A Wander Around Ilarwill

i finally went for a walk around ilarwill with james, corina and caitlin. bob opted to continue to relax on the verandah. it was the first time i'd walked up to the top of the hill. those of you who have located ilarwill on google earth may find this laughable, but such is the pace of my life here.

as you can see, the view from the hill across the river is pleasing to the eye. james with his superior height advantage over my dwarf legs was able to capture the view a little better!

Rouding the corner at the top of the hill, we got a cracking view down the other side, across the fields where there were loads of kangaroos grazing. it felt like a scene out of Jurassic Park, except slightly less lethal and a whole lot more stupid.


Thus we carried on our gentle stroll, waving at neighbours who were undoubtedly muutering 'there go that scottish family' as we passed. we almost spent the rest of evening at one place as caitlin was transfixed by the 2 or 3 shih tzu puppies that were running about. she got to stroke them and with that awed look that only small children can have in the face of manifestly small and pointless dogs (apologies to any shih tzu lovers, no offence meant,it's a personal belief)

we were able to distract her as she cast longing glances backwards to the puppies as we rounded the corner and found a jacaranda tree in full bloom. those of you familiar with caitlin will remember the obsession with purple and understand the now accompanying obsession with the purple blossoming jacaranda....ah how we thrill to her shrieks of 'A JACARANDA!' as we drive around this area, noted for its jacaranda trees and the jacaranda festival....