NEARLY XMAS :0)

I've loved the morning walks on the point, it's different every day, something always happens. On monday a huge carp came up out of the water next to my bare foot :0\

 beautiful and overcast, still water and fabulous reflections

not sure what he's thinking - maybe he noticed my toenails need redoing?

It's nice to just sit and draw and look and listen for maybe 20 minutes, half an hour - sometimes a bit of tai chi in amongst the trees

my little book is full, i just realised the other day that the other side of this book is all notes and sketches from my time in beijing with li when i was doing the peasant prince 

I love these

soft subtle

colours of the

australian

landscape

THE WILLIE WAGTAILS are full size now, still only half developed tails but recognisable also from the markings on the wings which will stay for a while but i think by the time i get back from the grampians on boxing day, it'll be hard to distinguish them from the parents who may be nesting again soon.

THIS BEAUTIFUL FELLOW was waiting in my front yard when i got home last night from work.

IT'S WEDNESDAY - after working all day at the Vault - staring at the computer screen and trying to update our website at victourism (after spending all the previous day trying to do my own) i had a quick dinner and catch up at the pub and completely conked out at 9.15. 

Much excitement when Santa dropped into the pub. i got a large lollipop :0)

SO EXCITED  i couldn't focus the camera