Magical Day

We'd heard there was a chance of snow above 700m for today. The kid have never seen snow and since moving to Canberra have been excited that they probably would get the chance. So, believing the glass-half-full version of the weather, we got up early and headed 25 minutes down the road to Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.

We could see snow capped peaks as we drove closer and, sure enough, as we drove through the Reserve we found snow (in fact it was still falling when we got there). There wasn't a lot on the ground but there was enough for snow ball fights, toboganning, and a very Aussie snowman (it's eyes were kangaroo poo). We had about 2 hours of snow play before the sun came out and quickly melted our playfield.

We spoke to a ranger who said in the 15 years he'd worked there it was the lowest level he'd seen snow. Pure magic :)

Heckle, Jeckle and The Hub

Kangaroos in the snow

Aussie snowman (with roo poo eyes)

Snow capped peaks

Dog's Dinner...

Yesterday was our dog's 7th birthday. We don't usually give him treats or anything - we consider the day he became part of our family to be the special day.

But yesterday he managed to get a special dinner. He normally ges a chicken wing every evening. Heckle went to feed him and inadvertantly grabbed the 1/2kg of chicken meant for our dinner, instead of the chicken wing!

Needless to say, the dog licked his lips and we had toast.

Story Inspiration

I love Calvin and Hobbes. Possibly because Heckle and Jeckle get up to the same sort of boyish mischief *grin*.

In fact, one of the things I'm disappointed about since moving to Canberra is that the local paper doesn't run some of my favourite comic strips. Calvin and Hobbes and For Better or For Worse are no longer part of my mornings and it is a great loss.

This is a strip that was published in Queensland's Courier Mail that I cut out and kept as a favourite. I found it today (it wasn't with my bundle of cutout strips). It made me smile so I wanted to share: