tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57169616249774729832024-03-05T03:37:49.197-08:00Stuart RileyStuart Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046141502229683724noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716961624977472983.post-74996982030498494982022-01-19T23:39:00.008-08:002022-01-20T03:25:07.717-08:00Xmas Day 2021<p><span style="font-family: arial;">In time honoured tradition we celebrated Xmas with a long lunch. This year it consisted of eight courses with friends from all over the world, aged from 13 to 70-something.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The theme this year was music and food, so each dish required matching grog and song, which of course go together very well!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Course 1</b> - Lemon sole with lemongrass butter, by Stuey, with </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Raidis 2014 Riesling</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Music</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> – Think, Aretha Franklin (Sole/Soul Music!)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwtOivw3Gp6R8j0_wTDN2PvJ2kGVHCm5GTaibWWRVl6ZKaEQdZBY9sEcfPY3WkYPXB9cyhnbVEBXIFbdgZt2w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">And this is the table setting as we got stuck into course no 1:-</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwgYpb05EFhKHjQYianQ8Kjxau2BxplnqamgUtQahhSahr0VfTUOscFVMCVr_eT-OiqcHEHbRnys397Y4r1DQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Course 2</b> - <span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Beef or Veggie Empenadas, by Camilla and Paulo, with </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">White Rabbit White Ale</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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- Oye como va, Carlos Santana<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">EDIT PAULO VIDEO</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>Course 3</b> - </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Goulburn trout (or Beetroot Tofu), puff pastry, sushi rice cream, apple
and sake jelly, beetroot roe, salted capers. With </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Toko Junmai Ginjo Genshu (sake), OR Chardonnay Rochford Macedon Ranges
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– Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice with pizzicato bass by Katie<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><b>Course 6</b> - Vegetarian Christmas roast with tomato & miso sauce AND Tomato &
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- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker to be danced in
tutu and tights by Ruth and Richo<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><b>Course 8</b> - </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Cheese by Stuey, with </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Raidis Coonawarra Cab Sauv 2014, OR Taylors 10 year tawny port, OR Pennyweight
muscat</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">Music</span></b><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"> – Cheesecake, Louis Armstrong</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p>Stuart Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046141502229683724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716961624977472983.post-1170943216435690772021-11-07T23:00:00.004-08:002021-11-07T23:04:39.664-08:00Xmas 2021<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZy2iSFMfg0OQdVh3FSHm1p0WSIrUojuWVVKvUXra9O9ILH7135SIg2tWzxPo4W1-Te3bLb9KbTLxfaTrLvEJOJ6ocI3SDFKp6sASIawx5fB0H5PtedxlXz03dm8_AvSBNvuYMNsIJTaAi/s2048/210725Selfie1Sm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZy2iSFMfg0OQdVh3FSHm1p0WSIrUojuWVVKvUXra9O9ILH7135SIg2tWzxPo4W1-Te3bLb9KbTLxfaTrLvEJOJ6ocI3SDFKp6sASIawx5fB0H5PtedxlXz03dm8_AvSBNvuYMNsIJTaAi/s320/210725Selfie1Sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Well where do we start? As inhabitants of the most locked
down city in the world, we really haven’t got any news. So how about we just
say <i>‘Merry Xmas love Nicky and Stuart xxxx!!!’?</i></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhgo4AaVfAte7xEPoDTgzuux7eMi2DzaUYO4iD1jefy-tsS3rVnHCVLn-baqm-VBASwVZZxS26wfmc-cjxQUmTDcv89npbOeiBRGrBDsDLtj3jvnlmvDv4qOT5PcjVt34DrK3lm_Zg-k4/s2048/TintagelBow.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1534" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhgo4AaVfAte7xEPoDTgzuux7eMi2DzaUYO4iD1jefy-tsS3rVnHCVLn-baqm-VBASwVZZxS26wfmc-cjxQUmTDcv89npbOeiBRGrBDsDLtj3jvnlmvDv4qOT5PcjVt34DrK3lm_Zg-k4/s320/TintagelBow.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p>Actually when we reflect back on 2021 it wasn’t quite that
bad. ‘Lockdown 6’ which was the Delta driven one started in Melbourne in mid-July
with a ‘7-day snap lockdown’. 11 weeks later we emerged like moles from our
burrows. For nearly 4 months we were not able to leave home more than once a
day, exercise for more than a couple of hours, travel further than 5km and
worst of all for us we couldn’t eat out nor have people come to dinner at our
place. As the massive extroverts that we both are, that was pretty shit AND we
did not have the additional hassles of trying to manage home schooling. Mind
you we did have to put up with each other full time for another year. Of course
as you will all appreciate this really was the silver lining for Nic in
particular as over the years she’s had to spend many long evenings at home on
her own while Stuart’s doing his gigs .. so these past 12 months have been just
a joy….NOT!! However to date the marriage remains intact…just<span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span></p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumG-OA-KeU17ilvbDUSoGSIt6hJnkS5gmpNLfSRWfks6UibVlLbcrnIlhIm-YJQExebp0vp1m0HEmSQYOMLLphM6NVaBNpgqS46jN423wZeQQsM4AUeSC-HtgzV1VxGxH0DHEG5-EAGSk/s1600/SRNewKneeXray.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumG-OA-KeU17ilvbDUSoGSIt6hJnkS5gmpNLfSRWfks6UibVlLbcrnIlhIm-YJQExebp0vp1m0HEmSQYOMLLphM6NVaBNpgqS46jN423wZeQQsM4AUeSC-HtgzV1VxGxH0DHEG5-EAGSk/s320/SRNewKneeXray.JPG" width="240" /></a><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p>
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(completely legally) to fly to Cairns and take our belated 30<sup>th</sup>
