Impossible Fortune

 These Murder Clubs just keep coming and there is a rumour of a sixth one on the way.  This one is not so much a murder but how to get access to a bitcoin account that just keeps growing. Mind you the real bitcoins have had their ups and downs since first coming on the scene in 2009. The first thing bought with bitcoin was a pizza costing 5000 of them. Now, one bitcoin is worth over $100,000 AUD, that is a lot of pizza. There are cases about people paid in bitcoin for work done years ago.  There are strict rules about access. Five attempts at the password and no way to change it.  One guy has his data on a secured hard drive but if you exhaust the password limit the drive is erased. Seems he is now waiting for the ultimate super computer hack to bypass the security. 

Shopping Shush

There is only so much partying you can do especially only a day before going away on another seven day party. We had a gym session for around 30 minutes just to get the body going so it was an energetic start to the rest day. The resting part will have to be in the afternoon as there seems to be compulsory shopping required before you go away in order to cover all the shushes, like new shorts, shoes and shirts. We were also on the lookout for one of those finicky USB-C adapters. We have had USB covered for the last few years however more and more gadgets are requiring the smallest plughole for recharging. I have not been to Highpoint for years and now I have been three times in a week. 

Thru the looking glass

Puckle and Bustle

Puckle St was going off on a Sunday afternoon. It was a bit rainy so that would add to the bustle in the Picture Theatre. Since we have vacated the Moonee Ponds scene a 6 storey cinema has been built there and it was busy. My sister Leanne, also hired out one of the theatres for a private viewing for her 60th birthday. I recall a similar party for a 50th some 17 yar ago. This film was mostly CGI and was a whodunit involving sheep.  I did not pick whodunit. A good way to spend a rainy day, champagne, cup cakes and ice cream. I thought the film was a bit sheepish.

Estelle takes the Water

What's funny about the priest, the comedian and the old man who were all up on the stage today? They were the same guy. Except the stage was an altar platform.  We brought a candle that was previously at a baptism about 40 yar ago. Yes a reused candle. Now this presented the priest with a whole raft of comedic material from, it is supposed to be burnt to nothing, to we don't take secondhand candles here.  It was all mostly because our family was getting the full attention, as we were the only ones on the roll for today. Compared to tomorrow, where five dunkings were scheduled. We arrived with just one god parent, we did not know our lines and we got the answers wrong. Other than that he was quite impressed. When Estelle started signing the cross on everyones forehead well he was without speech.  Never in his career of splashing water had he seen that.  

There were some drinks and party pies later so a pleasant afternoon was had and the amount of detail that James has spent on the outdoors over there is enormous.  There is a seeded bed now, an enclosed broccolinium, a vine bed and an ent that is starting to flower, not to forget the plans for a flower wall.  It's not a green thumb but green fingers.

Flowering Ent

Baggage Train

 We have to treat Williamstown like a stopover.  We have to pack now for a longish 5hr flight most likely Australia's longest domestic flight. However there are three days of engagements before we get on that plane and my packing is rusty.  Also we have new bags with nooks and pockets all over them.  This is also being treated as a trial run for another jaunt that is close by.  I am trying to do this without a power board as they have been banned since we last went OS and at the same time USB has exploded to charge everything from your toothbrush to your backscratcher.  Mr Tesla has a lot to answer for.

62kg to Community Produce

 There was a bit more urgency in getting the olives down this time around due to a looming trip right in the middle of olive plucking.  I gave it a final go this morning which brings the grand total to 62kg. I was flagging a bit quicker after each session, ie one session per day for eight days. This is a record total and I would say there is at least another 8kg still on the tree but high out of reach. I could try the old rake them down system but walls and fences and spouting are all crowding the landing zone.  We got this lot to the community produce garden so they should be able to share them out.  The next thing is getting the tree trimmed sometime over Winter.  We have previously paid for this but will try it ourselves this time.

Fog Picker

Help yourselves

Roo Beach

 We have seen Kangaroos on the Bellarine many times and I knew it would only be a matter of time before I spied them around here. It was 6:50 am and getting lighter and I spied the kangaroo coming up from the beach. There was only one but where there is one there are others.  I went out yesterday for a closer look but the fog is helping them hide even better. The mornings lately are fogbound and the afternoons are calm and perfectly in sunshine.  Golf courses are kangaroo magnets. They cannot resist all that grass with manicured new roots popping up everyday. The nearby golf course is why they are settling in and there are a few green corridors all through here for a quiet transistion. So now to find a few in daylight. I have had a run in or two with kangas on bike tracks so I don't need anymore of those. 

Beach Hoppers and Grass Croppers.