MAYDAY

MEMORIES of leaving istanbul on may 1 years ago, it's a very political day there and sunny and i had to get to the airport. all public transport was cancelled in taksim area, riot police were standing across the ends of roads leading into the main thoroughfares, shields and helmets and guns.
we had to set off on foot, susan and sean came too helping with our bags.   fortunately after about 20 minutes we came to the staff of the Marmaris hotel helping their guests get cabs and we managed to get one there.  otherwise i don't see how we would've made our flight. phew! 
A BIG CONTRAST here today, not a soul in sight,grey skies and a bit windy, hoping for rain this afternoon.

this week, a quiet week, gradually getting ready to print (if i can kickstart myself).  i ordered a delicious very large thick sheet of acetate to put on the bed of the press, it looks very inviting :0)

FINISHED - jules's little man cardigan, it's gone off in the post, fingers crossed it's big enough  😟

two tiny visitors

this week, the frogs

are on the kitchen

window every night,

hiding in pot plants

during the day

a female 

variegted fairy

wren in the

 backyard

it's that gorgeous time of year when the moon comes up over the lock

I'm still watching films of romeo and juliet and gathering reference. i think i'll spend time today seeing if there are any grants i can apply for connected to this project

AT LAST - autumn

colour is appearing

after a record hot

and late summer

morning walk on the island on a beautiful still autumn day

FROM EASTER TO ANZAC DAY

IT'S ANZAC MORNING and i slept in  -  had intended to go to the dawn service but woke up at 6.30.  it's been a week of visitors and work, but nothing income producing, well not much.  i decided to go in the Junction Junk day of garage sales on easter sunday. i have so much stuff that's accumulated in the 6 years since i moved here so i had heaps to sell.  it took days of sorting then a full day of setting up, another full day to pack up and yesterday a trip into mildura to drop off the heaps that was left, all for a measly $245.  not worth the time it took up when i could have been spending time with sunny and luke, and alan and meryl.   wont' do it again.

with mary bassi who brought her stuff over to my place for the day

the weather was fine, not as good as last week with gail and ian, but warm and breezy.

alan and meryl arrived wed night so we did the twilight cruise, a good as ever.
and we had the bonus
of the full easter moon
rising as we boarded
on the darling river










sunny and luke arrived friday evening. we had barbecues, lit the fires on the riverbank, i mixed a cocktail or two.   it was a relaxed easter for everyone but me.   on the bright side i have cleared out a stack of stuff. i just would've loved more time with
sunny.

the yellow rosellas are back, gorgeous things.

beautiful reflections from
the lock this week as
the moon rises









it was a beautiful sunrise yesterday, i was up early on the trip to mildura to drop my stuff at the op shop

i'm very happy with this review from the
herald sun last weekend, first one i've seen

AT LAST!! ANOTHER POST

MY MAC computer cable died and rather than spending $75 on a new one in town, i ordered one at $23 from china, post free.  so i had to wait a week but it's been a nice holiday from always checking things on the computer.  no work on books either without all the photo reference on the laptop.

morning walk through the cemetery

love these butcher birds

so i've been sorting and tidying up for easter after a lovely four day visit from gail and ian.  lots of time sitting outside in perfect autumn weather, warm and no wind, soft light and no big plans.  lovely to have them here :0)

 photos by ian:

a walk on the island

and after a lazy day

scrabble, cocktails 

and a movie :0)

We took the twilight cruise up the
darling river on
a beautiful evening

greg and julia evans strutting their stuff on the last half hour of the trip - they're
great, professional and fun

a special cocktail - murray/darling

sunset, gin, a splash of tonic, blood

plum jus and kaffir lime leaf, mmm

now i'm knee deep in clothes, electrical good, jewellery and bric a brac for my garage sale stall on Junction Junk day, easter sunday.

galah on the riverbank here yesterday morning

the morning sunrises have been gorgeous, autumn is the best

LAST WEEK OF MARCH

BEAUTIFUL WEATHER, i think the really hot days are finished. 

a gorgeous visitor
on the island - a
morning when i
met six couples also
doing the walk,
most unusual as
i usually have the
whole place to
myself.

 this crazy craft 

went past the

bedroom window

during the week,

not sure what it

is but i think the

owner may be

a tad eccentric

 this little person was
found in the drive,
dead and only about 6"
long. i think it choked, that's a bit of gravel in
its mouth, attached to
something by a fibre.
it's a baby eastern
brown - i wonder where
the siblings are :-O

the fabulous blue-faced honeyeater

THURSDAY NIGHT i invited a bunch of buddies to go on the twilight cruise up the darling, it was a perfect evening, it's a great
way to catch up - so much nicer that a pub dinner

my house, taken from over the lock 

FRIDAY - dust storm over the lock, it was a brown and windy day but the cormorants were all busy fishing