Fritz Traps Woodchuck

A local farmer, Fritz traps mum and John's hole-digger within an hour of setting the trap.

The Fair

Awareness Test

This is from cousin Justin in Sydney, Australia.

The Party On George's Island

Was wonderful. Even a short downpour did not dampen spirits! The pre-rainfall sky can been seen in the photographs of Dick walking south, away from the round barn.
The lady in turquoise is Charlotte, George's wonderful mother.

This Has To Be Shared

George's island is featured ...

In local news article. Be sure to check out the video on the right.

And then if you go here you can see more fantastic photos of the round barn construction.

...and they are in the Navy

or they support the Navy...

Pesto

Patrick told me the check this out

...and I have not had such a good laugh in a long time...

For Douglas

Balloon Lumpfish on a balloon in an aquarium.

The balloon looks to be full of air, doesn't it?

Cute fish!

A Young Man Makes An Impression

...on my car on Friday. Luckily it was parked and I was not in it. I was nearby though, and I heard the crunch.

He was backing out of a parking spot on a slight hill. His Saab is stick shift and his revs were up there when he disengaged his clutch. He said he didn't see my car parked quite a number of feet behind him.
Just as well it was not a pedestrian!

Mum was on local TV

You can see it here (unless you have a mac computer - sorry guys).

Campbell's New Bike

Is a Suzuki V Strom (that link is to someone unknown on a V Strom) - It is a 650.

The Garden Zephyr Does A Great Job

Our Garden Zephyr did such a great job! These guys were removed and taken up the hill to be planted in the garden. A healthy lot of herbs and vegetables.

Parasitic Wasp

This insect first drew my attention when it rested on my parked vehicle's bumper one morning. It is at least 4" long. It turns out it locates a host (usually a grub in a tree) and it burrows in and lays it's eggs either next to or in the grub. Nasty!

The Painted Turtle

On Wednesday evening we had a storm come through. There were large (2-3cm wide) hail stones and we thought our lettuces would look like lace (But they were ok). John phoned me from his cell. He was over at his school when the storm came through and he had "saved a creature from the road" and wanted to bring it by to "show and tell". He thought this painted turtle may be about 10 years old.

Noisey Europeans!

Starlings make a big noise. We had a suet feeder on our bedroom window for a short while until the starling family discovered it. Before long we had Mum and 4 offspring making a racket for food.

Charlie's Angels

The Angels (Erin, Sarah & Kelly) get a quick training session in the back yard...

And Sarah (third from left) won!