long draft when he came back from his walk with Mike.

Mojo was active throughout, he loves to participate. He whined piteously when Pam shut him in, not wanting to risk him in the unfenced front.  When I let him out the back, he ran off over the bridge and up the back garden with one of her boots.No harm done, he abandoned it unchewed. We all reckoned he couldn't stand the smell.

After lunch, Shepherds Pie sandwich (!!), Pam and I went shopping in Bellbowrie via the Moggill Ferry pond and the Brisbane river bend.

I missed photos of the two Channel-billed Cuckoos that flew through, hassled by a raucous Masked Lapwing but, at last, managed to get some colour on a Dollarbird. All the ones we've seen are perched on wires and not well lit. I manouvered myself so that  this one was silhouetted against some trees.

Dollarbird, they have dollar sized pale blue circles in their wings when they fly. A member of the Roller family and different from the African Dollarbird.

Our last postcard posting, a quick look at our river bend - high tide - usually useless but to-day we could see two Royal Spoonbills, a Pied Cormorant and an Australian Pelican.

Coles for meat, Josh's favourite Lamb Cutlets and a few extras to take with us to-morrow before home to greet the boys.

Sara was late to-night, making up for to-morrow 'off'. It means that she does the same amount of work spread over fewer days.

Pam and I are setting off early in the morning so that we can bird along the way.