This mornings clouds from the back gate.

 I do like getting up when I want to and not when the govt seems to think I should.
J had a meeting in Adelaide today so we were both up when we would have been last week.
The dogs are still confused though, the old pug gets earlier and earlier with his demands for food.
I have fought, first with the hoses that my lawnmowing fellow tangled terribly, not what I needed, ( still hot, blowing and the garden needed watering).
Then with the vacuum cleaner. I swear the thing hates me. I take ages as I get such a back ache doing it but it wasnt helped by something blocking the hose. I put the water hose down, wouldnt budge it, found some wire and something moved, but it is still making a noise so I think something is still in there, just waiting for next time!
The clouds were lovely.

Its autumn, foggy morning walk

 It was interesting this morning, we were supposed to heat up today but with the fog hanging around for quite some time I dont think it will happen, or if it does it will be late.
I will be glad when daylight saving finishes this week end..
As Max and I walked this morning the race up the hill was clear but there was fog on both sides. The sun gradually burnt some off  and the tops of the hills showed through.
I love these foggy mornings with the trees looking quite different to my normal morning walks and the birds all singing. I heard a thrush this morning as well as the magpies caroling and some currawongs calling.
Max and I walked down another race and there was a very surprised kangaroo who hopped off into the fog. We came back through the pine forest and there were lots of spiders webs, not easy to take photos of though. I did see lots with spangles of dew on them on the fences as we went in to shop this morning, but we didnt stop.
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African doll finished and a walk on the beach

I have been working on this doll for a few days, I did a similar one in a workshop years ago in America and decided to make my own pattern but with the idea there, I had trouble with her hands! The original was a lot larger and had fingers but i decided that this smaller more elegant figure didnt have enough room for fingers.
Fun to do and hauled out all my wild looking fabrics and wools.
I had promised a friend at Ballarat last yeaar to make her a doll for a swap of her lovely needle cases. I wonder if she will remember!
It has got a bit hot and humid but we had a lovely walk on the beach this morning, a nice breeze,lots of shells and I found a cowrie, always a red letter day!
spent a lot of the day tidying up, only half way there, still the Melbourne lot dont arrive until Monday.

Off to feed the chooks and dogs, and of course Oscar and then think about our dinner.
Oh and I always love finding sand castles, this one was lovely.
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Murray Bridge

 John had a meeting at Murray Bridge this morning and I went with him. I wandered around for quite a long time taking photos.
The car bridge and the railway bridge, the railway station, some old buildings, the pub by the bridge, a house and garden called The Round House and a few photos of the riveritself.
I had a lovely day, found a gallery with lots of lovely things in it and a second hand bookshop with so many books, I could have been in heaven but decided to only buy two, one a book on biscuits and cakes, published in 1977, lots of good recipes and a Rosamund Pilcher so I have something to read.
Home tired but at least I was out of the house and we had a reasonable lunch and a lovely drive over and back.
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Quiltlet finished and this morning

I have finished this quiltlet which is going to be in the Mix it Up Exhibition over Easter.
 A variety of layers and stitch with a little wrapped doll.
Fun, just hope some one wants it for the magnificent price of $25!!
I am not a proper quilter.
This morning I headed off early in light drizzle and fog along our road, I pulled over and took these rather interesting photos.
I love the look of the trees showing up as shapes in the mist.
Where was I going? Over to a poultry sale at Strathalbyn to help Tab who was selling ducks and inadvertently came home with these two lovely gold laced young Wyandottes a male and female at a ridiculous price, so long as I dont kill them, and a pair of young female guinea fowl, John may kill me over them but I love their racketty calls and just the look of them. No male unfortunately.
No photo of them as the minute I put them in the coop they bolted for cover. The Wyandottes are in a dog cage at the moment the book says they are good mothers and gentle, I probably should have got another hen, oh well.
Went to visit my recently widowed friend and had a lovely chat, still tears and laughter but it was so nice to actually  see her, there have been lots of phone calls but its not quite the same as being able to give some one a hug.
It has turned into a lovely day, John is fishing and I think I have had a good day as well.

A rambustious morning walk

 I took so many photos this morning and I couldnt fit them all in, click or double click to enlarge them.
It was damp after I had shopped at the market this morning and we decided to go over to the Kings Beach walk and wait until the shower had passed and we could walk without getting too wet.
I had heard the sea roaring as I took Max up the hill this morning, and roaring it certainly was with waves crashing and spume blowing.
Wonderful.
I love it when it is like that.
So odds and ends of the sea as my camera caught it.
Tomorrow there may be more!
Yesterday we joined a picture house full of oldies to see the first screening of "The exotic Marigold Hotel". I see this morning that the papers dont think much of it but we both thoroughly enjoyed a very British comedy with the wonderful Judy Dench and equally good Maggie Smith, no smells but lots of exotic sights and as only the British can do it a few really good one off lines.
A feel good picture with a stella cast.

Morning walks

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This is all around the house and paddocks and is the result of the last two morning walks.
A Welsh Mountain pony colt, galahs feeding, a kangaroo hopping off in the distance, Max looking and me wondering if we will get more rain from those dark clouds (we only got a little).
A pair of topknot pigeons on a post, the remains of the 14mm of rain in a bit of a wash by the track. dead branches against the sky and the back of my garden that I dont often look at as it has a pony paddock on the other side, looks quite exotic with the New Zealand cordyline and other shrubs and trees that have mostly self sown there. John wants to cut them back but nothing grew there before and I am quite happy to have whatever decides to come up.