Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Cylinder Beach


Cylinder Beach,  Stradbroke Island is peaceful. For the past few days I have been fortunate to be camped between a lone guitar player and a guitar/banjo duo. So relaxing.

Monday, October 19, 2020

Caravan Imprvements #4


Non slip tape on the metal checkplate plate improves grip.

Friday, October 16, 2020

Native Hibiscus


 

The usual colour for the native hibiscus flower is white, but I found this pink specimen. I grew several from cuttings and put one in a sunny spot in my garden. In the bush they can grow to 3 meters high or more.


Thursday, October 15, 2020

Sourdough

 


I have kneaded my first sourdough loaf - my introduction to mysterious art of bread making.

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Spindizzy

 


Solar photovoltaic power is installed. My old meter is soon to be replaced but for now is spins backwards when the sun shines.

400 turns = 1 kilowatt-hour.


Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Fresh Cake

 


A glass bowl on a plate keeps the cake fresh without plastic wrap.

Monday, October 5, 2020

Grey Butcher Bird

 


This Grey Butcher Bird may be the very one that was swooping me yesterday. Today he is visiting the bird bath I provided.

Gas Lighting

Gas lighting was nominated as word of the year yesterday by Mirrium-Webster. When I look it up, the source of the term is nomin...