Magic Fungi

I think we live in a magical gum tree forest.

 The range of types of Magic mushrooms we have had lately are the most beautiful seen.

This one had an Elf on it & I told him to 'move it' for the pic.....

Whats in a Letterbox?

Letterboxes are quite variant depending on the individual, location, accommodation, economic status, care factor etc etc. They can depict a little insight on the people living there. For example, living in a country area a popular theme is to "make do" with what you have for a letterbox. Farmers popular choice is a metal milk container on its side and painted to the individuals taste.

Or you could simply use that old dryer again that wasnt drying anymore!

The previous owner of this property, their choice was a small metal garbage can, on its side, with hinged lid...mmmmm. IT HAD TO GO!

So the new, almost completed version is Currently Under Construction.

Out With The Old...

...what were they thinking?

In With New !!

So, what do you think ?

A long overdue Day Off.

Work, work, work here can get quite tiresome, so we decided to down tools and hit the coast road for a day away.  We chose the perfect blue sky day and the sun shining.

We stopped at Grants beach, Bonny Hills, Lighthouse Beach, Tacking Lighthouse and Port Macquarie.

Grants Beach.

Bonny Hills.

Lighthouse Beach.

Tacking Lighthouse.

Port Macquarie.

and home again...

This one's for Micky the Mouse

You know who you are ! When I see these pics of the frangipani trees that were (&are) here, I think of how you would love them and of the huge one's that were in Terranora. So this is for you...

I'm hoping this summer, there will be more colour from the collection of frangipani I brought with me, which includes a red ! You can never have too many frangipanis, can you Micky ?

Rainy Days

So its chucking it down here ! Well I guess it's good for the garden, so they tell me. Hubby is going to love it when that grass starts to grow with the slightest bit of sunlight after the rain LOL. Gets him out...out of my hair !

With the rain is the return of our "water views". I must remember to sell this place on a rainy day for the extra cash...mental note. Pics never do the real scene justice, but the lake that has appeared on the lower acreage must be 50 - 60 meters wide.

  

 

And so with rain and soggy soil, out comes the fungi...mushrooms are abundant. I told Hubby to eat one, but he was resistant. I told him they are "magic" LOL.

Morning Walk

Seemed a good day to get out for a walk today. The sun is out and there is a cool breeze in the air. The local wildlife thought it a good day to be out too, so we thought we'd show some pics of where we went.
This shows the local waterway that feeds into the Pacific Ocean.

Mr Percival queing up at the runway.
"Pelican flight one. clear for take off. Pelican flight two and three - please wait for clearance."

Winter Warmers

Now that the cooler weather is here..sorta kinda for the mid - north coast, its fortunate the house actually came with heating. So now we can cosy up to the fireplace and keep toasty warm.

No more cold days for us ! Hubby just needs to install where I tell him to...but I think I heard a muffled WTF??

Nearly 6 months and I can't believe I never saw this Victorian fireplace insert with its original Art Deco tiles on it, before. Look how close it is to the house...LOL. Not like its exactly small. I told Hubby just a bit of spit & polish & it will look the part. Again with the mumbles and possibly even a grunt?