Let's see... since May... Have not done a whole lot. June came in cool but sunny... spent non working- netball days on the jetty with a cold beer and a line in.
Then it started to rain:
and it rained some more
and the jetty:
Going...

Going...

Going...

and GONE!

We left the jetty under water to head North for the Winter Carnival (always a good time) and a couple hands of card. The way the games were going I should have called the 2 of Diamonds!
Then we had a great visit from those both North and South...
It was really good to have "little People " around.




We have begun enjoying  Sunday walks in the national park again always great things to see. 
Here are some pics from our first beach walk of the season on Iluka Beach, had the feets in the water for the first time in months and it felt great! Still a bit cold to swim but not long now.

Looking back at the only 2 sets of prints on beach- Ours!
Looking out towards Point Perpendicular

Looking northish towards HMAS Creswell
Lagoon at the Creswell end of beach

Another walk through the botanic gardens in Booderee where we followed our favourite: the Heath Trail and enjoyed the many wildflowers showing there faces for spring.

These are Mingo plants(grass trees) known as "Bush Compasses" to the Aboriginals as the flowers first bloom on the north side of stalk and then continue around.

                                       

                                       

the flowers coming out

This one may be a weed but still nice.








                                        

                                       










Doesn't this look  a bit fairy tale?


Tory turned 18 in there somewhere.


Another great walk on Caves Beach this time with views back over Pigeon House Mountain, goal to climb that next winter.



back home we have baby Plovers about.

Back the next week to walk on Murrays Beach and rock platform:


Ship at HMAS Cresswell, nearly a good pic of sea eagle flying.



Dead Gummy shark, note hook in his mouth

Then our little Tory graduated high school!
Still a year yet for Kaiya.


and... last weekend a nice walk on Bherwerre beach. We did have girls with us this time.  Find that Sunday mornings and teenagers don't always mix, but they came this time.
Start of track to beach

Some guy fishing


Beach deal



Dolphins in the waves

and back!

Well that seems to catch us up- for now.






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