Glenelg Xmas Pageant

Sunday November 18th, I ventured down to the bay with my daughter Megan, who was participating in the Pageant with her netball team - The Western Jets.
What a beautiful day for it - my first Glenelg Pageant - and I loved it - very community based, with judo clubs, netball clubs, football clubs, churches, schools etc. etc. all participating. Plenty of rooms for kids to see the great spectacle.
Here's a few pics from the day.

Adventures at Brownhill Creek

Decided to test out my new Canon 5D Mk. iii at one of my favourite places - Brownhill Creek. I cannot believe how the sweet peas are growing wild up there and are taking over the natural vegetation - they look very pretty as you can see by the photos but must be viewed as a pest to the natural environment I would say.
Parrots have been nesting and I stumbled across a small family.  Didn't take a long enough lens to get too close to the Kookaburra, but it was nice to see him sitting in the tree all the same.
Love the Teepeee that has gone hi-tech with the solar panels lined up next to the tent.  The family of ducks were the farewell party sitting on the edge of the road as I left Brownhill Creek.
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Engaging News

It has been awhile since my last blog due to being very busy with football finals, presentation nights etc. so now as things have finally started to settle down slightly I finally have some time to update my blogspot and share some recent photos.

 

The exciting news within my family is that my daughter Megan and her boyfriend Joshua got engaged - we are thrilled for the pair of them, as they are so compatible and so in love.

  We now have a very exciting year ahead planning a wedding.

Whilst out scouting for a venue for their reception recently I managed to take a few snaps of the happy couple, and wish them all the very best for the exciting and hopefully not too stressful year ahead.  ... ..

 

 

(Have just purchased a now Canon 5D, Mk iii, so will be back very soon with some snaps from the new camera.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Mini Holiday in Normanville

After a couple of very busy weeks, and with a few more busy weeks coming up - I decided to have a mini holiday, and packed up the husband (Rexy) and the two furry kids (Poppy & Scooby) and we headed off to Normanville. We stayed in a great pet friendly house called Footsteps Cottage (http://www.stayz.com.au/65218)

The township is small but has a couple of great coffee shops - and is a terrific unspoilt country town.

I just love the green rolling hills of this area, we had beautiful blue skies, and spectacular sunsets on two nights.

One day we ventured down to Rapid Bay and Second Valley - looking at the water from the Second Valley jetty is was crystal clear and you could see the bottom of the ocean and fish swimming everywhere - I can understand why it's a great spot to snorkel.

Late afternoon many of the paddocks, including the one at the end of our street, had many kangaroos feeding. One afternoon we saw approx. 50 of them in one paddock - I felt like I was at Margaret River in W.A. - where there are kangaroos everywhere in the late afternoon.

On another day we went to see the Myponga Dam, which I had never seen before, and drove along the wall. Then drove down to Myponga beach which is like a secret little hideaway - that only a few know about - what a gorgeous place.

Hope you enjoy the pics from our 3 days away.

Day 1 - a walk on the beach at Normanville

Old piers at Myponga Beach.

Myponga Dam

Scooby just loved the sand in his toes.

      How's the serenity on this beach !!!

Even back at the house Poppy & Scooby had fun watching what was happening out in the street. 

The next door neighbour's quirky garden feature.....

Sunset on the first day of Winter

Rolling hills near Carrickalinga, a very calm sea and the sun going down.



Birdhouse in our front garden