Finally a little Autumn weather

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.

Grey day

On days like this the sea and sky remind me of holidays in Europe. Soft and grey.

Different colour

Then the next morning it looks like this. Blue everywhere and so clear.

Evening light

This sunset was just lovely. the colour was actually deeper than this.

Another version

This evening the light was soft, yellow and grey

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.

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.

Our first bananas

These bananas were so sweet and full of flavour. We are hoping for more.

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.

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.

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.