Saturday - lunch and the Latimers swallows

Toowoomba is good for a sleep-in and this morning I didn't manage to drag myself out of bed until after 8. I must have needed it because I was in bed before 9 last night.

We had a slow start to the morning, doing some CD to MP3 transfers for Mum as she finished getting lunch ready. We didn't hit the shops ... we could have if we'd have more time, but the time we did have we used doing a Skype call with Gr in Sydney. They are all well on that front with the youngest daughter visiting from Turkey (she is doing tennis coaching over there), and the other two still off in Europe. Gr was in the middle of a painting project when we phoned but he put the brushes aside while wife He took the opportunity to go off in search of his Father's Day present.

Swallow nest

It was a good lunch. We moved the kitchen table outside into the covered area so we could all fit comfortably. The children were in fine form and Ka who was not walking when we last saw him 7 weeks ago is now very proficient ... except for when he was tripped by the start of the ramp. There was some blood but no broken bones and he settled ("pulled himself together" as S says) quite quickly. That was the only mishap, except when he stepped off the side of the landing - but that was only a short fall and he remained uninjured. (It kind of makes you wonder what the adults were doing at the time!)

We were back at Latimers before nightfall, having survived yet another trip on the Motorway! Will people never learn the rules about that?

The furries were in fine form when we arrived home - M had taken Pearl for a walk while Tinka and Maggie had their dinners. They, the cats, took themselves outside to enjoy the sunset and didn't come back in until after dark; at least they didn't have long to wait!

We won't be able to tell until morning whether the skirmish over the swallow nest has been settled in our absence. Over the last few days there have been many swallows trying to lay claim to the nest - at one point there were two in the nest and another five buzzing them. I had thought I heard chicks in there on Wednesday, but given all the fuss, I'm not sure that is the case now. I'll try to spend some time out there tomorrow and see what I can see/hear.