Autumn is on it's way...

You can tell Autumn is creeping in... the mornings are very fresh and chilly and this morning there was a mist hanging around.
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Spiders have been very busy...
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Can you see this one - it was a long single web going horizontally from one bush to another then a 'drop line' to the ground - all dewy. Lucky I didn't walk through it! Erk!
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Have a look at this maze of webs - okay, now I am officially freaked out!
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As if my social life hasn't been busy enough lately, we headed to Adelaide on the weekend to finish up the painting at the unit - well Gus did the painting, we watched! Kirby prepared this lovely salad to go with the King George Whiting Gus prepared.
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Yummy bread crumbed zesty prawns for appetizer.
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Potato and sweet potato bake.
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Kirby had a nasty little visitor in her salad - a spider!
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A very nice Friday night in.
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Saturday night, we dined at Enzo's Ristorante. Unfortunately, when we got there, they had us booked in for the Pizzeria but we had intended to be in the restaurant. We showed great disappointment and were then told if we waited 30 minutes they would be able to seat us. Thank you! Exactly 30 minutes later, we had a table in the middle of the restaurant. Bravo!
Gus chose this white wine because he knows the wine maker... The Lane...
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Breezi...
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Crusty bread with balsamic vinegar and olive oil and a tomato and chilli oil for dipping...
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Kirby's entree - Arancini con polpa di granchio - Saffron risotto balls filled with blue swimmer crab meat, served with Napoletana sauceAngus chose the special - oven baked figs with a gorgonzola sauce...
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Brianna chose Bruschetta al pomodoro for entree - Toasted continental bread topped with fresh tomato, extra virgin olive oil, garlic and basil
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I didn't have entree. I was trying to be very good...
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This was my 'entree' sized main - Ravioli alla Bolognese - Enzo’s own meat filled ravioli with Bolognese sauce. Delicious - and I only ate half!
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Kirby had Linguine con polpa di granchio - Blue swimmer crab meat, chilli and fresh tomato
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Bri chose the Gnocchi alla Napoletana - Potato dumplings hand made from Mondello farm’s royal blue potato with Napoletana sauce. So very tender.
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For main, Gus had Quaglie alla brace - Char-grilled marinated quails, served with a tomato, red onion, cucumber, olive and basil salad
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Brianna's plate...
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Brianna chose a rich chocolate mousse for dessert (sorry, I couldn't find the desserts listed on the on-line menu)
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Now, please don't judge me - but I just had to have the Tiramisu...
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It was the BEST!

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Bri and I got home at 7pm. She has to turn around and drive back on Wednesday as she has a Nursing workshop on Thursday. She will stay in Adelaide for good then as her course starts soon.
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Cheers - Joolz

A morning stroll...

6.15am Moon over the neighbours house ... the sky was so pretty I ran back and got my camera...
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This is our local swimming lake (man made)... there were a few ladies in swimming - I call them the Icebergs!
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Another shot of the grounds at the lake. Entry is free to this chlorinated pool. It is a very popular spot in summer.
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Walking, walking, walking...
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This is a little bushy track...
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Someone was getting impatient with me stopping and taking photos...
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This is the parklands as you come into town, always beautifully watered and mown lawns...
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This is the main roundabout in our town...
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This is our Traffic School - the local Apex Club originally built it in the late 60's/early 70's. I learned my road rules here, riding around on a big tricycle. It has operating traffic lights and a railway crossing with flashing lights. It was always fun to go there and ride around, using hand signals and giving way to other cyclists. It is still in use today, run by volunteers and it's a popular place for birthday parties.
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Another view of the roundabout, looking towards our main street.
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Our 'Mega Playground' - people come from far and wide to bring their children to play on it.
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It is pretty cool!
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Little birds on a wire...
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Back past the primary school that I went to from 1970-1977 - it's bigger now but the buildings are still the same. It was opened in 1968 so it was new when I was there. They have shade covering the playgrounds and there are covered walkways - no shade when I was there.

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Now we are officially late getting back home (because of my stopping and starting) so he goes on ahead...
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This is a wooded area that the local Rotary Club have cleared and are developing as parkland ...
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Is that the fattest magpie you have ever seen?
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When they cleared a lot of the scrub and undergrowth, a lot of the bigger trees were dead so they cut back the dead bits and left ghostly skeletons...
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This one had interesting marks on the bark, from insects I imagine...
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The Rotary Club is doing a great job keeping the grass mown down. When we get rain, it will green up nicely.
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Yellow banksia...
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Sheoak (Casuarina)
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... is it me, or does this tree resemble an opera singer, arms outstretched...
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Walking under the gum trees...
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The Rotary club have built a nice rotunda with picnic seating...
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... nearly out the other side...
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Callistemon...
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Back on the road to home - it's garbage collection day...(lucky we put ours out last night, we could hear the trucks collecting as we got nearer ...
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Home for a healthy juice to start the day.
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Cheers - Joolz