Christmas tree

This is a little Christmas tree I bought several years ago when it was about 8 inches tall and had been reduced in price because it looked as though it was dying. Since then it has been sitting in a pot on my patio and has never looked prettier than it did yesterday morning in the snow.

Trimming the trees

Time to have the large branch on the left removed. The one covered with ivy.

Not a nice day for it as it was trying to snow.

This is the result. From the snow you can see they just finished in time.
I wouldn't have liked their job on a day like that.

Winter's afternoon

We Three Kings and all that!

Just had to post a picture of my new nativity scene. It was knitted by Aunty Nora (85 years) and Uncle Harry (86 years). Isn't it great!

Autumn Afternoon

Lest we forget

Crabbing

I think my brother Brian was surprised when I accepted his offer to go crabbing whilst I was in Australia.

Here he is launching the boat.

I was very sensible and wore my hat


Here are the baited nets ready to be cast in the water, which apparently was my job. Brian had already baited them so I didn't have to do that. The bait was raw meat.

It was a beautiful still and sunny day, this is a view of the marina.

The first sweep of the nets was unsuccessful and all we caught was seaweed. We moved further into the marina and cast them again. The job of catching the floats and pulling the nets in also fell to me! After about 2 hours we had caught about 12 Blue Manna crabs. Unfortunately they were all under size so we had to throw them all back.

This is one of our catch.