Scary Skinks and Useful Ute's

So we went down to the gold coast and hung out at Iggy and Carlene’s, or is that Carlene and Iggy’s? (Daile’s sister and brother in law) The wonderful thing about the gold coast is that its like being in California or Florida, without the Yanks. I had a look at another two wheel drive ute for about $5k and today I looked at one that is 4WD for almost twice that. I’ve been thinking that it might be sensible to go for the 4WD option because the site is SO steep in places, that any other vehicle isn’t going to be able to get up beyond the current drive….unless we’re talking excavators!!! Now that’s a thought!

Whilst we were down there, Mackenzie, (Carlene and Ian’s (Iggy) boy the younger to Madison their daughter) got out his ‘blue tongued skinks’ which are ‘generally harmless, but their strong jaws give them a powerful bite’…he he. See for yourself what Phoebe made of one of them, a little shocked by the feel of it at first,

but then getting used to it, taking time to have a closer look.

Matilda was slightly less worried….

But familiarity breeds comfort, as Lilly shows here. Lilly is Andrew’s little girl. Andrew is Daile’s brother. In the background is Luis. (…pronounced Lewis) his son.

The feeling is a bit like holding a taught muscle that's been lightly convered in WD40. Its sort of slimey but not exactly...and its claws are really quite sharp.

Got a bit further with the house drawings…and here’s a simple rendition in 3D for the pre-lodgement meeting. Obviously its going to look quite different when its surrounded by land, and I’m hoping that I can find a way to draw that with some accuracy too…


By the way, if you didn't realise, you can get all the pictures on this blog to go full size on your screen by clicking on them.....:-)