Monday Oct 17
What a lazy start to the day. I abluted before eight and went back to bed to read Sky Sports News, download some tunes and complete Saturday's Telegraph quickie crossword on my IPad. Very enjoyable. I was up before 9.30......
Pam was already gardening before the heat of the day. We'd discussed that this should happen before shopping for to-night's requested Shepherd's Pie. In the event, it wasn't a hot day, overcast wth a breeze and, no sun at all. She planted three Bougainvillea around the water tank and started digging over the cleared bed around the statue (I call it Our Lady of Vanwall). The Kangaroo's Paw plants, a prostrate Grevillea and another couple of plants are due to be planted there - but not to-day.
Mike and Josh went to Ikea to buy some bedroom curtains, Harry met friends in the city - it's a Pupil Free Day for both of them. Mike says it means that the teachers p..s off down the pub and the kids stay at home. Typical non teacher reaction !!
Late morning, before shopping, Pam and I drove towards Moggill Ferry to see what's around. A pair of Figbirds perched in a tree where we turned round - missed the lane.
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| Male Figbird, one of the commoner birds, I love them. The female has a stripy front and no red eye patch. |
A light drizzle marred photo ops at the pond so we drove back and, suddenly stopped in the middle of the road - quite safe, it's a good road but cars come in groups according to whether or not the ferry has landed. A Pacific Baza perched on an overhead wire. I took a couple of shots through the dirty and distorted windscreen which turned out amazingly well.
Home to cook, compute (games) and entertain the dog. He frets when they're all out, often chewing anything he can find, Mike's quote from the tree man to-day. We rescued it and he then lay on my feet whenever I sat down.
The curtain trip was successful and a delighted Mojo was taken for a long walk. Harry called for a lift from Bellbowrie, Pam went, Mike was seeing tree man number two who re-named the Ironbark/Stringywood as Tunnelwood. Confusing. Apparently we have a Chinese Elm which the Council classes as a weed (non-indigenous). If they see it, you have to have it removed. At these prices, they'd better not find out. Over A$ 2,000 quoted to-day but that included GST, stump removal and mulching the wood.I don't think it will happen.
We're looking forward to O'Reilly's to-morrow, hoping that it doesn't rain too much at the top of the mountain. We're all booked to go to a cottage near Noosa for Friday and Saturday night. Lots of birds in the area for Pam and I and the attractions of Noosa to keep the boys happy.
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