THURSDAY NIGHT SKY

WITH A BIT OF RAIN on the way, the sky literally glowed and lit up everything for about 10 minutes, almost throbbing with colour, no cloud

A HANDSOME RESIDENT

THE WHISTLING KITE -  on the fallen trees at the bottom of my riverbank

PRINTS

GOING THROUGH THE PLAN DRAWERS - i came across these prints from years ago

one of a series of etchings done in a workshop with raymond arnold

auntie myra, auntie edna and their little brother, my father

sunny

my father, from an old family group photo

KIDDLIES

MARA and CAL - growing daily.    i can't wait to see them again, hopefully not 
too long  
:0(

A NEW VISITOR

THIS LITTLE FELLA was enjoying the sun this morning, he must have been about 18'' long. i haven't seen one before

GRAHAM

FINALLY!!   i got some pics of graham clarke -  I need an indigenous man and daughter for an illustration and graham's just proved elusive.  but i grabbed him at the post office by chance and got some shots on the footpath  - he he :0)








walking home up the laneway

CRIKEY!

NOISY WEEKEND

 THESE PELICANS are keeping their cool despite the roar of revving speedboat engines and speeding waterskiers - it's as bad as the grand prix.  :0(  one weekend only thank goodness

NOTHING TO REPORT

SPRING

IRISES EVERYWHERE - i'm in heaven.  and spectacular sunsets the last couple of days.

FULL MOON TONIGHT

CLEAR SKIES up here most nights mean the full moon is almost always visible.  hopefully tonight it will be - last night's waxing gibbous was gorgeous

found this monoprint in the drawer, must get it framed

this is the poster i did for the CBCA the year after i won picture book of
the year - it's  always the winner who does the next year's book week poster.
it's in the Lu Rees archive in Canberra and they just sent me this pic - it's
been part of an exhibition they've just held. nice to see it again

LAST NIGHT

A BEAUTIFUL EVENING on the river, lovely warm days and golden twilights

GARDENING

I'M COMPLETELY BUSHED - whoops, bad pun.  i've been out in the gardening doing masses of weeding, trimming, my gardening pants are ripped from a tussle with a bougainvillea, lots more to do but i'm determined to have everything looking great for the illustrators weekend.

my favorite tree on the golf course - simply huge

I'm also replacing flywire on a window and a door.   my poor airbnb visitor from prague said mozzies were getting in the holes in his flywire door,  tiny holes they were but the door needs a tart up so it's going to get one :0)

MY IRISES are all starting to come out after the first one for the season was vandalised and scattered by a marauding cockie.

 

NOTHING TO REPORT

PRINTING, MOUNTING WORK - and of course watching the grand final.  today gardening, a nice weekend at home

very happy with this print from yesterday - for the current book, there's work to do on it but colour will be really minimal and neutral