EDITH FALLS

Here are some photos Emilee took

while out at Edith Falls yesterday.

(courtesy of Lauren's camera)

KATHERINE RODEO

Well, we just had the Katherine show/Rodeo

and enjoyed watching all the action.

Here's a collection of photos from the day.

National anthem and getting ready for action

And...............ACTION!!

Cute kids.

All of them, of course:)

And a couple of ouchies!!

Landing on the rails, not sure that's how it's supposed to be done

Oh, and face first! Hmmm, not the best either.

Horse:  I'm getting you off, if it's the last thing I ever do..........

And...........done, and dusted!!

Do you like my hat?

Oh, yes, please let me try it on!

Recent Camping Trip

A couple of weeks back,

because of Dave's work schedule

and not being able to go away

for any length of time,

we headed out of town a short ways

to have an overnight campout.

We were all missing a good campfire,

the crystal clear skies,

the billions of stars in clear view,

the taste of billy tea,

the smell of wood smoke,

the warmth of a swag on a cool winters' night,

and of course, tasty roasted marshmallows!

The girls recently bought their own swags,

and Dave and I have our rooftop tent,

and Abbi has the back of her ute,

so we were all set.

Now, I know we could do all of this

in our backyard, but it's just not the same!

There's always the noise from the neighbours,

ranging anywhere from laughter to all out brawls,

sirens from a passing police car, or two,

annoying loud music from someone who needs a

hearing aid, lights from houses

and car headlights, fireworks randomly going off,

and the list goes on.

Oh, and of course the visit from the

fire department wondering what we're doing

with a roaring bonfire in our backyard

possibly spreading and setting the town on fire.

Bah! Spoilsports!!

Anyway, even tho it was brief,

it was wonderful and we look forward to

doing it again soon. It was also Abbi's last

chance for a family campout before

she gets married:)

And of course, it gave me a chance

to take some photos.

As you can see below, I tried getting

some pictures of the girls together,

but Chloe, in her element, had to ham

it up with her machete.

(and no, they haven't joined the army

reserves, ok. Op shops are handy places.

Now to find me some that fit!)

Some star shots (which actually show a shooting

star which you of course can't see

because the photo is too small,

so just trust me, ok, it's there),

glow sticks jewellery and sparklers

And some firelight portraits

JUST DO IT!

This year we celebrated Territory Day

by driving around and enjoying everyone

else's fireworks, that we didn't have to pay for!

Our neighbour put on a very expensive

but exciting show as did most of the

neighbourhood, and we were left with

some money in our pockets.

(oh, and also no incidents involving
limbs being accidently blown off,
or eyebrows being singed)

All in all, a very fun, loud and explosive night.

Police arrested two kids yesterday,

one was drinking battery acid,

the other was eating fireworks.

They charged one and let the other one off.

And in our neighbourhood....

"We are celebrating Territory Day TODAY,

fireworks will randomly be set off

at any time of night or day,

in backyards for the next 6 MONTHS!!"

Malanda Trip

Well, I'm finally getting time to

blog some photos from our

recent trip to Malanda in June

As most of you know,

Grace Baptist Church had its 25th anniversary

recently, and the girls and I were able to

fly over for the week long meetings.

It was a great blessing to hear good solid

preaching from God's Word

that challenged our hearts,

and visit with old friends.

I did a little trip down memory lane,

by driving around the Tablelands

and soaking up the beautiful countryside.

(and taking photos, of course)