the presence of my parents here with me is so lovely, their constant encouragement, love, hugs, support.. it is very soothing. we have a few more days to enjoy their company before i go back to work on thursday and they fly home. we've just had a fantastic beach holiday in north queensland - a great reminder of the fun of playing with sand and splashing in waves, even more fun with small people around.
life in the sydney mansion is pretty mad, boxes everywhere and a search whenever you need to find something. how matt + fi have kept it all together i'm not sure, but we are all still smiling most of the time and dad in particular has spent his whole holiday beaming so far so thats got to be good. it is sometimes a bit concerning to realise i've made the decision to leave the joys of cath's place to enter fully into family life once more with its early starts and constant demands but i think its the right decision to make the most of this one-off opportunity for sharing our lives.
its been great to get out and see some of the beauty of this amazing country which holds species i've never heard of. i didn't see a dugong, but it was fun enough just to disover such a thing exists. no crocodile sightings sadly, but we did get attacked by a couple of over-protective sea eagles and we did see a couple of (small) snakes, some (very small) bats, beautiful butterflies, a cassowary or two (big bird) and many many amazingly colourful fish thanks to a daytrip snorkelling on the reef. i am converted to seeing the joys of underwater exploring and now reckon i will do my best to see a bit more of it as i travel this amazing earth.
more pictures are now on flickr link - click MY PHOTOS!! hopefully then you can see some of the beauty i'm talking about. i have a camera now so any photography tips welcome
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