Wedding anniversary (a year late) holiday in Port Douglas. This was probably our
7<sup>th</sup> or 8<sup>th</sup> visit to PD having first visited with Nic’s
parents in 1997 and while ti’s obviously changed over the years we luv the laid
back vibe and variety of wildlife; on land and water. This trip we got really
lucky because Lockdown 6 started in Melbourne while we were away and both of us
had work cancelled, so our one week holiday suddenly became two. It was bliss
as we were able to do lots of swimming, walking, birding, platypus spotting and
croc avoiding AND did not have to wear a mask for the entire trip ….oh what
luxury!!. To this day FNQ (Far North Qld) have managed to pretty much miss out
on CV-19 which was great for us but given their heavy reliance on tourism (and
back packer labour) they are doing it particularly tough economically.<o:p></o:p></p>
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replacement, two opera seasons and a ballet gig in the Tennis Centre but
otherwise he’s been ‘on the beach’ for much of the year. In June he performed
opening night of a new ballet, Anna Karenina to 75 people – the maximum number
allowed at the time - in a hall that can hold 2300!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obviously this was not economically viable so
another season bit the dust. We do remain grateful that unlike many of our
musician friends, Stuart’s orchestra has managed to continue to pay its’
members but the lack of live performance has certainly impacted motivation to
even get the instrument out of the case let alone practice it. Nic has returned
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measures!! While she’s maintained her part time position at the hospital as
Director of the Melbourne Cleft Service for the last eight years, it’s been a
while since she worked in the Dental Department. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However following some staff retirements and a
couple of maternity leaves, there was a bit of an experience gap so she’s
returned to the coal face and is really enjoying it. She’s been reminded of why
she went into paediatric dentistry in the first place … the kids, their families
and the amazingly enthusiastic and talented young trainees make it very worthwhile.
Having said that the impact of 18 months of lockdowns has put significant
pressure on all health services with waiting list blow outs of particular
concern. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This coupled with the generally
higher levels of anxiety throughout the community affecting both patients and
staff, she’s having to draw upon all her ‘oldness’ or, as she prefers to
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to sane as we are ever likely to get!) has been spending as much time as we’re
allowed out and about in our local wildlife spots within our 5km limit. Royal
Park is on our doorstep and the birdlife has been astonishing. While Nicky has
been hard at work earning the money, Stuart has been busy <s>spending</s> investing
it on new technology the results of which you will agree are pretty impressive!
The appearance of a Barn Owl (pictured) and a Southern Boobook were star
attractions in a long list of birds and right now we are tracking seven Tawny
Frogmouth nests, two of which have fluffy chicks. A pair of Collared
Sparrowhawks are nesting and the Rainbow Lorikeets are busy boring holes in
trees to make nests. And a nesting pair of peregrine falcons produced four
chicks, murdering much of the local small bird population to feed them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66H6vD2dZOpR4v4eQqw94O3ibYfLbGEZn-70FcOCAKa0mxLvpHMNEOVOuSjdLwq9mqS7gffD4gy_AtCgpgPoRlIBpyi6H1wHnw6puge3fgT6d1LPr370LkqdZ71vOCcHeE-7j8MKT9i0V/s2048/Liz80th_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66H6vD2dZOpR4v4eQqw94O3ibYfLbGEZn-70FcOCAKa0mxLvpHMNEOVOuSjdLwq9mqS7gffD4gy_AtCgpgPoRlIBpyi6H1wHnw6puge3fgT6d1LPr370LkqdZ71vOCcHeE-7j8MKT9i0V/s320/Liz80th_3.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">One of the obvious disappointments of the pandemic has been
our inability to get to the UK to see family and friends. We, like most people,
have become quite adept at ‘zoom’ and have connected with both family and
friends regularly throughout the year. In January we celebrated Nic’s mum’s 80<sup>th</sup>
birthday with a ‘zoom’ family party. Needless to say the event was ‘engineered’
within an inch of its’ life by the Kilpatrick sisters, with breakout rooms and
remote musical ensembles!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However it was
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our very long serving cat, Wodonga who passed away in April having reached the
ripe old age of 20. Not only did he carry us through the 2020 pandemic by
completely ignoring it altogether but over the past two decades he survived a
return trip to the UK complete with 4 weeks of quarantine, got to meet a few squirrels
and learnt how tricky it is to keep all four feet off the snow at once. He only
managed it for a very short period of time!<o:p></o:p></p>
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employed as servants to two kittens – Lamorna (black and white, female) and
Tingatel (tiger striped, male). We adopted them in late August as 2 month old
siblings. They are a lot of fun, naturally they are incredibly musical and have
certainly made lockdown much more bearable. Stuart is convinced they will be
our ‘last cats’ as he has a certain round number birthday in Feb 2022, and if
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wish you all a lovely Christmas. Stay safe, sane and in touch. We look forward
to seeing all of you at some time in the not too distant future be it virtually
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dental school, Deb and her boys; Jason, Frankie and Sony. This is the 2<sup>nd</sup>
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the bulk of his time is taken up with big stuff such as Nutcracker, Turandot, etc
he’s really enjoyed the opportunity to do a lot of chamber music including really
lovely stuff like the ‘Trout’ and the Beethoven Septet. As he says, ‘it’s a privilege particularly as
a bass player to be able to do chamber music AND to get paid for it!” He’s also
acquired several young bass students and is really enjoying the challenge as
well as the rewards of teaching these keen youngsters. However his teaching
