More School Holiday Moments

I feel like an old record but this weather is driving me crazy. One minute it look like the warm weather has come only for the next day to return to rain and cold conditions.

More indoor time has meant Ella's homemade damper for lunch and Katy's raspberry ice creams for dessert!













One afternoon we had a quite short intense storm with hail and strong winds which bought down many trees and power lines. Thankfully we were lucky to escape both of these scenarios. However as the evening wore on we learnt that the storm left a trail of destruction including the decimation of a large group of trees at Aranda Oval opposite the school.

Andy took the girls for a bike ride around Lake Ginnindera the next morning. The highlight of the ride was definitely seeing this family of swans. On the way home they checked out the damaged trees. It was pretty impressive - many trees uprooted, lying in the same direction. According to local sources (Jase and BA) who live across the road, it wasn't long before people were turning up with trailers and chainsaws taking advantage of the free wood!

More bike riding on the weekend saw us complete a one way ride to the Kingston Markets. It was a ride of three stages - down the hill; up and down along the edge of the lake and then finishing with a game of dodgems with the many pedestrians visiting Florida and walking central basin! Lunch was enjoyed by all at the Kingston Markets.