more building

We're finally getting our carports built.

They had a good start but wild weather halted progress.


One on the western end for my car

One in front of the garage for David's car and one for the boat

fish for lunch

 

 

David offered the pelicans a fish.

There was some competition from the seagulls...

but size won out.

fire!

 

It started on Sunday night at midnight in a shack about 1½ kms around the beach from us. The owner, who lives in Queensland but was here for a holiday, awoke to a houseful of smoke and managed to get out a window before everything burst into flames.

 

 

photo by Justin Dennert on Friends of Cape Douglas Facebook

 

 

There were three fire engines, a water tanker, two police cars and an ambulance in attendance and we slept through the lot.
 Next day I read about it on Facebook and went along for a look.

 

The site looks miserable in the light of day



3 weeks later and asbestos clean-up is underway

It cost $9000 and three men working in biohazard suits for half a day to have suspected asbestos removed 



sentinels on the beach

 

 

We've had two days of fierce hot north winds so it was lovely to hear rain on the roof during the night and wake up to a clear bright day with raindrops hanging on the bushes and no wind.


On the beach the blue herons are on guard and the seagulls can barely fly, having gorged on leftover coconut sago.
(Don't think I'll make it again: it was stodge.)

 

 

Blue herons fossicking for food



Daisy's graduation

After three years study and hard work, granddaughter Daisy has graduated from the University of SA with her Bachelor of Nursing.
The ceremony was held at Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre in Mount Gambier with full honours.

 

Daisy with proud grandparents David and Helen

Daisy on the left - what a gorgeous group of girls!

cats settle in

 

 

The cats have become best buddies - in fact two are easier than one.

But we have to make an appointment to see them in their kitty caves on top of the cupboard...
 

kitty-cave du jour is red

 

 

 

 

 



a fleeting visitor

 

 

Di McEwen found a fairy penguin stranded on the reef at Cape Douglas where it was being hassled by a hawk and protected by two seagulls. She picked it up and found it seemingly unharmed and quite plump - probably full of tommy ruffs.
 

We rang Natural Resources South East and were advised to return it to where it was found as it may have a burrow near there that no-one knows about.

So Di did this and reports that it was last seen swimming strongly out to sea in the direct of Port Mac.

 

Fairy penguin left Di a memento on her shirt!