The Agony and the Ecstacy: winners and losers

Every beach is better with a dog

so we invited Lucy along for the day

she's super excited 'cos today's got something to do with salt and sand and hanging with the humans

 Just checking...if I exhaust myself running around and barking a lot you'll carry me back up the hill, right?

She's really old, and when she gets tired she likes to be close

 and then she likes to wander off again

and take it all in

canine/seagull head foot prints

one last look at the ocean...

...before we head home

and no, sorry Lucy, we cannot carry you back up the hill!

Mosquito Bay

Things we got for Christmas

something to rot my brain on and watch Every. Single. Season. Ever. Of Mad Men on

this groovy, whirring thing

fetching face furniture

what is it...?

oh my god I'm jumping off the Sky Tower!

 Tamara's little men are thrilled for her

Aargh!There's a whole army of them. We can't possibly eat them - they're too cute. We've decided to give them all names and keep them as pets instead

New Year's day in the city

Holidays equal exodus. It's as quiet as a mouse...

 there's time for reflection

and photographs of loved ones

while the water spirit stares on and freaks the bejesus out of the tourists

still life with clogged drain and cigarette packet

With death come flowers

Women

at the end of the day, all we really want are some of these....

yes, they might look innocent...but...

...they broke into my house and caused one hell of a HULLABALOO!

The last of the Festival of Litter

Every few years the city council would kindly hold an inorganic collection. Mountains of rubbish  blossomed in the street - but sadly - this was the last inorganic ever. Impossible to miss this final opportunity to make ourselves at home on the neighbours' crap

 Hey! Tamara found a backgammon set!

  there's loads of interesting things to read...

 

and always a comfy seat to get on with some knitting

 this seat wasn't particularly comfy. It scored a 3 out of 10

these ones were a little better   

 

after an exciting day, it's nice to have a lie down and get some shut-eye...