Early Morning Jog

This fine Sunday morning we decided to get up and go to the park for a jog. Well I was jogging, the Memsahib was riding a bike. Sydney must have the largest population of fitness fanatics I have ever seen, it is the polar opposite of Ayr; Glasgow even. We were in the park for 8am and we felt like we had already missed the bus, it was packed with runners and joggers of all ages. There were old runners, the young beautiful effortless runners and even mums and dads with buggies (one of whom overtook me at one point). I can honestly say I have never run in such heat, but what a beautiful day and a fantastic park. The park itself is called Centennial park and has separate roadways for cars, cycles and rollerblades, joggers and horses. It was incredible to see so many people out exercising or just out with the dog in one place.

The Huntsman

I have just found out today from the owner of the apartment we are staying in that a couple of Huntsman spiders live in the patio garden and come out at night to bugs. Check out the Huntsman on YouTube. Needless to say I will not be poking around in any nooks or crevices during the day, and I almost certainly will not be venturing into the garden after dark :-s

Struggling to relax

It's hard sometimes to just let go, cast off all of the stress and baggage we all carry around with us and relax. I think the Memsahib might just have pulled it off :-)

Australia

Well here we are in Australia, a place I never thought that I would ever visit, but visit we have. The reason for the visit halfway around the world is to see no.2 son who is still on his travels/gap year. We arrived Tuesday 20th and spent a couple of days getting the lay of the land. During this time we settled in to our apartment and moved our son in with us. He had decided it would be a good opportunity to save a few dollars rent and food money. I dare say the Memsahib is over the moon with the situation. Any road up, we had a cycle around Sydney one day and took a walk from Bondi to Coogee along the cliff tops another. Today we took a trip out to the Blue Mountains and had a fantastic walk through some Australian bush. The views were spectacular and the weather nigh on perfect for a walk.

Second attempt

Here is the second attempt at a poppy using a cotton yarn and a 2.5mm hook. It's definitely more compact than the first one and only took me an hour to make :-)

Crochet Poppy

Here is my first (complete) attempt at a crochet poppy. What with the time of year and all that I was looking for something a little more special and substantial than the usual fare. I found a free pattern on the web and ... Voila, a poppy. It's a little on the big side (nice play on words) because I used a 3mm hook with double knit yarn, my next attempt will be with cotton on a 2.5mm hook, we shall see how it turns out. If they are good enough I aim to sell them to some unsuspecting souls and give the money to the poppy appeal. Beats buying one of those paper jobs :D

Autumn mist

Today was a mix of brightness in the sky and fog down in the dips. It was a crisp morning and the sun was doing its best to burn off the fog, however it was lingering which made for a wonderful vista whilst out walking the dog.