skills have also been tested this year when Nic’s cousin Dougie came to stay…
think there’s a few technical issues to address here! One of the highlights was
a concert with Bryn Terfel in Sydney Opera House. He walked off stage past
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develop a very varied professional portfolio, which still includes running the
cleft lip and palate service at the Children’s Hospital here in Melbourne and
providing academic teaching and leadership at Plymouth University.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s also been thrilled to see four of her
students successfully complete their PhD’s this year which is a fantastic
achievement. On top of this, her coaching business has continued to grow with a
steady stream of individual clients both in Australia and overseas. She has
also found herself increasingly being sought after to advise and facilitate
‘in-house’ mentoring programs in both the healthcare and academic sectors.
While challenging as almost every ‘gig’ throws up something new, she’s really
loving the opportunity to contribute to the development of more collegial
environments. Nic has always been about the patients /the staff/her students/her
team and this work aligns well with her mantra <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- ‘patients get better care if those providing
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UK. Stuart’s dad, Graham has not been well suffering a series of falls
resulting in hospitalization. The good news is that he’s recently had a
pacemaker fitted and is feeling much better. However he has finally (and
sensibly) decided to sell his car - which is of course a big decision with
obvious lifestyle ramifications. He (and we) are very fortunate that Stuart’s
cousin Darren lives locally and has been fantastically supportive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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his mum, Nor. While Nor has made a wonderful recovery from the stroke she had
in 2018 she suffers badly from back pain which makes sleeping and mobility both
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camera equipment, and track down yet more new birds to add to our growing list
of sightings! In the meantime we hope that 2019 has been kind to you all and
that 2020 will be even more so. Please do stay in touch, send us your news or
even better send yourselves (or your children as many of you already have done)
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<br />Stuart Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046141502229683724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716961624977472983.post-26597788763954003152019-01-12T20:34:00.002-08:002019-01-12T22:09:34.858-08:00Xmas Day 2018Xmas Day 2018 was held at 82 Story St and in time honoured tradition it was a big, long, degustation lunch, shared with wonderful people.<br />
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December. Nicky still hasn’t been in the sea yet, but it is freezing. It’s
fascinating to start to receive news from our family and friends in the UK. And
some of our vintage have retired or are thinking of doing so. A sign we are
getting old!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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another year of work, house renovations, trips away and visitors for us in
Melbourne.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Nicky
continues as a ‘one woman band’ with a range of income streams including
academia, Director of Cleft, coaching and mentoring.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Last year
the shock news was that Stuart had a job – this year’s shock is that he still
has it! It’s been a busy year at Orchestra Victoria, ending with a season of Wagner’s
6.5 hour epic Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg. For an amusing take on life on
the pit, </span><a href="https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/news/what-does-it-take-to-perform-a-six-hour-opera-we-asked-a-double-bass-player-111218"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">click here</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">. The band had a tour to Canberra in
May – many Auzzies bag the Federal capital, but it is actually fantastic.</span></div>
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full year in our Story St house was all about the next phase of our renovation
plans. We converted a lightwell to a loo/laundry and now have a posh bedroom
plus en suite upstairs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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still alive at the ripe old age of 18.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-no-proof: yes;">Like Stuey, his grumpiness is proportional to his age.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Both of us
visited the UK in 2018. Stuey went for 7 days in May to visit his folks, as mum
Nora had a stroke in Feb. She has made an amazing recovery – they make ‘em
tough up North. Nicky made her two work/family trips and acted as a double bass
bow mule! One of the highlights of her August trip was Mo and Steve’s wedding,
and catching up with Arturo, Naimh and Felix.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0PWAnWcmpvpl4SZqQWKU9C59wfyt2c6KyRskyjCcZlfZcbQcUYL4hEx9MTcV-bytB6rDQxpFBqNhP7_YIAP4KiX1aPptmgG704c69axgfiuWJTPmgQsH22S8XDHRSPntSaGAIudWd0oT/s1600/NickSallyNickyChamber.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="1013" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0PWAnWcmpvpl4SZqQWKU9C59wfyt2c6KyRskyjCcZlfZcbQcUYL4hEx9MTcV-bytB6rDQxpFBqNhP7_YIAP4KiX1aPptmgG704c69axgfiuWJTPmgQsH22S8XDHRSPntSaGAIudWd0oT/s320/NickSallyNickyChamber.JPG" width="279" /></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">2018 was
the first year in a while that we didn’t go to Port Douglas. Instead our holiday
was a birdwatching loop into NSW and ACT, Wangaratta, Chiltern, Canberra,
Batemans Bay, South down the coast, and headed thro Gippsland back home. One
highlight was a boat trip to Montague Island just when the hump backed whales
were migrating South after calving further North. At one point three of them
almost climbed into the boat! One thing we learnt being so close to these wonderful
creatures – they stink when they blow water into the air. OMG, they stink.
