It is April Easter weekend and finally the nights are cooler. We swam twice this week and hope to continue for a little longer. The ocean is still dirty from the cyclone but getting better each day.
The evening sunsets are just lovely and the colours change on a daily basis. Our world is coloured by the ocean and the sky.
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| Grey day |
On days like this the sea and sky remind me of holidays in Europe. Soft and grey.
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| Different colour |
Then the next morning it looks like this. Blue everywhere and so clear.
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| Evening light |
This sunset was just lovely. the colour was actually deeper than this.
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Another version
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This evening the light was soft, yellow and grey
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| Beef and Guinness |
Cooler weather cooking has started. I made a big quantity of beef and guinness stew in the slow cooker so we have some left for the freezer. Excellent with mashed potatoes and greens.
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| Irish soda bread |
This was my first attempt at soda bread. Not a raging success but I plan to try again with some suggested improvements.
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| Our first bananas |
These bananas were so sweet and full of flavour. We are hoping for more.
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| sheltering |
In the aftermath of the cyclone in North Queensland we had over a week of rainy windy weather. During this time all of the verandah furniture has to be pulled away from the edges and some covered. Quite a few of the birds that we feed on a daily basis came and nestled on the verandah to get out of the bad weather. We desperately needed the rain - so good for the garden. Now our herbs are coming along beautifully.
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| Wild flowers |
Even this old boat looked picturesque after the rain. It is actually very ugly and we would like to see it gone. But for a week it made a lovely vignette.
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| Maxi Baby |
I stayed for a weekend in Carramar Street to baby sit Maxi. G went to Sydney for a well deserved break. I used the opportunity to catch up with friend C and have some Indian take away.
