East Cape...

Tony had to do a couple of site visits for some 'buildings' that come under his care so I tagged along for the trip. We headed towards Gisbourne and beyond.

Going up we stopped at Tolaga Bay for lunch (we bought with us!) and had a stroll down the wharf. It's the longest in NZ...



Lots of drift wood on the beach....



Once we'd completed the site visits we headed back to Gisbourne and thought that we'd spend the next morning having a look around the place. Only the weather had a different idea as it was chucking it down so we headed back home..



One thing we did see was alot of properties that could in Estate Agents speak be 'doer upper's'...



Also, seen this a few times on our travels at different places around NZ. Not too sure of the meaning behind all the shoes...



And... a sign on SH 2... Don't recall seeing anything like this around the M25!

Sad Dog..!

Chester has been to the vets to remove a small growth from his foot...! And up until now it's been lovely weather nice and dry... Now that he has a bandaged foot it's been raining and we have to try keep him dry...!!

He doesn't look too happy..!

Busy in the garden...

We finally got round to installing a water feature in the garden. This is the before view...



All dug in and running... Now we have the tranquil sound of running water..!



I've also got a few more plants in pots around the house and pool!



And a Lime tree with limes..!

Autumn days...

Winter is nearly upon us here in the Southern Hemisphere... The leaves are changing colours and falling..


Even though it's colder the dogs can't stay out of the water...

Finally, One man and his dogs...

Happy Birthday to....

Barney and Chester..! They turned 2 years last week, so we decided to make them a doggy birthday cake....

Take the following 'yummy' ingredients...(Flour, Eggs, Liver, Garlic!)



Mix together and place in the oven..



Here are the birthday boys waiting to tuck in..!



Ready... steady... goooooo!




Ummmm... Delish!! With a peanut butter topping!!