Stuey didn’t know whether to cover the camera lens or his nose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It was
another year full of visitors. Xmas Day 2017 saw 16 round the table, er tables.
Many courses, great wines, stimulating conversation and petanque – a good game
after a few bottles of grog. Bob and Liz were over from Bristol – we almost had
a Canynge Road reunion with Rachael, Paul, Jazzie and Angus, our neighbours in
Bristol. We did the usual pilgrimage to the MCG for the Ashes test - this year
it will be India who are currently doing very well in Adelaide in the first
test.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was wonderful to meet Erin Calder, her visit marked an ominous milestone for us
– at first our friends came to visit, then some with kids, then the kids came
alone and Erin was the first grandkid to come and stay. Her Grandad Mike was
one of Stuart’s first bass teachers and a huge influence. Erin was cool.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-no-proof: yes;">But this was another
milestone in our aging.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Wilson returned, without parents, after a spell in NZ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Stormin Norman returned to Melbourne.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Amelie
Schrape came to stay, all the way from Wonthaggi. Her trip was part of a school
initiative for country kids to get used to life in the ‘Big City’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Nick and Sally Beach came to stay. Nick and Nicky were half of the Lamorna
string quartet many decades ago, and the photo proves, the music is still
flowing though it was the only time the viola came out in 2018!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Stuart Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046141502229683724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716961624977472983.post-78335058393611162512018-12-07T17:34:00.000-08:002018-12-07T17:34:13.034-08:00Kangaroos at Cape Paterson<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G7lrohxUf8">Roo and joey</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH37EOFgmXM">Boxing Roos</a><br />
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Sometimes we nip to the EcoVillage at the West end of Cape Paterson to check out the sunset and the roos. Today was eventful!!<br />
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<br />Stuart Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046141502229683724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716961624977472983.post-19425039496786999652017-12-03T00:00:00.005-08:002017-12-03T00:00:58.660-08:00Xmas 2017
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<span style="font-family: calibri;">Yet another year rolls by and at the time of writing this England
have just been thrashed in the first Ashes test at the Gabba. We have been here
long enough to have witnessed that a few times. However we remain confident of clawing
our way to series win!</span></div>
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new hey?! The biggest news is that we’ve finally moved back into Parkville. We
were very happy in Gatehouse St for 11 years, sold it in 2010 to move to the UK
and it’s taken eight years to return but we’re back! Australia is preoccupied
with housing – the recent property boom has been crazy, resulting a very high
prices, to the point that the youth of today fear they will never be able to
buy where they would like to live.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: calibri;">Our new place is very similar to Gatehouse St and it has
been amusing to see the reaction of our UK visitors and those Auzzie friends
who visited us Bristol who comment on the fact that all our properties end up looking
the same; with our furniture and general messiness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: calibri;">Wodonga is delighted to return to Parkville. He actually dealt
with the smell of doggy urine that greeted us on arrival much better than did
his ‘human staff’!. Our first 48 hours were spent ripping up ‘wet’ carpets. Nice.
As to Woody, well he is now 17 and going well for his age though losing some of
the sharpness he once had. Bit like us really.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: calibri;">Our first renovation job was to turn the ‘shed’ in the back
yard into a small hotel style bedroom plus bathroom. It’s on AirBNB (see <a href="http://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/20217427"><span style="color: blue;">www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/20217427</span></a>)
and proving to be very popular with university academics, visiting medics as
well as student looking to leave home for a night of passion close to Melbourne
Uni. 2018 will see further, much less exciting but no less necessary, building
projects such as installation of new plumbing and maybe a couple of new
toilets!! Another sign of aging perhaps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: calibri;">Nicky has even more jobs than this time last year. She made
two trips to the UK to work at Plymouth Uni and to see family and friends. She
is still Director of Cleft Services at the Children’s, as well as holding a
research fellow position at the MCRI. And if that wasn’t enough she is now an
accredited executive coach! A skill which she seems to feel the need to
practice regularly on Stuart – much to his irritation!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: calibri;">The more shocking news is that Stuart is officially employed
– shock and indeed horror! After only 2 years and 9 months he finally became
principal double bass with Orchestra Victoria. Watch up for his memoirs – it
will all be in there! The job started in July and has been busy and interesting
since then. In November he took part in the inaugural Melbourne Conservatorium
of Music bass day involving 200 participants – can you imagine? Unfortunately
for Nic, she didn’t have to imagine, she had to suffer it!!!</span></div>
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‘Kammermusik’ but the rest of us still call ‘Parkville Ensemble’ has done a
couple of concerts this year including participating in the first Melbourne
Warehouse Music Festival (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MelbWarehouseFest/"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.facebook.com/MelbWarehouseFest/</span></a>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: calibri;">We have slipped into a quiet holiday pattern in recent years
which had us popping back to far North Queensland (Port Douglas) in June. It’s
cold and wintery in Melbourne at that time of year, but beautiful at the top
end, so is very popular. We went on another great birding day with local guru
Del Richards which allowed Stuart to indulge in his obsessive nerdy birdy
photography (<a href="http://www.yooying.com/bassbirddude"><span style="color: blue;">www.yooying.com/bassbirddude</span></a>
). We are now approaching our next holiday back to Fitzgerald, our lovely beach
house in Gippsland in December. It’s a crazy time of year where everyone wants
you to finish bits of work, or catch up socially. So we bugger off to the beach
just before Xmas.</span></div>
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house with spare rooms so do come ‘down under’ and visit. First were Mo and
Steve who left the UK and Ireland for some sun over Xmas. Xmas Day itself was
stinking hot, well over 30, we were camped indoors, except for a few crazy
Brits sunbaking outside. Poor Steve had to suffer lots of jokes about large
spiders, then came face to face with one in his bedroom! Next came Niamh and
Arthur, who created their own new visitor while in Australia with baby Felix arriving
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the year. We had never met Caitie before but not only was she charming but she
was also very good a making beds thanks to her experience as a ‘chalet chick’!
