Saturday 4 November 2017

October 2017

This month we finish off our houseboat holiday - where Pepper and Esme enjoyed the early morning light


And I caught at least 3 carp over 11 lb.  They liked frankfurt chunks!!



We had the boat with us to do the shopping run.



Campfire, courtesy of Connor, on the banks of the Murray - also a bit of drone flying - careful, lots of trees and Jamie 'relaxing' on a branch.



A final sunset




Some comedy from pied cormorants on a small snag in the river.





 A passing paddlewheeler on the final night




A stopover night in Gundagai on the way home - this is the old road bridge (now a 'managed ruin').  I would hate to guess how many times I crossed that bridge before the bypass was built.



Back home - the spring/summer visitors had arrived.

Sacred Kingfisher

Olive-backed Oriole

Pardalote


Ginninderra Creek at the stepping Stones


Pepper enjoying the water flowing over the stepping Stones

Road works at the junction of William Hovell Drive and Coppins Crossing Road - for the new suburb of Whitlam.

Road works at Coppins Crossing Road

Road works at Coppins Crossing Road

Frogmouths kept their hatchlings well hidden until they were too large to hide.

Shoalhaven River at Warri Bridge

Esme deciding if she is in trouble (again)

Frogmouth young - growing

Drone over the Arboretum

Early morning at the Arboretum

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