Karawatha Forest.

Ragni ('call me Rani')....for it was she.....came at 1.00 pm for respite today. Yes, I know it was not the set time of 2.00 pm but she did ring and ask if it was ok.....an earlier client had cancelled.....she did say if it was not ok she would hang around in a shopping mall until 2.00 if we wanted. I said " No, 1.00 pm is fine."We went to Karawatha Forest for our walk. It was really quite nice and almost felt like you were actually in the wilds rather than in an island of trees surrounded by suburbs. There were times when we could not hear any cars.

Kids vs Food- Vegemite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igeUz4cjB5w

Re-Destination - Southbank

It's Tuesday night...........Cinema night!We went to see 'Predestination'....a Sci-Fi about time travelling and sex changes....It was different!  Will loved it....I thought it was O.K.Before the cinema we had a Southbank stroll to get some exercise.....I had my camera with me....as I do.

 

'Spikes' and the City.

Hallelujah!

Ragni.....( 'Call me Rani!" ....the Indian 'respite lady)...for it is she....arrived dead on 10.00 am today! 

At last.....it all seems to be going right..........but wait!......

Rani tells us that this is her last week with us.....they are moving her to a different suburb from next week and we are getting someone else......and just when everything was going right.

I escaped quickly and headed out.

I drove to the Mt Gravatt Lookout at the top of Mt Gravatt.

I went for a short bush walk....and made a mental note.... to next time start at the bottom of the hill so that the return is downhill rather than uphill!

The Aborigines call  Mt Gravatt ' kagarr mabul'......place of the echidna.

I was hoping to see one on my walk as I have not seen one yet.....but didn't.

The cafe at the lookout at the top is called 'Echidna Magic'. I did not go in but might have to go back sometime and see what it is like.

The first day of Spring!

Normally I would be saying goodbye to Summer but Down Under we say 'Farewell Winter'. My thoughts are with those Up Over as they head on down towards Winter and the approaching darkness, especially those that are also back at school after their Summer break... I am trying not to smile about that and suppress the inner joy that is bubbling up, happy that I am not in the same boat anymore.

Down here it is also adieu to those flannelette shirts! Dulcie has already said that tomorrow she is going back to blouses. We are expecting temperatures of 29 degrees here tomorrow.....heck, I might even have to put my shorts back on!

We have flung open all the windows today after weeks and weeks of being hermetically sealed against the cold......well, it did almost get down into single figures!

There is a downside to this strengthening Sun....those legless beasts will be stirring in the undergrowth...I hope that this is not a 'King Brown year....it has already been pretty 'king rubbish!.....for many reasons and not just for me, but for lots of people I know.

Postscript:

As I was watering the plants in the pergola late this afternoon I unknowingly provided a meal for a thirsty mosquito...only aware that my blood had been stolen when the itchy lump appeared upon my side as I was seasoning the fish for tea. Typical! Bite free for ages and the first day of flipping Spring I get bitten again!

Thanks Spring!