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down under for a huge trip that included Darwin, Port Douglas then the cold of
Melbourne before taking the interesting inland road to Sydney. This is a photo
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David’s wedding in October. It was a wonderful day and great to spend quality
time with the Plows family once more. D & P had another amazing trip which
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Scott, continue to work their way around the world by returning to Oz a second
time. We first met them in Bristol in 2012 when they rented Canynge Road from
us. They then turned up in Australia in 2015 only to return again this year via
some time in Spain. They are now relocated to London – which made us wonder if
they are really trying to avoid the US President – which is not only
understandable but also turns out to be true!</span></div>
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Canynge Road reunions with the Melville-Thomas clan (from No 4) staying for a
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Cape Paterson is beautiful. Many people don't know this, so its our little secret! Let them all go to Inverloch and we can keep this little corner to ourselves!</div>
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Stuey nipped down to do a rental handover, just in time or sunset at the Eco Village, now called The Cape, at the West end CapeP, just where the sun dips into the ocean.</div>
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Nicky and Mo have finally worked out how to get on. By ignoring one another and looking at long billed corellas on the Loddon River in Newstead!<br />
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Its Xmas in Melbourne and time for another degustation day in North Carlton this year. Attendees were Ruthy, Richo and Katie, Mo and Steve, Louisa and Riccardo, Yi, Peter, Gwenda and Ian and of course us.<br />
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The theme of the day was Fairy Stories! So the hardest part of the meal was working out if a dish had any vague connection to a fairy story. We tried!<br />
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The first two courses were made by Richo, starting with 'The Little Mermaid', Kingfish Bacon, served with smoked salmon roe, washed down by a Moet rose...<br />
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The dish was a delight, great start to the day. The video work was a bit mixed, as Stuey stuffed up the focusing, but never mind. This is cancelled out by the excellent effort by the girls - Katie doing her bit in front of the camera with Nicky and Ruthy cackling in the background. The grog was starting to hit the mark and its only the first course!<br />
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basking in an Australian summer. Xmas Day is forecast to be 36 degrees! It has
been anything but that over winter, the coldest winter in our 20 years here. We
didn’t come across the world for this much rain, we could have stayed in the
UK!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Xmas 2016 will be very similar to the previous year, and
lots before that. A degustation day with Ruth, Richo and Katie, our
god-daughter. This year we have Mo and Steve with us, and a few other friends,
so the feast will start at midday and rock on late into the evening.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">This will be followed by the Boxing Day test which will be
the Pakistanis this year. We hope they put up a better fight than the Windies
last year. Then it’s the Ashes again in 2017!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">What a crazy world we live in. We have sat here in Oz
watching the Poms vote for Brexit and the US vote for Trump. Irrespective of
your views on each subject, both outcomes were a surprise that will lead to
uncertain times. Life has been much quieter here in Australia. The rugby and
cricket teams have been universally rubbish, and the Western Bulldogs winning
the Auzzie Rules – as big a surprise as Trump and Brexit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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year of saving for our new house. We signed the contract in Feb 2016 on a
Victorian terrace back in Parkville, just around the corner from our old place
(see above). But we don’t get possession until 31/3/17. Stuey went to an
auction back in Oct 2015. It went for stupid money – the real estate market has
gone bonkers in the last 2 years. So it looked like we had been priced out of
Parkville….until two neighbours approached the agent that day as asked him to
sell their places, via private sale. We were lucky enough to secure the one on
the photo. But as the people in the house hadn’t got a place to move to, they
needed a long settlement. So, possession on 31/3, house warming the following
day – April Fools Day! So coupled with Stuart’s mother, Nor, moving from
Poulton-le-Fylde back in to Manchester and Nic’s parents deciding it’s time to
down-size, we’re keeping the real estate industry in business. However Woody,
our one remaining cat is looking forward to returning to whence he came, over
16 years ago!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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basically closes down on Xmas Eve – following that we have Xmas hols, the main
Summer hols and financial year end for many institutions. So December is manic,
trying to get things finished. So we run off to the coast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Nicky has been working her many jobs with her newest career,
as a professional coach, going really well – though sadly not quite well enough
for Stuey to retire, but she is working on that. Her salaried jobs include a day
at the Kids Hospital, one in the MCRI, and time with the Royal College and the
Australian Dental Association. And if that wasn’t enough she has a long
distance appointment at Plymouth University which gives her a good reason to
make a couple of trips back to the UK each year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra plus a few trip to Tasmania. One of his highlights
