Yellowbelly

Storms can't stop Lloyd from frying up the Yellowbelly. Great fish! Buckets of rain 5 minutes after this. Happy New Year everyone.


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Lightning storm

Fabulous light show by Mother nature.


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Brewing up

New Years Eve.


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Eggs

The bird that laid these eggs way out in the open is the size of a sparrow but the eggs are like bantams eggs. Ouch!
White bird, black and red markings, does great wounded wing impressions and runs very fast on ground to distract predators. Hard to photograph.

 


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Birds

Getting hungry



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Cabernet Franc

Found these in the middle of a vine whilst disbudding some Merlot. Don't know what they are.



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Paella

Steve cooking up a mean Paella the day after.



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Boxing Day

Fishing.


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Cinsault

Otherwise caled Black Prince. Good for eating. And Molly.



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Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoos.

You can't see it very well, but this is one of eleven Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoos that got into my Almond tree this morning. I don't think they are very rare , but I haven't seen them around for about 20 years.


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Merlot

Coming along nicely!


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CFA Ladies

The Country Fire Authority Redbank Ladies Auxillery Christmas Lunch at the winery. Fresh hot smoked ham roast Turkey and all the trimmings. Christmas pudding with hard sauce, Brandy cream sauce and fresh berries.



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Cultivation

Now that the drought has broken, we can cultivate normally. Of course, weeds are more of a problem but it is worth it.


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Inwine lunch

A delightful lunch at Lamaro's, in Cecil St, Sth. Melbourne to thank the Inwine Reps and staff. Scotty won the toss so I had to go quiet and drive back to Redbank.



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Sausages

Emily cooking some rather good "Jane's" aussie bbq sausages on the new wood fired bbq at back of house.



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