Sea-mist, Rosedale Beach

Yesterday was warm and humid, and we experienced a sea-mist which lingered until well past midday.

Pack The Pool, Batemans Bay

Batemans Bay public pool is ageing and needs to be replaced. Council is proposing a 25 metre indoor pool, which would be open year round, to replace the current 50m outdoor pool.

There is a campaign to retain a 50m outdoor pool in the mix. This is not in opposition to a 25 m indoor pool as well.

On Saturday 24 Nov, there was a gathering at the pool called by the 50m pool supporters. I happened to be swimming laps and joined in. I do not like swimming indoors, and a 50m stretch out is preferable to 25m. You can also swim more comfortably with several people in the lane.

One woman near me said it was the first protest she had ever attended. There's no stopping people when they find a cause which touches them!

Interior, All Saints Anglican Church, Bodalla

Prayer labyrinth, All Saints Church, Bodalla

The prayer labyrinth was completed in 2016. For more about it, click here.

All Saints Anglican Church, Bodalla - another view

For information about this church, see yesterday's post

All Saints Anglican Church, Bodalla

All Saints Church, commemorating Thomas Sutcliffe Mort and his wife Theresa Shepheard Mort, was designed by Edmund Blacket. Mort was an early landholder in the area. He established a dairy estate. 

Blacket arrived in NSW from his native England in November 1842. In 1847 he was appointed chief diocesan architect for the Church of England in Sydney. Notable churches we designed include St. Paul's, Redfern, St. Mark's, Darling Point and St. Philip's, Church Hill. He is largely responsible for St Andrews Cathedral in Sydney. He was appointed Colonial Architect for NSW in 1849. In 1854 he was appointed architect for the University of Sydney. (I did many university exams in its beautiful Great Hall.)

It is unlikely that Blacket ever saw the site of the church. Construction was overseen by his son, Cyril. 

For more about Blacket - click here.

The foundation stone for the church was was laid by Marianne Mort, Thomas' second wife, on 18 March 1880. It was completed in 1901. 

Looking south, Tomakin Cove

Ripples, Tomakin Cove

Tomakin Cove

Carved pig head

For sale in Mogo

Beach, Guerilla Bay

The Waifs

 Josh Cunningham, one of the trio The Waif comes from Moruya. After an absence of a few years, while the members pursued other interests, The Waifs played a concert at Moruya High School hall on 19 November 2017. It was a fabulous concert. 

Swimming hole, Rosedale

Les Gourmandises, Moruya

Moruya boasts its own authentic French bakery/patisserie...or is that boulangerie/patisserie! As well as buying your daily bread and pastries, there's an extensive cafe seating area. 

The choice is quite difficult....so many delicious things. My favourite is pain aux raisins. 

Les Gourmandises also offers regular French dining nights. 

2CV

When I see this classic French van, the Citroen 2CV 'fourgonnette', I picture it carrying its driver along a straight, cypress-lined road in a French New Wave film of the 1960s

Cruise boat leaving Nelligen

Rainbow lorikeets - backyard visitors

For the past few weeks, rainbow lorikeets have been frequent backyard visitors, along with a whole host of other birds.

These busy, chattery little birds are pretty adept at bullying - both other birds and their own kind. They love feeding on the foliage and blossoms of native shrubs and trees, and will raid ripe fruit.

Clyde River looking west

Batemans Bay from Holmes Lookout with mouth of Clyde River

Clyde River from Folders Hill Lookout, Batemans Bay

The bridge from North Batemans Bay

Bluebottles (Portuguese man-of-war), Rosedale Beach (9 Nov 2017)

 

An armada of Bluebottles

 Masses of Bluebottles washed ashore on Rosedale Beach recently. They are siphonophores or "colony jellyfish", meaning not just a single organism, but a several members - feeding, reproductive, stinging and floating.

These ones, found throughout Australia, are Physalia utriculus, commonly known also as Portuguese Man-o'-war. This, the Indian-Pacific variety is smaller than the Atlantic.

The collective term is an armada.

Their sting stays potent long after they are dead. The recommended treatment is to rinse and pick off any remaining tentacle, then run the affected body part under water as hot as you can stand it.

The one above looks like it is walking!

UpThe Garden Path: Carapace

An exhibition of sculptures was recently held at Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens.
This sculpture, Carapace, is by Paul Dimmer. It is made of steel, recycled copper and stainless steel.

Up The Garden Path: Apple No 2

An exhibition of sculptures was recently held at Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens.
This sculpture, Apple No 2, is by Thomas Westra. It is made from recycled steel.

Up The Garden Path: Feral Flora

An exhibition of sculptures was recently held at Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens.
This sculpture, Feral Flora, is by Paul Dimmer. It is made of steel, copper and rust paint.

Up The Garden Path: Gardener Bird

An exhibition of sculptures was recently held at Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens.
This sculpture, Gardener Bird, is by Paul Dimmer. It is made of garden tools, spanners and scrap metal.

Up The Garden Path: Forest Vessels

An exhibition of sculptures was recently held at Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens.
This work, Forest Vessels, is by Mandy Hillson. It is hand made from native fibre paper and mixed media.

She says of her work: 'These vessels are fragile structures that carry nutrients, water and life force to our plants. They hold water for birds and protect them prey. They are made of the forest."

Rosedale Beach (4 Nov 2017)

 

Up The Garden Path: Redhead In A Dress

An exhibition of sculptures was recently held at Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens.
This sculpture, Redhead In A Dress, is by Susan Curran. It is made of raku fired clay.