No winners in 2007--so far!

The winning way has so far not been kind to me,no Raffle wins, and today being the 4th.Sunday of the month,the Dooleys Fishing Club went out for our monthly fishing trip, the weather conditions were not ideal as we started out,but whilst the weather conditions improved,the fishing went from bad to worst,the fish were there in the water,but for reasons best known tho them,the were not interested in taking our bait,very few boats had any catches,and me...well I caught ONE,but there was one good side to it...I did not have any fish to clean,our cat can enjoy the solitary fish.
No I did not take a photo of the fish,it wasn't big either. The skipper put the lack of catches down to the unusually cold water.
Better luck next time.

Meanwhile the garden is going well.

Visit to the Botanical Gardens

AUBURN BOTANICAL GARDENS

A nice quite place to spend an hour or two,we went with two of our grandchildren,had a "Picnic"

fed the fish,the ducks,gheese and a couple of peacocks that were wandering around the many walkways and flower beds,and when the children (and grownups) got tired,we went back home!

A Short Break in Nelsons Bay

My wife and I took a short break in Nelsons Bay, where we stayed with our friends, Salvatore and Gabriella, a very nice couple of days. We returned on Sunday morning, as I was worried about the high temperature and the effect it would have on the plants in the garden, as it turned out, it was a good decision to drive back in the morning,as the freeway was closed in the evening, due to bushfires burning close to the roadway and the poor visibility that went with it. They braved the windy conditions on the beach, but the water was too cold, so they enjoyed the sun instead

Whilst Salvatore and I went fishing for a few hours in the morning,my wife and Gabriella went for a short walk, but it ended up being a bit longer than planned, they walked all the way up to the lookout (on top of the peak on the right hand side of the picture). Meanwhile we caught two fish, Salvatore got the biggest one, but I lost two sinkers and hooks, (as usual) someone always get the biggest one when I am around! But I'll be going fishing again next Sunday, so I get another chance then.
The garden was badly effected by the high temperatures on Saturday and Sunday, and quite a lot of plants were effected, most of the tomatoes exposed to the sun were burned.
This year I bought a packed of "Gourds" seed, six seeds in the packet,five plants came up, and are growing very well, some have fruits, so far only one type seems to be fruiting, the packet said that it contained mix seeds,"Dipper" "Caveman's Club"& "Speckled Swan".
As you can see in the top picture, only the "Caveman's Club" seems to be fruiting at the moment,but the others may come later, we'll wait and see.
I'll keep you all posted on the progress, of the so called "Prehistoric Gourds"
The Gardener

Katoomba Blue Mountains N.S.W

Back in the Garden

Zucchini from our garden
One of the"Tree"tomato plant, this one is up to nine feet tall and still growing, in the original seed packed, they said that some can grow up to 15 feet!

This plant was grown from a cutting, from one of the other plants.
And a basket of white "Figs"
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Here is Nanna, in the tent with Justin and Kirsten

Back in the Garden after the holidays. Things are just about back to normal, we had the grandchildren here with us for a few days, (they took it in turns) but now they are all back home. The Christmas decorations have been taken down,and put away until next year.

Last week we bought a small tent,so that the children could sit in it and play some games, but unfortunately it rained, so we could not used it until yesterday, when we were able to have our lunch in it, with 3 of the grandchildren,the tent is only partially covered, and is really designed to sit in it and be able to relax,without being annoyed by the ever present flys. In the past few days, I have picked some nice Beans, Tomatoes,a basked of Figs, and about a dozen Zucchini, both the dark green ones and "Lebanese" Zucchini, as we had plenty of other food, I sliced the Beans and placed them in the freezer, to be used at some later date.
The Gardener

Sydney Harbour Fireworks pictures New years day

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE