douglas the dolphin

David's birthday present was a weather vane - that he had to install himself.
Here is Douglas the dolphin showing that the wind is coming from the west.

 

 

 

not at the beach

 

Beechwood was empty last weekend as we went to Launceston for SeedEnergy's AGM with the Camerons and the Gores. As always it was in a great location with lovely accommodation and food.

 As you can see it was beautiful weather and Launceston was ablaze with magnolias.
 

Part of the official meeting took place on the deck of one of the b&b rooms:

 

Three men in a tub - Andy Cameron, Peter Gore, David Boomsma

 

the wicked wind from the west

The wind came out of the west and found a tunnel house in its way so it did its best to go through. David arrived on Tuesday to find the western end of the tunnel house flapping and poor little LotsaLemons looking very sick. The front doormat was metres away and worst of all a big branch broke off a leucopogon.

row row row your boat

Jon is here for the weekend and today he took out The Sprat in a strong north wind.
I can see Willow  thinking: "I hope he comes back or we'll have to look after his cat."

tunnel house up

An easterly wind means no fishing today so David and Jon put up the plastic for our relocated tunnel house.

I have planted a row of peas,  some tiny beetroot plants and moved in my LotsaLemons,  a miniature lemon tree, which has had a hard winter on the house deck. In the warmth of the tunnel house it might have a chance.

Heather and Mike gave us some bags of potting mix which is terrific because the soil is - not  surprisingly - sandy.