dAY 120

A carpet of Nastursiums bordering the roadside

 

Day 119

Spare Tyres!

Day 118

Around Rhyll . . .

Day 117

It's a tight rein on the leash every time we walk past the sheep in the top paddock . . .

Tia would love to get amongst this lot!

Day 116

Just one footprint in the sand . . .

Day 115

On the inside, looking out . . .

Mugsly poised to leap from a great height!

Day 114

Giant mushies have begun popping up in the back lawn . . .

& the worms & a certain spotted dog have wasted no time in picking over them!

 

Day 113

Heliconia & Twisted Willow

Day 112

At 5pm & the first rumblings of thunder could be heard . . .

a couple of flashes of lightning & 30 minutes later, just an eerie quietness.

Day 111

The bridge linking Phillip Island to the mainland

Day 110

This cowbell is taking a beating from the elements too!

Day 109

The rustic look, achieved almost overnight . . .

a side effect of living on the coast!

Day 108

One of my neighbours pops in with a bunch of lovely proteas every couple of weeks . . .

we've just planted a Sir Lancelot, but it will be quite a while before it produces anything like this.

day 107

The results speak for themselves!

A miserable failure for the effort put in growing baby carrots.

Day 106

Whoever started the rock piling started something . . .

New stacks are appearing every day — the MOTH has added his!

Day 105

Rhyll

Day 104

Spotted this old donkey whilst driving along Glen Forbes Road

Day 103

. . . and now for something red!

Day 102

This fuschia is really battling wind & salt conditions . . .

a cutting from our last garden, I'm pleased it's hanging in there still!

Day 101

Day 100

 

It's a one off for the 100th post!

Cartoon drawn by WEG.

An iconic football cartoonist, William Ellis Green died in 2008, aged 85 years.

Day 99

Forrest Cave, Phillip Island
Millions of years ago ash exploded from nearby volcanic vents.
The ash settled & formed a soft layer of red rock known as tuff.
Over time the force of the ocean & strong winds have carved out the forrest cave structures.
Some of the caves have partialy collapsed,
but the formations are still over three metres high.

Day 98

The race begins here . . .

once inside the gate, the lead is removed & Tia is off!

Day 97

A beautiful bunch of flowers from DH helped to brighten my day

Day 96

Sampson

April 6, 2010 - aged 11 years, 11 months

Our DD's dog, he was the sweetest boy with the sweetest nature

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." 

(Anatole France) 

Day 95

Some serious chomping required here!

Day 94

Top shelf . . .

A small selection from our collection of books handed down through the years.
These ones were given as school award prizes to various family members c1880s.

Day 93

My Junque Journal . . . a work in progress!

Day 92

Collecting for the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal

The San Remo CFA truck sounds the siren as it drives up & down each street,
announcing the arrival of the charity collectors who follow behind on foot.

Day 91

The Esplanade, Cowes