Xmas morning

Whoops I put what I was going to put up on my other blog (see the side bar if you want to look) so this is a little different.
My ala Jude Hill stitch of father Christmas is on the way but not finished, click to enlarge but I am having fun with him.
This morning was overcast and cooler so we walked a deserted beach and visited a deserted light house. J and J said it was cold, only a bit.
The sand hill euphorbias were flowering, and everything was a bit indistinct and hazy, no rain though. I beachcombed and found some good stuff.
Home to a light lunch and will cook the duck for dinner tonight.
so far a wonderful day.

This mornings wander

We were due to look at a border collie bitch I might have taken on to replace Jake, she was lovely a brown and white, but far too long haired for me. We have a wicked grass seed problem at home and it wasnt fair on the dog.
So we had a bit of a wander, along Redbanks and these are photos I took, mostly looking towards Kingscote from across the bay.
we also wandered over to a new venture on the Island, KI
Spirits, very interesting anf bought an interesting bottle with orange and ginger. I hope they do well.
I am on the computer, the rest are sleeping. wine in the middle of the day has that affect.
I am playing with a Jude Hill style father Christmas and am having fun quietly stitching. Not sure if it will get done before tomorrow, but that doesnt matter.
Off to drinks tonight, its all go here.
Seasons greetings to you all, just incase I dont get to blog tomorrow (I am the cook but we have hot duck at night, not at midday).
To those in the cold and snow, enjoy my sun filled beaches and vistas. It is what I know and call Christmas time.

Stars have come down to earth

I took this photo this morning on the way in to walk at Antechamber Bay, I loved the way they seem to sparkle and really looked like Christmas stars.
Another lovely day, a light lunch at a new winery outlet with one of the best views in the world, but you will have to wait for that.
Oh these are what we call roly polies seed heads of a sandhill plant.
Not much else, just enjoying the slowness and views, no rushing around, time to take things in, including some new but very old cd recordings, nothing like having the computer here for John to indulge in a bit of itunes nonsense (at the moment of all things, Peter Dawson!)
Hope my blog followers (who I appreciate but am very wicked about replying to comments, I do read them all) have time for relaxation, I have been enjoying all the different things people are doing on their blogs, especially the weather reports.

Various views and piece made of shore finds

Last night this yacht anchored in front of the house, it was gone early this morning, you are never quite sure what you will see.
I found the wood and feathers and odds and ends at Pennington Bay and made up my little offering yesterday, great fun to do although the rest of them in the hous think I am a bit weird!
Another evening photo, ships loaded with containers are always passing up or down the gulf, I caught this one just by the point you can see from the house.
Another view of Hog Bay taken from the front of the house, yes there is a roof but somehow you overlook that.
Today I have fiddled and J and J played golf, then slept for 2 hours!
Last night we had a lovely dinner at the pub, which is within walking distance, I think the 2 bottles we consumed between us helped us get home safely.
Friends in for dinner, John is playing around with red cabbage, I am doing roast pork. I just hope everything fits in the oven, not having all my own stuff it can become a challenge!
Off to see if all is well.

Pristine beaches and avian delights

I hope you can enlarge this and enjoy.
we are having the best of times, there are two beaches here, my favorite, well for today, is pennington Bay, the most incredible colour of the sea and fascinating rocks, today it was d'estrees bay, wild and lovely.
We went there after going to the raptor display, always good, here a barn owl who is really the star, a tawny frogmouth, a wedge tail eagle and a lovely little nankeen kestrel, some fly, some you can pet and I know, owls are not raptors but does it really matter?
John and J discussing something on the edge of Pennington Bay.
we have had friends in for drinks, eaten and drunk too much but it has been lovely and beautifully relaxing.
Off to the pub to celebrate Johns Birthday tonight, so just time to put my feet up for a while.

To day

Penneshaw sorting out food so a trip to Kingscote, caught up with a lot of friends! Did the shopping, bought a beautiful lino cut which I will show when I get home as it is well wrapped and the same with a bird house, and a lovely new salad bowl as there wasnt much in the house, trouble with rentals, you never know what is still there from one year to the next.
We came home and there was this rather groggy looking silver eye by the door, I think it hit the window but did fly off eventually.
Here are the Christmas decorations set up on the mantelpiece, I re did the wreath ande now love it, it was from the English Stitch magazine, and I did the little Christmas trees from CPS Gifts magazine
Lots of fun, and finally the little tree is set up with gifts from friends surrounding it.
Dinner has been made and eaten, time to relax.

On the way to Kangaroo Island

This was meant to go with the last post, read it for an explanatiom.