OA walk - FS TWD

Finally getting back to regular #mydailywalk after a month of bad weather, appointments and medical procedures. A few interesting trips out too  Lunch at the Vines with the PROBUS Club and an acrylic pour art class with Shane at Pluka's Art Studio Brighton Esplanade at sundown. It's beginning to seem a lot like Christmas Festival Statesmen concert at St John's Halifax Street, a G&T at the pub and a delicious Indian meal at Raj on Taj in Hutt Street with the girls from OHC.  The borders are finally open but everyone seems cautious in the City. Laratinga Wetlands at Mount Barker for picnic lunch and walk. A warm day but the birds were in full song. Pelicans, ducklings and fairy wrens in abundance too Hallett Cove Conservation Park and seafront walk. Much quieter than Brighton tonight and very peaceful. Lovely late sunset on the way home but didn't last long 

This breathtaking 90 minute tour departed from the Granite Island Causeway  and 'cruised' between the mainland and the northern side of Granite Island, affording spectacular views  of both the Victor Harbor shoreline and the island. Once past the breakwater The Big Duck picked up its pace..... 25 - 30 knots even with a 2.5 - 3 metre swell! We certainly needed our waterproof 'bags' (long hooded rubberised kagool) today and a strong stomach Seal Rock  was the first stop, where Long Nosed Fur Seals and Australian Sea Lions  basked in the sun between fishing forays and swimming out to the boat for a sticky-beak! Then on past the huge granite boulders of Wright Island and the Bluff . Many visitors to Victor Harbor never venture past Petrel Cove  on the western side of The Bluff , but this is where passengers on The Big Duck are in for a real treat!  West Island  is a Conservation Park , complete with a research hut  used by the universities and park r...

" What the heck are they?" I can hear you ask. I make these cute little creatures from scraps of leftover yarn, add a poem and message and leave them on bushes, statues, benches and railings when I'm out walking.  They are RACKS (or in this case, Random Acts of Crochet Kindness) They bring a smile to the finder's  face and often brighten up someone's day. Very occasionally the finder posts a picture on the Facebook page which is quite exciting but not really necessary. Some of mine have been found and acknowledged in Aldinga, Mount Lofty, Glenelg, Henley Beach and Victor Harbor so far Other people make hearts, angels, butterflies etc. but I haven't mastered them yet. This FB crochet group started in the UK 2 years ago and is now worldwide with 135,000 members

Went out for a late afternoon walk along the Esplanade and #coffeeoclock at Flava Spent a while checking out the street art in Beach Road, Christies Beach too. Making the most of some warm sunshine before the weather changes

Although we celebrate our 'Remembrance Day' in April for the Anzacs, WW1 in France and surrounds is not forgotten on the 11th day of the 11th month. This Poppy display at Brighton is a poignant reminder. They were knitted and crocheted by people of South Australia. Managed a short #mydailywalk along Jetty Road, and even #coffeeoclock (and cold pressed juice) at the Seller Door in an attempt to walk off my anaesthetic from an earlier aborted medical procedure at Glenelg (7.00am this morning)

The end of a busy week for some and the chance of a sail, swim, windsurf or just to relax and enjoy a cold beer. Seacliff was buzzing Went out for my walk a bit later as the temperature was finally dropping back after reaching 30° earlier.  The 'nippers' were out training and plenty of activity at both the Yacht Club and Surf Lifesaving Club. An hour later the clouds were building and, after high humidity, the temperature started to drop. Reckon we're in for some sharp showers overnight and tomorrow.