Another Wii Day

Rose to a much more comfortable temperature, it actually felt fresh - 26C. I cleaned out the footwells in our car - pine needles, dead leaves, sand and little gold stars. ON Christmas Eve, Sara sprinkled small glittery gold stars on the tablecloth. They've got everywhere. In bed, stuck to feet, on carpets, in handbags, the shower. You name it....Pam vacuumed our bedroom before watching Josh play Wii against himself. Harry was in his room all day, talking to friends and playing games with them via Skype.
Pam and I went for a ride up Mount Cootha mid-day, ending up at Bardon where a small flock of Straw-necked Ibis was feeding on the rugby field. Much less common than the pest Australian White Ibis.

We ended up walking in the Botanical Gardens; haven't been there for ten days so, found different flowers in bloom. This Australian native is not one we know, we'll have to ask Tina.

Sitting by the lake watching the wildlife is very pleasant. This turtle was sunning itself on a rock, must find out which one it is, Australia seems to be lacking in basic ID books for general wildlife - or we haven't found any.

A Water Dragon looked as though it was cooling its tail whilst sunning head and body.

Stopping at traffic lights on the Moggill Road junction, I took a quick snap of the Aus pedestrian crossing sign which is rather novel for us.

Mike was out shopping. We had a quick lunch and then played Wii with Josh for the next couple of hours. Mike goes out for a run/walk up the mountain most days so we're useful child sitters.
We're driving north to Bundaberg to-morrow, returning on Friday. Tina, who we met in the Outback last year, invited us to stay for a few days and do some birding with her. It's about a five hour drive, motorway all the way, we shall set out early to avoid the Brisbane traffic. Don't know whether I shall be able to Blog daily until my return but will take my laptop.