Weekend

Bluey quickly recovered from his anaesthetic for teeth cleaning. I took him for a long walk on the beach then to the local cafe where I treated him to some decaf flat white. He knew it was Saturday, but he couldn’t come to breakfast with us because the Quarterdeck Kitchen and Bar is not dog friendly.

The cafe is above the water at the Gold Coast City Marina. The clear blinds were down to combat a cool breeze, but they made the venue noisy. We took our visiting friend to our regular Saturday get-together.

I spent time tidying the garage and moving  workbenches, so our house sitter coming in December will be able to park in the garage. The planer table doesn’t yet have wheels, but I had done enough. Fitting those wheels involves working on the concrete. That job can wait for a couple of days.

Bluey was happy to go for an early afternoon walk. At the beach, four little kids were fishing with their dad. When they saw Bluey, they asked if they could pat him, but he was overwhelmed when they all crowded him. He started climbing up my leg, so I picked him up. Meanwhile, Dad was busy trying to break the fishing line to release a young stingray. The kids had lost the scissors, so he ended up using his teeth.

They had caught and released about 20 young stingrays, but had caught whiting, flathead, and a blue swimmer crab. Dad patiently managed five fishing rods for kids ranging from about 3 to 9 years of age. Bluey was happy to sit with me and watch the activity.

Anita made salads to have with the leftover lamb roast. The critters have enjoyed their share. We spent the evening watching TV.

Sunday morning the river was clear for the first time in a long time. The relentless wind has been disturbing the river, but today I could see small fish swimming near the waters edge. These two swans were enjoying the calm water and sunshine.

I drove Anita and our friend to Beenleigh railway station. The line south was out of action due to track work. They were catching up with a former work colleague for lunch in Brisbane and staying for a couple of nights. Unfortunately, they were directed to an all-stops train instead of an express train.

I had a quiet day doing some office work. A couple of times, I used treats to entice Bluey to use the pet door. It is only just high enough for him, so I shifted the ramp back about 100 mm to allow him to step out more comfortably. He isn’t keen but has gone through a few times with the door propped open. Tilly loves the freedom to come and go to her enclosure.

The pesky Russian Blue was in our garden again early this morning. It may have returned this evening because Tilly was at a downstairs window agitatedly flicking her tail. I didn’t see anything, but when I opened the door, Bluey raced outside barking.

We sorted out which bags we will be taking on our cruise. The critters had to explore everything, and Tilly was in the pack ready for an outing.

I found seven toys that Tilly has dropped in our doorways over the past few days. The rabbit was carried downstairs a couple of days ago, but she brought it back this morning.