Family
Last night we went into the city with Alison and Caryl and families to see this display of laser lights on significant public buildings plus some free-standing displays. It was very impressive. We started on the other side of the river at Luna Park with it's '
Bushwalking
The next pics will be from Blue Mountains --where it will be somewhat cooler than here!
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Here it is! Doesn't look like it came from a Christmas cracker. Has anyone checked if any of the Crown Jewels are missing?
Family
A fast-paced variation of the game 'croquet', gateball is increasingly popular and my cousin and wife, John and Penny from Blackheath, generously came down to 1st Caringbah Scouts to demonstrate last night. The game generated a lot of interest and those wishing to follow it up are
Family
Up against a team of generally larger boys, it was never going to be easy to win the final, but they put up a spirited attack (as you can see from the action shots) and Toby managed a splendid penalty goal!
Bushwalking
Today I took a train to Blackheath to see how my cousin's house extension is going and while there we did a walk along Collyer's Causeway, part of Porters' Pass. Following the rain, we had plenty of scenic waterfalls to admire--fortunately, no leeches! The
Family
At our local beach and rock-pool, Oak Park today we met Brice and Agnès marcel and their daughter Anaïs and son Nino. The weather was nice but the water was a cold 19 Deg C!. With my waterproof camera we managed to get an underwater pic of the top
Birthdays & Anniversaries
A daughter who is 40? Impossible! Yet here is the party evidence from last night when about 35 of her family and friends gathered to witness the event..........which may explain some of the bizarre costumes! I chose Don Quixote--who almost no-one there had heard of. A big
Family
We went to Mainbar by kayak for an hour or so, had lunch and then got the change of tide for the ride back.
Bushwalking
The next day we went for a walk on Lady Carrington Drive and had the good fortune to see a Lyrebird bird in the scrub nearby. A couple of days later, while walking at Cronulla in the early morning, we saw the remarkable sight of a substantial trawler washed up
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Arriving 8.00am Sydney, we took them for a walk at Cronulla (Tom swam at Blackwood's beach) then off to Caryl and Will's for lunch and a swim in the pool there, while Caryl had her cake and some more presents--including the 'playful'
Family
Here is a pic of the Wattle birds that I can now hand-feed-there is a family of four altogether. At the beach rock-pool today, swimmers were interested in a strange sea creature that sheltered a shoal of small fish- you can just make them out. Interest was