was doing the Elephant in OV’s production of Carnival of the Animals. Please
note: Nicky made the costume – that girl guide badge was a sound investment all
those years ago!</span><br />
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Graham in Jan. We had a cricket net session with Charlotte, our friend who is
an elite cricketer, and plays for the Sydney Thunder in the womens Big Bash 20-20
league. We then caught up with Barbara and P, Jane and Graham then Esther and
Stephen. In addition to much eating, drinking and laughing, all were, or
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anniversary present in 2015. The lens soon outshone the camera, so a new Canon
EOS 80D <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">‘had to be bought’</i> in April
and 10,000 pictures have been snapped this year, many of them birds. The yellow
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Stuart Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046141502229683724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716961624977472983.post-65138282202440818722016-06-11T02:32:00.000-07:002016-06-11T02:40:25.388-07:00One 'Del' of a day birding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Regular readers of the blog, er both of us, will remember that we popped up to Port Douglas in early June 2015. One of the highlights was our full day bird watching with Del Richards. We enjoyed it so much that we did exactly the same trip in early June 2016.<br />
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The content of this blog entry is by no means a full catalog of what we saw - 87 species. I took almost 600 shots, many of which were left on the editors floor, but here are some of the better ones.<br />
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Del has as number of sites - he took us to most of the ones we visited last year, in the same week, first week of June, but we saw very different birds. We started in the middle of Port Douglas - the sports ground is a wonderful haven for honeyeaters and friarbirds<br />
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The bird above is a brown falcon, and to the left is a bush stone curlew, plentiful around Port Douglas, especially at the Sheraton Mirage golf course<br />
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A double eyed fig parrot - one of many 'firsts' for us on this trip<br />
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There are two common kingfishers seen around Port Douglas - the one above dining on a cricket is the forest kingfisher<br />
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Birds were not the only wildlife on offer - most waterways in Port have big warning signs, for these...<br />
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There were plenty of raptors around and about. We disturbed two huge wedge tailed eagles, but I wasn't quick enough on the draw. But this Nankeen (or Australian) Kestrel posed beautifully<br />
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The dreaded BIF (Bird In Flight) photos are notoriously difficult to capture. But whistling kites make very good models.<br />
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This yellow bellied sunbird was one of a lot of brightly coloured birds, very different to the ones we get back in Victoria<br />
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Probably the star bird of the trip is the rainbow bee eater. Its very common, but wonderful to photograph due to the range of colours. Fantastic birds that tell me I am Up North<br />
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<br />Stuart Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046141502229683724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716961624977472983.post-88997053801336251212016-01-10T13:45:00.000-08:002016-01-10T13:45:07.992-08:00Heart MorassHeart Morass is a great birding site, close to Sale. Though I didn't manage to get any good shots we saw yellow billed spoonbills - quite different to the royal spoonbills we see at Venus Bay. They were in a tree, living comfortably with the cormorants and pelicans...<br />
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Marsh birds can be tricky to identify, but we are pretty sure that this fella is a black winged stilt</div>
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But the big prize for the day was left until last. Between Sale and Bairnsdale we could see a pair of wedge tailed eagles, circling up high. On one occasion they dropped to allow us to get a half decent photo. There is no doubting what this bird is from its tail. It was huge.</div>
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Stuart Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046141502229683724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716961624977472983.post-59715369772654074462016-01-09T13:20:00.002-08:002016-01-09T13:20:22.141-08:00Sale common and flooding creekWe enjoyed a great walk from the port of Sale around the flood creek. There are lots of swans, ducks and swamp hens, including this cute chick who has yet to grow into his claws<br />
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There were large numbers of wrens and other small ground birds but my camera skills are not quite up to scratch just yet. But I was pleased with this photo of a new Holland honeyeater, of which there were many in the right bushes<br />
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Stuart Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046141502229683724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716961624977472983.post-1450319060076692992016-01-09T13:11:00.000-08:002016-01-09T13:11:00.756-08:00Jack Smith lake game reserve 15 Dec 2016We took a holiday in Eastern Gippsland in Dec 2016. In another sign of impending aging it was based around bird watching sites. I would like to acknowledge Ben Cruachan for his tips on birdying sites in the area.<br />
