VISITS TO MY BLOG SINCE OCT 09

APPARENTLY I'VE HAD APPROX 520 VISITS TO MY BLOG SINCE I STARTED IT IN OCT 09. THANKS FOR DROPPING BY.

1ST DAY OF 2010

THIS WAS TAKEN IN JULY '09 (ELDEST DAUGHTER EMMA AT THE READY). THIS NEW YEAR I ENJOYED THE CAB SAV AND FOLLOWED IT WITH SEVERAL WHISKEY ON THE ROCKS CHASERS.

HAVE GREETED THE FIRST DAY OF 2010 IN REASONABLE SHAPE BUT THINK I'LL GIVE MY EXERCISE BIKE A MISS!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

HAPPY NEW YEAR.....HOPE 2010 IS AN EXCELLENT YEAR FOR ANYONE READING MY BLOG!

I'LL BE DRINKING IT IN WITH A BOTTLE OF MERLOT AND A BIT OF COMPANY.

IN THE YARRA ON BOXING DAY 09

IT IS FABULOUS BEACH WEATHER AT THE MOMENT AND THAT IS WHY PLACES LIKE THIS IN THE YARRA RIVER, WARRANDYTE, ARE ALMOST DESERTED - A TRANQUIL ENVIRONMENT.

NEXT YEAR'S CALENDAR FOR OUR HOUSE

In 2010 we'll be using a calendar with a difference. My nephew James has designed one where each family member appears in an 'unusual guise'....one family member per month. Here my mother appears as Queen Ivy, in the style of Queen Elizabeth II.

EUCALYPT IN BLOOM

THIS EUCALYPT WAS IN BLOOM AT BLACKBURN LAKE. VERY ATTRACTIVE TO NECTAR SEEKING NATIVE BIRDS.

PATH ABOVE BLACKBURN LAKE

BLACKBURN LAKE

I TOOK THIS PHOTO OF BLACKBURN LAKE LOOKING DOWN FROM A RIDGE IN THE PARK.

BLACKBURN LAKE

ANOTHER VIEW ACROSS BLACKBURN LAKE, TAKEN THIS MORNING

VIEW ACROSS BLACKBURN LAKE

I TOOK THIS PHOTO AT BLACKBURN LAKE TODAY WHERE WE SAW AN EASTERN LONG NECK TURTLE. THE LAKE IS ONLY 10 MINUTES BY CAR FROM MY HOUSE

ECHIDNA WITH ITS SNOUT DOWN AN ANTS NEST

WE CAME ACROSS THIS SPINY ANTEATER (ECHIDNA) TODAY. IT WAS EATING BULL ANTS FROM THEIR NEST.

YARRA RIVER, BLACK FLAT STATE PARK

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE YARRA RIVER FROM WHERE WE SAT HAVING REFRESHMENTS.

YARRA RIVER, WARRANDYTE VICTORIA

WE VISITED THIS BEAUTIFUL SPOT BY THE YARRA RIVER, WARRANDYTE (VICTORIA) TODAY.

PIP PLAYS PUPPETEER

MY MIDDLE DAUGHTER PIP KEPT THE CHRISTMAS MERRIMENT ROLLING WITH HER IMPROMPTU PUPPET SHOW USING TWO REINDEER.

ANOTHER TRY

SEEMS IT JUST COULDN'T GET MUCH FUNNIER

FUNNY THINGS HAPPEN ON CHRISTMAS DAY

HERE IS MY SON IN LAW PAUL TRYING TO ERECT SOME PLAY EQUIPMENT FOR HIS SON FOR CHRISTMAS.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS/FELIZ NAVIDAD

TO ANYONE WHO HAS ACCIDENTALLY HAPPENED UPON MY BLOG...MERRY CHRISTMAS ! TO ANY 'FOLLOWERS' THANK YOU AND MERRY CHRISTMAS....! FELIZ NAVIDAD PARA MIS AMIGAS LATINAS....... Y FELIZ AÑO NUEVO.....AND HAPPY NEW YEAR