Mixed Bag

It has been quite a while since I lasted posted an update, and quite a bit has happened in the meantime.

We had Ant, Jack and her sister Maria visit us almost a month ago now, it was great to catch up! We had a great meal at the Rosa Mexicano Mexican restaurant in Kenmore, then a visit to Australia zoo and before we knew it the weekend was over and they were on a plane back to Ballarat.

At Australia Zoo the girls had their photo taken with a Burmese Python which they thought was pretty cool, but very heavy! Jack had his photo taken with a large Iguana, which he thought was way cooler than a python!

We saw the main show at the Crocoseum, the sheer size of the crocs in the show is scary. They are BIG! The show was largely un changed since our last visit but entertaining and well worth the time to have a look none the less. The zoo itself is excellent.

The Rhinos were a hit in the African Plains area, the Giraffes were spectacular as well. I probably should have had the girls in focus rather than the Rhinos hey??

We then had our first Halloween in Pullenvale Rise Estate and it is a big event, there were hundreds of kids going up and down the street chasing free lollies, there was a wide variety of costumes, some went to a great deal of effort, others not so much! Emily dressed as a Zombie and Rosie as a Cave girl, Karren wore her Cow onesie and looked, well like a Cow, a pizza eating Cow too! Our first Halloween was heaps of fun and next year we might ramp it up a little and the kids might find they have far more to be scared of than a rambunctious Curly Coated Retriever!

Mooooo. You idiot!

Our First Jack o Lantern 

Cave Girl

Zombie Brain Eater!

Last Sunday morning I was up and about just after 5am as you do in Queensland, enjoying the view from our balcony across the valley, when I spotted this cheeky bugger feeding in our front garden.

We have finally had some storms and rain after a pretty dry Winter and Spring, things green up very quickly, especially the weeds. The storms have been plentiful and spectacular, I got a little video of some lightning and a quick panorama of a storm approaching Kenmore.

Here is a short video of some lightning in the area to the North of our place.

We have subscribed to a storm warning alert provided by the Brisbane City Council, alas given the number of alerts we have received that have amounted to nought, I fear the alerts may end up a little like the boy who cried wolf. So far we have had nine warnings and only two storms have hit us directly. I think the key is not to become complacent.

The other morning before work I was setting up the pool robot when I saw some fungi had sprouted overnight in the grass by the pool. It was gone by the afternoon it had dried up and returned whence it came.

It is only 38 days until Christmas, Karren, the girls and I are really looking forward to catching up with our family over the Christmas period. Can't wait!