Exeter Show

 

We went to the Exeter Show yesterday afternoon.  It was a lovely warm day, not too hot.  Just a bit of fun taking care of our inner child.

First stop - Dagwood dogs.

A tasty lunch.

Mother hen and her little chickies in the Animal Tent.

A fluffy chicken in the Animal Tent.

Now, which showbag do we like.

 

Lining up to make our purchases.

Okay, we have got what we wanted.

Anya eating Fairy Floss.

We were watching the Clydesdale horses with the wagon rides.

We stopped to watch the wood chopping.

Amazing, the guy at the back was the last to start and the first to finish.  

Time to go home now.

Wooden Boat Festival

We spent a lovely weekend in Hobart at the beginning of February and went to the Wooden Boat Festival.  We watched a play called the "Hell Ship" at the Peacock Theatre and went for a lunch time cruise on the tall ship "Soren Larsen", plus all the other entertainment around Salamanca.  We had a wonderful time catching up with friends, eating, drinking and chatting.  Great time.  

Arriving into Hobart.

Tall ships.

Flags.

The Soren Larsen.

Tall ship and cruise ship.

Traditional craftsmen making parts for tallships.

Hand carving a figurehead

Figurehead on a tall ship.

Adjusting the sails and rigging on the Lady Nelson.

Captain of the Lady Nelson.

Singing sea shanties.

What can we do with a drunken sailor.

Lots of yachts.

Steve helping with the rigging on the Soren Larsen.

Setting the sails.

Sails on the Soren Larsen.

Our friends on the lunch cruise on the Soren Larsen.

I took over a hundred photos, these are just a small selection.

Yellow in Longford

 Yellow is a bright summery colour and there was plenty of that in Longford.

Gorgeous sunrise on our way to Longford.

Bright yellow door to the shop.

Beautiful yellow rose.

Lots of sunflowers.

Field of dandylions.

Speckled Canna Lily

Sulphur Crested Cockatoo in the top of the pine tree.

More yellow roses.

Yellow Canna Lilies.

Yellow beaked plover.

Yellow slippery dip in the playground.

Advertising at the bakery.

Red in Longford.

We have spent one of two weeks in Longford.  The weather has been cooler which is nice.  I've been working in the same area as last time so there is not a lot that is different.  I chose red as the colour theme for the photos.

Red door.

Dahlia's not quite red. 

Red door.

Beautiful roses. They small heavenly.

Eucalyptus flowers.

Red roses.

Red trim on the door.

Cheeky Galah.  Lucky to get close for a photo.

The old farmhouse at the end of Burghley Street.

Another Galah.  Ready to have his photo taken.

Red door.

Red racing car in the Chequered Flag Bistro.

(Difficult to get a photo with all the reflections)

The United Service Station has had a red face lift.  

(Back of the shop)