Monday, May 31
Sunday, May 30
Day 150
Kangaroos number among regular visitors . . .
We get to witness boxing challenges taking place on the topline quite often.
On occasion they venture down as far as the dam at the end of the street, about 180 metres from the front of our house.
This photo was taken from our top deck, at a distance of approx 450 metres.
This photo was taken from our top deck, at a distance of approx 450 metres.
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Saturday, May 29
Friday, May 28
Thursday, May 27
Wednesday, May 26
Day 146
Had an idea to embellish with mini digi layouts & bling . . .
five years later & it's still no closer to happening!
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Tuesday, May 25
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Thursday, May 20
Day 140
Amanita Muscaria
This red spotted mushroom has a bright red cap with white spots — poisonous, but very beautiful
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Wednesday, May 19
Dy 139
A perfect day for surfing at Cape Woolamai
within minutes of taking this shot several more surfers took to the waves in addition to some big jet skis
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Tuesday, May 18
Day 138
Exactly how old is this white cockatoo?
Chatting with the elderly owner I learned that this very talkative bird had flown into his garden
over 20 years ago.
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Monday, May 17
Day 137
THE CLOCK — THE STORY OF MY LIFE
I was born in 1928 in Recklinghausen Germany. I am unique in that I was actually made by an engineer with a clock making background, rather than a clockmaker. With my big 100 kg weights and my pendulum weighing 70 kg I am the only one of my type in the world. I was originally a tower clock in Germany and survived the bombs of World War II (1940-1945). The small red clock face you can see was originally used on my master control. This was used to adjust the time and hands on the North, South, East and West clock faces situated 5 stories above in the tower. Having this master control saved the poor old priest climbing 5 stories of steps to reach the top of the tower to change the hands on each face. Each clock face was huge — approximately 5 meters across . . . A BIT BIG TO FIT INTO THIS SHOP HERE.HOW DID I END UP IN WONTHAGGI?
well, after surviving World War II, I was rescued by a renown clockmaker/antique dealer and taken to the Netherlands. Here I lived peacefully for almost 50 years in the second storey of his dining room. In 1993, Gerard embarked me on a journey Down Under. This was on a big ship that took almost a year. I was off loaded in a place they call Singapore and lost for a while, however I was found and ended up in Wonthaggi.I am now enjoying my new home and looking forward to becoming a local.
(information as displayed alongside this wonderful clock in the jewellers at Wonthaggi)
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Sunday, May 16
Saturday, May 15
Friday, May 14
Day 134
Venus Bay, decidely cold & bleak . . .
just moments before the skies opened up & rain bucketed down!
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Thursday, May 13
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Sunday, May 9
Day 129
Mother's Day treat . . .
Made by DD, this scrumptious chocolate cake with chilli chocolate leaves
was somewhere between a sponge & mudcake
was somewhere between a sponge & mudcake
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Saturday, May 8
Thursday, May 6
Wednesday, May 5
Day 125
The daily trek . . .
Ibis wander down the road, in & out of gardens — today a white faced heron joined in on the walk
& bringing up the rear (just out of view) were a couple of magpies & another two ibis
& bringing up the rear (just out of view) were a couple of magpies & another two ibis
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Tuesday, May 4
Day 124
On the lookout specifically for koalas . . .
as I was walking along the roadside at Tarwin Lower I spied instead a kookaburra
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Monday, May 3
Sunday, May 2
Day 122
Small Stuff — a peek into my mini life . . .
This scene is c1976 & was made for a club project "100 Years of a Rocking Chair."
I made every item here apart from the doll (body parts) brass tap & metal watering can.
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Saturday, May 1
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