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Our first stop off point was Jack Smith game reserve, a duck shooting site in season, but thankfully we were out of season. There is a rough dirt road down to a series of freshwater lakes close to 90 mile beach. On the way we met a blue tongue lizard.<br />
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At the far end of the dirt road we hit the aptly named 90 mile beach. Just inland was a waterway filled with waders including red capped plovers, the photo below showing both male and female.<br />
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Stuart Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046141502229683724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716961624977472983.post-13479523026912651632016-01-07T22:13:00.000-08:002016-01-07T22:13:00.568-08:00Wonthaggi Wetlands - mid Dec 2015Pardelotes are just stunning birds. And were lucky enough to find a spotted pardelote who stayed still enough for me to get a few decent shots.<br />
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Its a wonderful walk down to the wetland waterhole. Heaps of birds there, but probably more species on the walk to the water. Two more today were a silver eye...<br />
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Stuart Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046141502229683724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716961624977472983.post-9463502408094117722016-01-07T21:50:00.003-08:002016-01-07T21:50:55.407-08:00Cape Paterson kangaroos - Dec 2015I don't think we will ever tire of seeing kangaroos in the wild. One of our favourite spots is the eco village, nowadays called The Cape, at the Western end of Cape Paterson. At dusk we can be found on the bench with a cold beer in hand, plus binoculars and the camera, watching the sun set and the roos come out to feed. Magic.<br />
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Stuart Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046141502229683724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716961624977472983.post-18414590477891071632016-01-07T21:32:00.000-08:002016-01-07T21:47:34.814-08:00Bald Hills Nov 2015We returned to one of our favourite wildlife spots for a second time, Bald Hills nature reserve in Gippsland. It late Nov, hot weather and we saw different species as a result.<br />
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The find of the day were a pair of shameless echidnas, who really didn't seem bothered about us<br />
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We saw lots of birds by the main water hole but the rest of very dry. The best shots were of a quite common bird, the Eastern Yellow Robin. First then adult:-<br />
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I know, I know, blackbirds are a pest....but the nest, eggs and chicks are very cute. In late November we found a next in the lemon tree at Cape Paterson. The first egg laid is shown above, but it was soon joined by three others, and they hatched at different times<br />
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The fact there are only three beaks popping out suggests that maybe one of the chicks didn't make it. But hopefully the other three will grow to become healthy adults.<br />
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<br />Stuart Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046141502229683724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716961624977472983.post-87841448964524094742015-12-03T00:37:00.004-08:002015-12-03T00:37:31.712-08:00Xmas 2015 letter
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are in the world. Another year has flown by, even quicker than the last one.<o:p></o:p><br />
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So what’s news? Nicky continues to juggle lots of jobs. And there is a new
one to report. For quite a while now she’s been interested in professional
coaching and mentoring. So this year<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>she
signed up for a Graduate Diploma and is coming close to completion and the
business is up and running. She has just completed her first website, though the
language while doing this task cannot be published in this blog! She fitted
this in around 4 big overseas trips but hopes in 2016 that these will be less
numerous.<br />
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Stuey continues to play the bass lots. The year fell into two halves - a
contract with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra up until late June, then one
with Orchestra Victoria for the rest of the year. Plus other bits in between. Sadly
we’ve not had time to organize our chamber music group this year but 2016 ‘here
we come!’.<o:p></o:p><br />
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support English sport….or atleast we tried to. As the photo shows, we went to
the cricket one day world cup final at the MCG but of course did not get to see
England play on that day! And as for the rugby – well the less said the better!
Nic was in the UK at the time and for a couple of weeks renewed her Scottish
roots!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2kqsxMtDqaw-Bh1xecDqfQ5mxzNKAM6FXjJehDJ-Zq-WfoXLcqaaysFsAimY4iQeYRoB-o5Rika-yaTVeC-jjQKn9p4ag2mrpHwq7YprHfGxJfh5LWGsY6tx5kLN-XscXnPO-rgZtQIX/s1600/Sold2Sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2kqsxMtDqaw-Bh1xecDqfQ5mxzNKAM6FXjJehDJ-Zq-WfoXLcqaaysFsAimY4iQeYRoB-o5Rika-yaTVeC-jjQKn9p4ag2mrpHwq7YprHfGxJfh5LWGsY6tx5kLN-XscXnPO-rgZtQIX/s320/Sold2Sm.jpg" width="320" /></a>We were both back in the UK in the middle of the
year as our Clifton house finally sold – 3<sup>rd</sup> year lucky. It’s been a
long slog. To say that the UK housing market is "quirky" would be an
understatement. We have tried to explain all its eccentricities to the Auzzies,
such as chains, and they just don't get it. Neither do we. It was one of the
most stressful periods we have suffered, and apparently it went smoothly! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despite the stress of selling the house it was
great to catch up with a lot of family and friends in July. Sorry we didn't get
