Dentati Puttata

 Yes that's gibberish for having a shot put session and immediately followed by a root canal drilling and filling.  I seem to recall having done this last month as well. Good thing these root teeth only require two appointments these days. The last time I had this done was last century and there were at least four appointments over a couple of months. The hip pain never goes away as the bill caught up with me at $1,000 an hour.  As for putting the shot it was drizzily conditions but a solid 30 minutes. The elusive 10m remains just so. There may have been a 9.2 or 9.3 in the mix.  Maybe I will be able to grit my teeth more now for the final push (put).

this is supposed to show a landing zone

Coast Care Cleaners

 I saw a group of people coming back from the beach area and each one had a hession sack and some with pickup sticks to eleviate the bending.  It is the first time I have seen the coast care people concentrate on rubbish removal. Most times they are cutting out weeds and planting new trees. I had to go look for myself.  Yes all those corner seagrass areas have been worked over. I could not see anything left behind that had been washed up over time, except grass. These are the spots that I don't go into much. If the wind stays away for a bit then this cleanup might last a while.  

makeshift bridge before the rain

after the rain

flotsam free zone

Fruit Cake Biscuits and Olives

 We gathered at Estelle's house for another birthday offering. It was a wet but social weekend as the previous evening the Clancy's travelled over to Willie for a visit as well. It is all part of the Timmy rehabilitation, get driving, get moving, get active and give cancer the flick. Back at Estelle's house it was crazy games before other guests arrived like the Taylors.  It was at least an hour of frog flicking, scrawny chicken throwing and uppy uppy.  The high tea event was held with various birthdays in mind. The Taylors brought two jars from the 20 odd kilos of olives that came off our tree. These have been labelled as of 5 months ago so we might let them soak a bit longer.  The dessert featured an Estelle inspired cake as well as fruit cake shaped biscuits. That's different. A tour of the agriculture revealed blossoms on the orange, lime and cherry trees, As well as blossom on the passionfruit vines. The in ground plot has carrots (very crunchy, and must be grown from seed) and corn amongst the usual vegies.  There are plans for a hot house. These guys will never need to go to the shops.

frogger

chicken toss

fruicuits

Winter Returns

 We are at Willie today and I have been wanting to try the ring here.  The rain refuses to stop but I checked the radar and it seemed that the intense parts had passed over and it was going to ease. If an earthquake is not going to stop me then surely this weather can't. I drove over to the track in a deluge, so much for the easing part. The place was deserted and soggy. Just walking from the car to get my backside trackside meant I was soaked. There was no chance and with a gathering this afternoon it will have to wait til another day.  Maybe we can call it slosh and toss.

Wet Sky

 We have not seen the Sun for two days now so that means it's stamp weather. Actually any day can be a stamp day but even more so in the wet. I have been dismantling an old album from Germany, printed in 1928. One of my collecting guidelines is just about anything from the 1800's, especially from a place where I have no previous knowledge. Just like the separate states here before Federation, German states ran their mail service with their own stamps, like Baden, Hamburg and Bergedorf. They also repeated the same stamp designs for world domination, as did the British, as did the French. Those Europeans!

Wet Session

 The general rule is that athletic competitions continue regardless of the weather. With that in mind I ventured across for a throwing session in the rain. It was very calm with a light warm rain so couldn't be that bad.  I can tell you that wet sand sticks to everything. I still spent 20 minutes doing a few throws all around 9 to 9½ metres but with a grimy, slippery pill.  There was some boisterousness during the night after this photo was taken. As I walked passed the viewing bench, I could see a broken bottle with glass spread all around.  I took a detour back for gloves and a broom to get all that up off the ground. That seat is a stop off for maybe 50 people per day. 

last night with viewing seat occupied

next morning

dirty deeds done dirt deep

Emerge

 This is a new restaurant for us and it is right in heart of Geelong with good car parking right next door.  If you had any doubts about what type of food is featured in this one then when you walk in the door to be greeted by a massive meat locker, with slabs of cow hanging there then the steak house vibe is confirmed.  I had the ribs which was a large cow bone cooked for 14 hours. They also had some exotics like barbecued croc and Moreton Bay bugs. We washed it down with some champers and an espresso martini.  No room for desert though.  We walked it off with a short session in the shops, with my new UGGs and a satchel. 

set at 5°

chicken roulade, ribs, beef wellington and a faux pas

coffee floaters