A WEEK AWAY

AUCTION IS OVER, house was passed in and is now on the open market.  A disappointing result and anti climax - the whole online auction was a bit of a non event.

I'm just back from a week of housesitting in torquay, looking at properties on the peninsula and familiarising myself with different areas.  It was unsatisfying because i can't really make an offer on anything until i sell mine.   i'll take it off the market after a few more weeks if there's no real offer and enjoy being here in cooler weather.  I'm going to clean up the studio and start some bird prints. I'll get a new agent later in the year and put the house back on the market in spring if it hasn't sold

A carefully transported 

vanilla slice from the

Birchip Bakery - a fine

dessert on arrival at Gail's

The great thing about torquay was that sunny luke and etta came down for two nights and three days. the weather was just right for the beach and etta, who hasn't been often due to lockdowns, has really taken to the water and discovered the beauty of muddy sand pies :0)

BACK HOME NOW and there are interesting birds around partly due to the fact that the pelicans have disappeared the past few weeks, probably heading to the large flow of water into Lake Menindi and Lake Eyre.  A white necked heron has appeared, a large one i haven't been able to photograph yet.  but yesterday this young one was down on the pylons at Lock 10 so there must be a family.  The swans are enjoying thick duckweed that is growing near the junction and the white faced heron has been down there instead of on the fallen trees at my place.

  beautiful skies last night