August

And just like that August is gone. I had a good month. The weather started to improve and the first flowers started to appear. I travelled to Rockhampton for the first time, to present a 3 day workshop for Flying Arts, and thoroughly enjoyed myself.

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Winter Washing_Day 213 of 365.JPG

I hang out our washing over the bannister on the deck where it can be dried by the winter Sun. I enjoy the shadows that are cast all the way into the jungle.

Beach trip_Day 214 of 365.JPG

Penny at the beach never gets old.

When we look back_Day 215 of 365.JPG

Just a quick RAT test while making breakfast and lunch. Negative, thank goodness, but Olive has yet another cold. I wonder how we will look back at this time.

Pickleball under lights_Day 216 of 365.JPG

For the first time ever, we all went to an organised sporting activity and participated as a family and it was quite wonderful.

Spoonbill in the waning light_Day 217 of 365.JPG

As Penny and I walked this afternoon, we saw one of my favourite birds fishing in the last light of the day.

Gutterwalk_Day 218 of 365.jpg

No footpaths here. The grass is very squishy and uneven so I usually walk on the road. It’s pretty quiet here except when cars are travelling to or from work. When we hear a car coming Penny knows to jump up on the grass and I walk in the wide angled gutter like one of my legs is shorter than the other.

Urban Sketching 2_Day 219 of 365.jpg

A cracking day in Maryborough today for @urbansketchersmaryborough. I drew the QCWA building, such a wonderful array of angles and so so many bricks. The sketch in this drawing is a photograph of my actual one from this morning. Such a wonderful contemplative way to spend a Sunday morning.

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An uneventful but quite beautiful day.

Lunch in the Labyrinth_Day 221 of 365.JPG

After work this morning I treated myself to lunch from a local bakery and sat and absorbed the peace of the botanical gardens.

Winter Breakfast_Day 222 of 365.JPG

This morning Penny’s blanket stayed on the whole time that she ate breakfast and even when she went out the dog door. I had to run outside and take it off her before she attempted going down into the backyard.

What the bin man sees_Day 223 of 365.jpg

Yesterday the rubbish truck came six hours earlier than usual. I had to run my bin over to the other side of the street in my pyjamas and stand there whilst the driver laughed at me as my bin was emptied. I was a little embarrassed, a little resigned to my state of undress,but laughing too. It made me wonder what the driver sees and if they switch up their collection times just to keep things interesting.

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Last night when I was heading to bed, I spied our big green tree frog out for the first time since it became cooler. She was sitting on the hose reel that she lives in and that we no longer retract because we worry about hurting her. Concerned that she might be hungry, I switched on the Christmas lights hopeful that they would attract bugs. I told Phil what I had done and he 100% agreed that we should keep the lights on for a frog.

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Alby went to a birthday party this afternoon and for the first time ever he didn’t need me to stay. It was at a friends house and they know Alby well.I asked him when he was invited if he needed me to stay, and he said no, but I thought that might change as the party grew near. It didn’t. I am so proud of him. He had a great time, I was the one who missed out- on good company and cake, but it was worth it to allow him to grow.

Last morning in Rockhampton_Day 226 of 365.JPG

Yesterday was the final day of a three day stop motion workshop that I ran for @flyingartsalliance I have had a wonderful but somewhat exhausting time and been thoroughly impressed by the engaged,talented and friendly participants. I have been captivated by the view of the Fitzroy river from my apartment and my eyes have been eagerly roving over a new landscape and town. I suspect that there will be many responses to this trip in my artwork to follow. Each morning I have been getting up early, eager to see the transitions of colour as the sun rises.

The shadows I cast_Day 227 of 365.jpg

Multiple posts for the next few days as I catch up after my workshop road trip. As the sun rose I cast giant shadows across the floor of my apartment, that were in turn refracted onto the ceiling by the balcony glass. I spent a lot of my time in Rockhampton having conversations with the light and shadows that differ so much from my home mere hours away.