R stepped on a bee yesterday and was stung on her toe. The sting is huge and so the pain was pretty excruciating for her. P, H and I nervously watched over her for a while afterwards, taking her pulse and cooling her hot little face and fetching all her favorite comfort toys. She's never had any major illnesses or accidents and we were worried that she'd have an allergic reaction. Luckily she recovered fairly quickly.
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| bee sting at 60X magnification |
Our summer holidays began with a bang as it does every year.
Our band played at the local Carols by Candlelight and finished off with a laser light show which was..well..slightly boring, but then came the fireworks and they were spectacular.
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| the band. photos by H |
The next day we left to spend a few days with Auntie H and Uncle M in Glenorchy. After a tremendous downpour the nearby river swelled and threatened to break it's banks yet again. Luckily it began to recede after a couple of days and we spent our days playing, sleeping, dog patting, op shopping and H learned to drive.
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| a family of swans coming to check us out |
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| hanging out on the main drag at Glenorchy with Auntie H |
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| a night walk |
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| swollen river |
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| the water level almost reaching the road |
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| river photos taken by H |
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| H having a driving lesson with Uncle M |
Christmas was hot and there was too much food and way too many presents, so really it was everything it was supposed to be and we had a lovely time with our families. On Boxing Day we all got down to work - I started painting the lounge room, P began building the new guinea pig/rabbit complex in the garden, H made her first stop animation film and R.. well I don't really remember what she did but I'm sure it was fun!
After a hot and humid week at home, we loaded up the car and drove to Mt Beauty for a lovely spot of camping by the
Kiewa River.
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| the view from our tent |
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| our campsite |
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| camp cousins |
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| the maiden voyage of our Aldi kayak |
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| fishing |
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| caught! a three eyed fish |
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| Andy Goldworthy inspired art |
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| making a stone mobile |
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| a very Happy Camper |
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| Yabby rescue. This one was tangled in fishing line attached to a lure. P managed to untangle him safely and send him on his way. |
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| Our very generous shade tree |
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| Lake Guy at Bogong Village |
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| Kiewa River |
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| P just about to scatter his dad's ashes into the river |
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| singing a song for Granddad |
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| a collection of river stones to remember the day |
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| Lunch and a beer for Ron |
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| stopped at Benalla to catch the rocket ship home |
So that's been our summer so far. P still has three weeks of holidays left and we have many more adventures in store...
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