I am prone to being a compulsive collector. Particularly if a set is involved. So when I see something like this it's a challenge more than informative #modelrail #modelrailway #kato 🚂

#thewheeloftime #wot 📚💙 The Gathering Storm. Book 12. When I first started on this book, the first of the Sanderson ghost writes, I quickly became disillusioned. Angry almost. This was not Jordan and put the book back on the shelf. It was a year or more before I calmed down enough to start again

A bit warm in town today. That's 107 °F in the old money #weather

Frieda is a rescue. She was found abandoned in an empty house when she was about 12 weeks old. She has her forever home with us. She is nervous with strangers and sometimes her hind legs quiver. However her love for our family and the other dogs is boundless. My heart is full #dogsofbluesky #gsp

A little ray of sunshine #modelrailway #fleischmann 🚂

Seen outside the local bakery. Awesome! #birds #dogsofbluesky

A few years ago I threw a packet of mixed seeds into a patch of the garden. Of all the things that came up, this is the most beautiful. #dahlia 🌱

Sometimes it feels like living in a seal colony. #dogsofbluesky #goldenretriever #gsp

I had a small break over Christmas however I finally finished book 10. Now starting book 11, Knife of Dreams. The last of the pure Robert Jordan novels #thewheeloftime #wheeloftime #wot 💙📚🪐

Very pretty little dahlia. The petals have more colour than my phone camera recorded 🌱 #dahlia

My Christmas gift to myself was this little snow white loco. The Siemens Vectron. Here it is running in on the club layout. It is a sweet runner and has no issues with the track. Other members locos can sometimes derail on this layout #modelrail #modelrailway #roco

A wattlebird feasting on red hot poker nectar in the backyard #birds #photography 📷

This is the chess set that I learned to play on as a small child. It is missing one black and one white knight, however I have been able to replace them with virtually identical pieces. Sentimental #chess

A lovely sunset walk on Tomakin Beach #photography #travel 📷

Boxing Day dog walk #photography #travel View from Melville Point Lookout, Tomakin NSW. Looking south across Tomakin Beach to Mossy Point. Windy, cool. Good body board surf conditions if you have a 3mm suit. 📷

Hello @mooretee.bsky.social I hope you have a Happy and safe Christmas. Thank you for all the shout outs during the year 😊 🌱

We arrived at Tomakin NSW about mid afternoon. I used 30% of the 65Kw battery for the 170km journey. Coming down the Clyde mountain I was able to regenerate 2% of the charge. After unpacking and then sitting down to fish and chips for dinner we took a beach walk. Zoomies for the pups. They loved it

Not bad for a hand held phone shot. It's a lovely evening out #moon

Some local families getting into the spirit with night celebrations #christmas #christmaslights

This lot is coming with me on our Christmas break. The Instax Wide has colour film however the two 35mm Canons will be running with b&w film. TMax 400 and Delta 100. #filmphotography #photography 📷

I have had to pack away all my locos and train stuff while we re-arrange and renovate living areas. I am hoping to get a better space and have a real layout. However, this little train will be doing Christmas duties #modelrail #modelrailway #fleischmann 🚂

A slice of dahlia action. #dahlia #gardensky 🌱

Some Lilliums for those who like them. I am getting some lovely flowers this year #gardensky 🌱

Finished book 9 last night. Saidin has been cleansed. Book 10 underway. I remember wondering twenty odd years ago when this series was going to end. I thought it would finish by book 10 or 11. Though 11 seemed an odd place. Not knowing was tense #thewheeloftime #wheeloftime #booksky 🪐📚💙

Two Goldies in peak relaxation mode #goldenretriever #dogsofbluesky

I am absolutely absorbing The Wheel of Time books at the moment. Book 7 finished in 10 days. Book 8 finished in 5 days. Now onto Book 9, Winter's Heart. #thewheeloftime #wheeloftime 💙📚🪐 #booksky

An opportunistic photo. They don't sit still for long. And sadly this does not do justice to the lovely red dots of this Swallowtail butterfly #photography 📷

At last the Bishop has come out to play 🌱 #gardensky #dahlia

I must have chug-a-lugged A Crown of Swords as it doesn't seem that long ago I picked it up. Finished now though, and on to The Path of Daggers. It has been so long that it seems like I am reading this tale, again, for the first time #thewheeloftime #wheeloftime #booksky 🪐📚💙

The hydrangea Dark Knight in flower 🌱 #gardensky

Bookshelf 14 of 20. A continuation of the marvellous Julian May series. Mary E Pearson's book The Courting of Bristol Keats was a really good read. The second book I have on order. Hopefully it arrives soon 💙📚🪐 #booksky

Combining a couple of my best friends #booksky

Early dawn, Kiama NSW #photography

Will the parrots beat me to them? Will cherries ripen on a sunny shelf if I pick them early? #gardensky 🌱

Nellie having a very animated dream #goldenretriever #dogsofbluesky

I am watching the Pier Gynt suite while draped in dogs #dogsofbluesky #gsp #goldenretriever

Now on to Book 7 of the Wheel of Time series. It has been nearly twenty years since I first read this book and I am just as engrossed in the story now as I was then #booksky #wheeloftime #thewheeloftime 💙🪐📚

To our great surprise and delight, Ned won two ribbons at the Dogs A.C.T. Championship show. At 7 months old he is a goofy lanky teenager and we did not expect to win anything. My wife is learning how to show him so she is particularly proud #goldenretriever #dogsofbluesky

A productive time this morning. The recipe calls for corn flakes but my youngest (27) ate them all so I substituted rolled oats. Chocolate Coconut Slice. Not as good as my Mum's ❤️ though but still delish. Now neatly cut into squares #baking #bakingsky

Young Ned copping a bathe and clean. He was not very fond of the experience. However on Sunday he goes into the ring to be judged and he was scruffy. Very scruffy. #dogsofbluesky #goldenretriever

When it comes to hanging out the washing I am completely unable to mismatch each peg colour. I am also known to either match peg colour to the item or co-ordinate peg colour with the item. My wife does not and I suspect does not even notice the beauty of it. Hanging out the wash is art #bluesky #ocd

🌱 #flowers #flowerphotography #gardening #bloomscrolling Late Spring in Canberra, Australia

Play time after breakfast. Frieda #gsp and Ned #goldenretriever #dogsofbluesky

Frieda. Not quite awake yet. Somewhere under there #dogsofbluesky #gsp

A warm spring breeze on a lazy Saturday afternoon #spring

Bungendore NSW Showground, hosting the Bungendore All Breeds Championship Show. Ned got a second. He is nearly 7 months and a bit of a goofy teenager. The showground venue in a quiet moment with a group of choughs taking advantage #bluesky #photography

Jacobean Lily (Zephyranthes formosissima). Very beautiful. I love Spring. 🌱 #gardensky

Black stemmed hydrangea Dark Knight. The black stems are only on new growth so a short haircut is called for. When the white flowers appear I will post another pic 🌱 #gardensky

Ned. The sleep of a 6 month old puppy ❤️ #dogsofbluesky #goldenretriever

We have had a sudden return to Winter temperatures #dogsofbluesky