We had our Labour Day public holiday yesterday, so I went with the girls down to my parents’ house at Point Lonsdale for the weekend. My sisters also went down, and a nephew and his girlfriend were also down, staying next door at my brother’s place. On Sunday, we had a lunchtime celebration for my niece, who turned five yesterday. We had a lovely early dinner at Noble Rot Wine Bar on Saturday night. Other than that, I had a couple of very hot morning runs and an afternoon nap, and then I spent most of the weekend sitting around and chatting, either outside under the grapevine or at meal times. The weather was warm enough for the beach, but my daughter and I were feeling lazy.
When we arrived on Friday night, we saw a flock of Black Cockatoos in the Banksia tree, which was pretty cool. I haven’t seen them down there before, although mum has. Saturday evening, they got stuck into the banksia tree at the side of Mum and Dad’s place. The Banksia seed pods must be at the right stage to attract them.
Driving home Monday afternoon took ages. We were dropping Dad off at the hospital for an operation today and ended up taking 40 minutes longer than the GPS’s initial estimate. The hospital was all good, and I got Dad dropped off. My daughter was driving and went grocery shopping while I did the drop-off, then parked and waited for me. Next to where they parked was the sign above. I’m still perplexed. What safety precautions are required for the garden bed because it is over 1m? Don’t get drunk at the pub, climb on the bed on your way home and fall off? The nanny state is running wild!
Do you have wildlife/birds visit at particular times of the year? Do you come across many superfluous cautionary signs?
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