Not as cold as I expected.

We haven't been snow shoeing yet, instead we have been going in for the much needed drinking of tea, knitting and reading option, plus a few outings.















I have a new hat plan on account of some overwhelming hat-envy I experienced at the airport. Fortunately, I accidentally packed some yarn that will be ideal for this hat.














For some reason I had been worried about finding fresh produce, what with it being winter and all. I laugh at my self, now.















Now I am going to go cook some lamb roast and lemon delicious for New Years Eve. From memory, that is exactly what I did for last New Years Eve. It is already well into New Years Day in Oz, and it is cold, so it doesn't really feel like New Years, but any excuse for a lamb roast, hey?

Wild things

The stingray that comes in to greet the fishermen cleaning their catch on the wharf.
















Sammy the Seal who comes in for the same reason.















A heron who was hanging around.















And Didge. Fastest dog on the beach

Furnaces

Surfing Iron Man.















Ned Kelly Iron Man and Scuba Iron Man.

Merry Christmas and a sneezing cat.

I have been adding a Christmas ornament to the collection each year for quite a while now. I think my current favourite is the Christmas lobster from P.E.I.


















And sometimes my cat sneezes and I think it is really cute. Once they settled down, they really loved being by the seaside.

Brunswick IX

Brunswick VIII

wanting

In my head at the moment I want to go teach in Bhutan or volunteer in Mongolia and live in a yurt. But, at the moment, this is pretty good, too.

how to end things

And we're done.

There has been some gear this year, but hotdamn I have some spectacular colleagues.















We went to the park and, ah, talked about pedagogy. Yes.

incisive political comment

big bird