around to everyone.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf1fYEA9yHAb-hAnnd2c-IaxiEqwuCOSzxHz5Sd-rkdrEe2_rC65JIKZ2nRkr9S2ItVB9PT2rmUVrI5e8eoHDVuK_1qeQKJS32Ldqc4vnUPMptnamlR-hypHaFIyIMqqt5SD94G55jyOc/s1600/25thLunchSm2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf1fYEA9yHAb-hAnnd2c-IaxiEqwuCOSzxHz5Sd-rkdrEe2_rC65JIKZ2nRkr9S2ItVB9PT2rmUVrI5e8eoHDVuK_1qeQKJS32Ldqc4vnUPMptnamlR-hypHaFIyIMqqt5SD94G55jyOc/s320/25thLunchSm2.JPG" width="320" /></a>So we are now finally in a position to
buy a house in Melbourne - where we’re at the top of a housing bubble and
properties are ridiculously expensive. At time of writing we are just about the
give up and stay renting. However we are very lucky to be tenants in a beaut
town house in North Carlton. Our landlords are our very good friends Sheena and
Paul who periodically turn up and stay with us which is fantastic.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Woody is still alive, fine and well. He is aging, like both of us. He caught
a baby rat in November and was so proud of himself he had to sleep for a couple
of days!!<br />
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2015 marked our 25th wedding anniversary – yes
some of you will recall that day in 1990. We are both agreed that Stuart
deserves a medal. And you will never guess who writes these blog entries!! We
celebrated twice, once in the UK when Stuart’s mother organized a fantastic
family get together and then a second time in Melbourne with dozen close
friends for a long lunch, featuring Stuart’s debut lobster thermidor!</div>
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like owls but are from a slightly different group of birds) in a tree just
opposite our front door. So Stuey has been out most days taking photos,
especially the new chick arrived in early November.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-UVR2ziI-7g5tU_gpqC_DD_Zm8xHhVbW0pGof_xQEAJXoy_LkESZUXsOeJS5KDdD5W26p28Fn9z1rMH1tgJusDkuK5N_g-dx_NMPqOANUcgGqPt4F4d4y6hPdewEZ21KFuQNWsP8pUlg/s1600/KearnsFairviewSm.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-UVR2ziI-7g5tU_gpqC_DD_Zm8xHhVbW0pGof_xQEAJXoy_LkESZUXsOeJS5KDdD5W26p28Fn9z1rMH1tgJusDkuK5N_g-dx_NMPqOANUcgGqPt4F4d4y6hPdewEZ21KFuQNWsP8pUlg/s320/KearnsFairviewSm.JPG" width="320" /></a>But it’s not just birds - we been out
bush walking in Gippsland, taking lots of snaps, some of which are OK. We
came across these fighting roos in Cape Paterson. There is a small mound at the
Western end of town to where we often walk from our beach house to watch the
sun set while drinking a cold beer. There is a mob of 50 or so roos and this
shot was taken on one such occasion. It’s a hard life down undr – so if any of
you are feeling brave enough please come on down, we’d love to see youse!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Xmas and a safe 2016,<o:p></o:p><br />
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xx Stuey and Nicky<br />
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Stuart Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046141502229683724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716961624977472983.post-59571334506967377482015-12-03T00:27:00.000-08:002015-12-03T00:27:00.813-08:00Werribee Treatment Plan - Nov 2015OK, we are getting serious now. We have joined Werribee, one of the top bird watching spots in the country. Wow, its huge and incredibly rich. After the induction course I had a quick drive round and spotted a few interesting things. Such as a Brolga<br />
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I was guided by the insightful Scott Linane on Facebook, as I posted some photos with the wrong bird names! This is a brown falcon<br />
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Which is not to be confused with a swamp harrier<br />
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and there were many gull billed terns<br />
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This was very much a first taste - we will be back, with lots more photos to post in the near future<br />
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Stuart Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046141502229683724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716961624977472983.post-57031522112188147482015-12-03T00:19:00.002-08:002015-12-03T00:19:31.914-08:00North Carlton Tawny Frogmouths - Nov 2015<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6-ZrqMy6BUAhYMguAfm3DRfvqgtUkjqpvn3ez3fAA_ZTABZhhWSBERD1tZHoK9C-1P9ngQHFK8fZsmyJLM6BB-6Q8bMNeb-O1BKMg5_xTR4eUr2qoq1WZUPhVrTLd8PbJfDhRIGkfPWo/s1600/151121_3Sm.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6-ZrqMy6BUAhYMguAfm3DRfvqgtUkjqpvn3ez3fAA_ZTABZhhWSBERD1tZHoK9C-1P9ngQHFK8fZsmyJLM6BB-6Q8bMNeb-O1BKMg5_xTR4eUr2qoq1WZUPhVrTLd8PbJfDhRIGkfPWo/s320/151121_3Sm.JPG" width="276" /></a>Our landlord told us of the family of tawny frogmouths that live in a tree just outside our front door. We had seen the odd one but then just after Melbourne Cup the chick appeared with both parents<br />
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How cute is that? Last year the chicks appeared on Cup Day, so they are obvious keen on the racing carnival!<br />
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Over the month the chick has grown substantially<br />
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On Nov 21st the parents had to withstand an attack from a pair of ravens - full focus was required!<br />
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Stuart Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046141502229683724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716961624977472983.post-80829848405964574862015-12-03T00:12:00.003-08:002015-12-03T00:12:21.106-08:00North Carlton - Sept 2015We have a wattle nest in the bush right outside our front door, and there are two chicks in it...<br />
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We then headed round past the bird lookout as there are often roos just before the 5th stage. And we saw a new species for us, a fan tailed cuckoo<br />
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