Australia this week

 New pictures:

Shelagh at the Market

 My office at school:

Our kitchen:

Looking out the back door:

 Went on a short trip the other day to help out some students- they were working here:

 Collecting echinoids by the Murray river yesterday:

Australian countryside:

Port Adelaide shipwreck:

Ok, I am headed out, love yall!

Pa's Birthday

On Thursday August 15, 2013 Robert Waldon James turned the young age of 87.
He was born in 1927.

Here are a few photos of the day on Ssaturday from the Celebration at Cedar Oaks...

It was a Cat-In-The Hat day - from the cake to the special entertainment...

 Special "THANKS" to Dr. Glenda Colagross (Cat-In-The-Hat) and her helpers (Thing1 & Thing 2)

Many family were present who are not in these photos!

 Who is the # 1 Daughter ?!!

News

End of Summer/ Going away dinner w/ Coldwater Seed & Supply Staff!

a few more

Enjoyed your last update from the saloon.  I want to go there next time we are home...Here are a few more photos...

 Flying fox at the wildlife park

roos

Australian rules football aka 'footie'

 went whale watching this weekend, sorry I couldn't get a photo of the whales.  This is where we went...Victor Harbor

 Whales watching

 

 Bridge to the island

School Starts

Deb's first day of the 2013-14 School Year.
Teachers this week ...  students next week!

Lunch at Rattlesnake Saloon

Rattlesnake Saloon

 Nanny and I went with New Bethel friends last Thursday for lunch

Nanny like this little fellow

Recent happenings in Adelaide

 View of Adelaide from a friends house

 Port Elliot (where the Whales are)

 Kookaburra at the animal park.  We saw several wild ones also.

 

 Shelagh painting at the beach.

 Drive to the coast

 Deep Creek Conservation Park, right by the ocean

Sundews everywhere...

Also went to Australian Rules Football game, will try to put up some of those...

Summer Activity at Cedar Oaks

Here is what we have been doing at Cedar Oaks... 

TJ & Dave came by for a visit.

We picked blueberries with some friends in Tennessee.

We bought some Adirondack chairs from Coldwater Seed and Supply.
Need to stain them.

We have been cutting the grass - sometimes 3 times a week.  So much rain!

Mom & Nanny went to some yard sales.

We went to the trail ride for St. Jude's Children's Hospital - to see country music star, Tracy Lawrence.

It's been fun ... but now it is almost time for school to start back !

August 4, 2013

A few shots from Nanny's Birthday. Happy 39th Birthday (2X) Nanny!