Rochelle and Hayden were lucky enough to be given a basketball ring from their Gran, for Christmas.
Supposedly for the kids, it brought out the competitive nature in all the oldies, who tried to outdo each other in slam-dunking or defending the ring.
The kids watched open-mouthed as their Uncle Nick and Papa tried to get past each other to the hoop, with all sorts of illegal hip bumping and defending actions.
We had to foul them both of in the end! Out of everyone who vying for glory, I think the kids outdid us all — they seem to be a bit more flexible!
Aunty Ellie played a bit more sedately with kids, and here, Hayden has just shot a basket.
On our visit to Thomas River, there were heaps of jellyfish and ‘things’ like them, washed up on the shore. I haven’t seen anything like this on Thomas River Beach before, so the water must have been really stirred up at some stage to throw them onto the beach.
Being orginally from the Flinders Ranges in SA, I still don’t know a lot about the beach creatures and with Anthony (our source of information) on the header, we inlanders didn’t have any idea if these strange looking things were alive or dead… we still haven’t worked it out!
After the busy day of Christmas, we decided it was time to head to the beach and work off some of that extra pavlova and wine we had!
Some of my family that came for Christmas hadn’t been to Esperance before so we took off down to Thomas River in the Cape Arid National Park (the best beach in the world!) to have a run — or walk!
Magic blue seas, skies, and a beach to ourselves made for a wonderful afternoon’s entertainment, with the kids running rampant and the adults vainly trying to keep up.
Thunderstorms in summer can be dangerous things. Especially if they’re dry storms.
After a 34 degree day, we watched as thunder clouds bore down on us. Harvest was well underway and we kept scanning the skies, willing the clouds away, least we get another hold up.
Then the thunder started — I’ve never heard thunder like it! It sounded like it was on a surround-sound speaker! We watched, speechless, as lightening hit the ground all around us but without any rain.
There was bound to be a lightning strike somewhere. The bushfire radio crackled to life as we saw the smoke.
The fire was in a national park about 45km from us, so we weren’t needed to help this time.
As the cool change came through and blew the smoke our way, it made for beautiful photos. Mother nature, how beautiful, but she needs so much respect!
Well Christmas is finally upon us — again! Not sure where the year has flown to but school has finished and it’s heated up so the signs of Christmas have arrived, even if it doesn’t feel like it yet!
This is our (WA) native Christmas Tree, or commonly known as the Munji tree.
It’s a spectacular tree that heralds that Christmas is coming. This photo was taken at a reserve near our farm that was burned last year and it is amazing to see this tree flowering so brightly in the midst of burnt land.
It really does show new life and obviously that’s the real meaning of Christmas.
I wish you all a very happy and blessed Christmas and I hope that 2009 brings every one of your hopes and dreams true.
Today we are harvesting (yay!). Instead of being on the chaser bin, however, I’m on grain cleaning duty.
All I have to do is clear the chute away once in a while, so it doesn’t block up — hence the shovel leaning against my office!
I’m madly writing my second book, which I can excitedly tell you, that Allen and Unwin have signed up for publication in 2010.
Blue Skies (working title) isn’t as far a long as I would like, so I am taking all opportunities that come my way at the moment. Even if that means the drum gets a bit hard and hot on the bum cheeks!
Well the storm’s passed and we thought rather than wallowing in self pity, the beach was a better option!
You wouldn’t even known it has rained today, although there was some nasty damage around the shire. Tonight it’s still, calm and peaceful. We might even be lucky enough to catch a fish!
Last night our little school where Rochelle and Hayden and 70 odd other kids go, had it’s Concert night. It’s a myriad of songs, skits, speeches and awards that all enjoy.
It’s also a special graduation for the Year 7s who now leave the familiarity of their small school to attended much larger one’s whether in Esperance or Perth. Good luck to the these four kids.
The teachers at our school are all just brilliant and put their heart and soul into teaching our kids and we thank them very much.
Now we parents face seven weeks of school holiday, which will be so much fun – least of all, not having to make lunches in the mornings!
Our dog kennels are under some native trees just outside our house. Rochelle and I were going to feed the dogs and discovered this beautiful flower just opening to the world!
Mother Nature is amazing the way she works against the odds that we humans have created and produces things like this.
Meet Law, our working ‘hound’. It’s far too tiring hanging around a shearing shed when there isn’t any work, than when there is something to do.
He doesn’t really look like a dog that you can’t stop when he’s working, does he?!
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