Morning is here. Five days old.

Damien, Tabitha and Isabella. I had to share this with you, isn't it just lovely?

He says, on chat, Tabitha is sleeping 5 hours at night now. It is getting better.

Isabella looks pretty pleased with her little sister.

Lush Green After The Rain

At last, green green grass instead of dried up brownish spikes!

This is taken from the road and it shows all the land Val owns. The house is behind the biggest tree and you can just see the hen house at the top of the hill on the right. Double click on the picture to see it all.

The goats are in the paddock behind the house and you can't see them from here or really the whole area of the plot.

Dave with Blackie on their veranda

Dave is waiting for his glass of port while we wait for the eclipse. Blackie is hiding under the table while the other dogs in the paddocks bark and howl.

Edging over but what a nice tub of buds...?

This is my feeble attempt of an eclipse of the moon. I think Jeff did better than this.

Sorry folks.

Moon full still, Brian looking to make sure!

The men are becoming impatient, binocs and cameras at the ready. Dusk is here and nothing happening yet.

It does cover over at about 9.00pm and we sit in the dark and look at the Milky Way and the stars above - fantastic view. I did take a picture but Pauline's hanging basket of flowers showed up more than the moon. Typical.

Jeff trying to frighten me, threatening to BBQ me!

I didn't know he picked up that knife, naughty man, this is for children to look at...

I look pretty tense, perhaps it is because of all the weight I have put on out here. All those sausages...

Jeff checking the cooking

Jeff is there checking the cooking.

This picture shows just how much space there is around the house, Burtons Road was a farm, it was then divided up into 10 acre plots and people built their homes.

From ours we can only see the house in front, and the one next door, although hardly. We do see their horses in the paddock at the back and hear them when the wind is in the 'wrong' direction.