Coffin Bay days

Yesterday I couldnt get any script up, so I will see if I can do better today and get both script and photo up.
This tiny little computer is a bit tricky and I am finding I have to use 2 fingers very carefully or I hit something and it disappears.
We are having a very pleasant and quiet time, Mary is getting over a cold and we are both recovering from the trip over.
We were invited to the opening of a travelling suitcase exhibition of the local spinners. A great idea and sponsored by the Country Arts Trust. Caught up with all the locals in one go.
Lots of fish and squid being caught and consumed, the fire is going, it has been pretty damp and rainy since we arrived but I have walked every day, not far but enough and I have finished the little jumper for Mason, just need some buttons, repaired some jewellery and started on the beaded pin I have been asked to make.

Return to Coffin Bay

Alice's postcard and photos of home

A mixed bag today, the first is a post card from Alice in America.
Then John on his way to move on some parrots who eat all the feed we put out for the calves and making sure the heap he decided to burn wasnt getting away from him, it didnt but last time it did.
The peacocks who are in their winter gear, the males have lost their tails were quite disgusted about the state of affairs and walked off in a huff.
Then some of the biscuits I made yesterday. Mocha creams in the front and hazelnut and chocolate chip biscotti at the back with some lovely late pears off our daughters tree.
Finally and I have no idea if these are in the order I put them up, the lovely cattleya orchid which is flowering in the sun room and sending its quite strong perfume through the house.
I have dusted mopped and vacuumed so the house is sort of clean and my back is aching.
We go to Adelaide tomorrow.

Millie's jumper and Saturday walk

Yesterday was mothers day, I heard from 3 out of my 4 so that wasnt too bad I guess. John and I went for lunch at the Flying Fish at Pt Elliott and had a lovely meal and an even nicer O'leary Walker bubbly with it.
I had finished this little jumper for Millie and took it over before we went to lunch. It will then go on to Mason, hence the colour.
We went from dark rain clouds to sun on our walk around the base of the Bluff on Saturday, the sea was incredible colours at times. Rain over behind Victor and the road around the base of the Bluff interesting to walk on.
I never tire of the views around this lovely part of our world.
Today I am baking biscuits to take away with us when we go to Coffin Bay, catching up on some washing, as the sun is finally out, its lovely outside and I did venture out only to find that John has lit the heap of rubbish so there is smoke every where.

Birds were every where

We went walking this morning, along to the Bluff jetty and there seemed to be birds of all sorts around so I took photos. I dont know what this young oyster catcher thought he was doing but he was walking, then a cormorant was very busy diving after fish, I had a lot of trouble getting his photo.
Next there was a Pacific Gull on a high rock looking at the sea, a silver gull on a rock, and finally a blue crane wandering amongst the rocks looking for a feed.
I was in Adelaide on Friday seeing my mother and today apart from the walk and going to the market I have spent most of the day filling in forms to register the foals. Seems a never ending task.
We go to Coffin Bay for 10 days or so on Friday so I have to get a lot done between now and then.

Post cards and ponies

Today in the mail I received the lovely Japanese post card from Vanessa, how did she know we have been to Japan 4 times and love everything Japanese.
The other one with the customs opened envelope, nothing to find but a fantastic post card from Val. Not sure how she made it but its great.
Wonderful stuff to add to my art collection by special people.
Then the photos of the ponies at the South Australian Welsh Foal Show last Sunday.
As you can see they all had Champion ribbons the first is the colt Rivington Isaac, then the filly Rivington Melody, both Section A Welsh and then the clever boy Rivington Sun Chance who was Champion Welsh B then Supreme in that ring and then Supreme of the Show. His mother did all this before him so he comes from a line of ponies that have all done well and it is especially exciting as he is by a new stallion, this is his first crop of foals for us and they are all lovely.

This morning and what the post bought

I went over to Pt Elliott this morning and Gaby and I took Mason along to the Flying Fish for a coffee and then we walked back along the very pretty coastal walk, getting quite warm while we did so. So there is a photo of the sea taken from the path above the beach, Mason blocking all the area where we had coffee, perhaps I should have had the purple ladies in their red hats in the back ground! They were there for morning tea and couldnt even remember the rhyme that goes "when I grow old I shall wear purple with a red hat..."
Oh and the photo of the glory vine, it is on the pergola and is absolutely glowing at the moment, this was taken from beneath.
Then my two post card that were in the mail box this morning, a glorious one of purple hearts by Christina and Darlene's absolutely stunning one which doesnt really show how lovely it is. I must go back and re read how she did this one.
After this mornings lovely walk it is now trying to rain again, not that I mind, the more the better, our creeks are still not running.