Chocolate Christmas Tree

Here is a photo of the lovely and yummy Christmas Tree that my boss Shioban created and constructed for a Christmas present for us. It came with the cute chopping board and wrapped in cellophane with a gold bow. I was very impressed.

Telephoto lens today

Second day out and very impressed with the telephoto lens for bird photos. These were all taken at Lake Weeroona

First day out for the new camera

Armed with my new Canon 450d and very little knowledge of how to use it, I set out to do some hands on learning. Here are the best photos from today. I took 288 and here are 10. Any comments welcome regarding how I could have improved my technique. I only took the 18-55mm lens today. Tomorrow I will do a similar thing with the 55-250mm so check back soon.

Lighting of the Christmas Tree

I took the kids out tonight to watch the Town Christmas tree being lit up. There was carol singing and ice cream and some great things to take photos of. No kid ones sorry, they had icecream all over their faces.

End of Year Irish Concert

The girls all performed very well on the stage and they looked very cute. Their first dance was to the music "Lord of the Dance" and the second was a heel and toe polka. Their teacher presented them with medals at the end so they were well impressed.

Mmmmmm Muffins

Rhys and I whipped up a batch of Banana and Rasberry Muffins. They look really yummy, we got the recipe off the Weight Watchers website.

Camping at Ulupna Island

We really enjoyed camping here. There were Koala's in the surrounding trees and they were the first Koala's in the wild that we have seen. There was one right above us in our campsite that had a baby with her. When I was washing the dishes after dinner I looked up and there they were lying on a branch above me watching me tidy up. They looked very relaxed. Our campsite was on the banks of the Murray River and we had a nice sandy beach in front of us where the kids could play. Our first night was a bit unsettled as the kids were up and down. The Koalas make loud honking and snuffling noises at night and it got rather windy. The second day we were sad to see our pleasant camping area taken over with young guys intent on partying through the night. We ended up giving up on sleep, packing up and heading home. Another premature end to our camping :-(.
We are really glad that we went though, as seeing the koalas in their natural habitat made the trip memorable and worthwhile.