Christmas - not shabby darts

Having a top time at R's place even though the weather hasn't really been good beachy weather. Enjoyed Christmas without any family fights, even when the hefty snapper for dinner took longer on the Weber than was hoped for. 


Prior to our beachside idyll, the rest of our trip to SA went well. After dining out in Deni we returned to roadhouse sweet roadhouse to enjoy the highpoint of foxtel sports - the English darts championship. Watching darts has given me a new phrase of distain - from now on if something is not up to scratch it's 'shabby darts' which the commentator was fond of saying if a competitor's shot was, well, shabby. If you can say it with a Yorks or Lancastrian accent, even better. 


And we got to see a ute on a stick as we were leaving the next morning. 

And enjoy some strange sights on the road... 

Creative petrol pump covers in Moulamein: his... 

and hers.  

And some fun at the old folks home.

This is just a tribUTE

Here we are in the ute capital of the world - Deni (Deniliquin). 

Not only do they have the ute muster here but also plenty of be'ute' art work. Check out the mosaicing (sp?) skills! 


Had a lovely dinner at Crossing Cafe and currently enjoying a very balmy night. Much warmer here than it has been in Canberra!

turtle!!

Ok so this is probably the fuzziest photo I've posted. I have to show you though because this afternoon I saw a turtle swimming in the lake! Its shell was covered in moss and it was paddling around quite happily. Sometimes the lake water looks so dirty - it's good to know that wildlife can survive in it. 

From this shot I could pretend it's the Lake G monster...

that kidney bean dream

What does it mean? 

Lake Ginninderra graffiti

Went for a walk this morning before work. It was calm and still - very relaxing. Work is going well but I'm looking forward to not working for a couple of weeks. Does everyone realise that it's Christmas on Sunday??