Wednesday, 17 August 2011, Day 267/365.
I know I’ve written about it before but there’s something about rusty and run down things that are infinitely interesting to me.
Rusty and run down
Archives for August 2011
Survival of the fittest
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, Day 266/365.
This is the type of indoor plant I love. It barely needs watering and it’s survived nearly a year under my care.
There is hope for it yet.
It’s not all fun around here you know
Monday, 15 August 2011, Day 265/365.
My photo a day project isn’t all about the likeable stuff that I might do. I wanted it to document the mundane, and the day-to-day as well.
Washing clothes can’t get more mundane I don’t think.
I’ve had this washing machine for about seven years. My last one broke down one Christmas Eve when I was washing a load of cloth nappies. I’ll never forget it because it was the most inconvenient time and the one of the most unsavoury things I could have been washing.
I got it fixed and it limped along for another five to six months before it conked out again and I gave it to the washing machine graveyard and bought a new one.
This was also the first whitegood I bought brand new and I’m a front loading washing machine convert. I definitely noticed the difference in wash quality, in a good way, compared to my previous top loader. I also noticed the longer time it took to do a wash but this doesn’t bother me and there is a quick wash setting if needed.
And back to the mundane? I don’t mind washing clothes and hanging them out. But I hate folding them up and putting them away. I am really good at putting this off. How about you?
Tide’s out
Sunday, 14 August 2011, Day 264/365.
Near where The Surfer lives there’s a great walk you can do if the tide’s out. We’ve done that walk the last couple of weeks.
Monty still drags herself along and makes a fine effort despite the fact she must be so tired by the end of it.
You can see from the photo above that the tide does sometimes get up this high to leave seaweed on the fence. You’d be swimming, not walking, in that case.
It helps that it’s been fantastic weather, almost t-shirt weather even though it’s the tail end of winter.
Because the tide was out it was a little bit muddy in places and of course JJ slipped over, got quite muddy and quite drenched. He didn’t seem to mind and in the big scheme of things I didn’t mind either.
That’s all folks
Friday, 12 August 2011, Day 262/365.
Saturday, 13 August 2011, Day 263/365.
Two photos in one post for a change. I’ve been out the last two nights and I’m still trying to catch up on all sorts of things including housework and sleep.
This morning was the last day of football for my son’s season and for many reasons I’m glad it’s over.
Enjoy the scenery
Thursday, 11 August 2011, Day 261/365.
Usually I have something to say. Not today. Just enjoy the scenery.
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On being caught in the rain
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, Day 260/365.
I know it’s winter and winter usually means more rain around here. And after the shortage of rain we’ve had I really don’t want to complain.
But why does it nearly always rain when it’s time to go outside and go somewhere? This somewhere is usually somewhere you have to be on time like dropping off or picking up a child from school, like going to work. Why?
I don’t like big golf umbrellas so my little umbrella keeps my hair and face dry and that’s about it.
I’ve got one of those light-weight foldup umbrellas which I permanently leave in my handbag so the convenience of that outweighs a bit of water on other parts of my body apart from my hair and my face.
Let’s face it, when it’s windy and the rain is coming in sideways a big umbrella’s not going to help anyway. And as a pedestrian those big umbrellas are just bloody annoying.
So I can drag out my little umbrella from my handbag while people around me whinge that they didn’t bring theirs and they’ll get wet. If it rains on my way somewhere next time my trusty little umbrella will keep me from having wet hair.
