They're back!!!

Norway's loss is our gain. David, Louise and little Adam arrived a couple of weeks ago. They now have a house and car and David's back at Uni - so they are already in full swing. Little Adam is totally gorgeous (a completely objective and unbiased view). I spent a few days down at the Taj Ma Briedis and the others came over. Adam and Freiya laid waste to any semblance of order. We went to Luna Park, ate a lot and generally had a good time.

David and Louise (pronounced Louisa.... with a Nordic accent - the 'sa' is like the 'sser' in 'kisser') down at St Kilda pier on the way to Luna Park and appallingly unhealthy chocolate cakes at the Village Belle (now more usually just called Atkins street).


Louise and Adam at Luna Park (just for fun!)


David and Adam playing with a yellow balloon


Adam on the kitchen floor - an Alna floor of course!

Snow
(there's snow business like snow business......) (sorry....)

No snow on the house - just on the hills all around. Nice to see. There had been fairly heavy snow for a few days but with very heavy mist we couldn't see it. Finally some sun.

Snow on Mt Mary - Adam's cottage in the foreground, plus water tank and shed.


Snow above the house


Mt Buffalo from the road just down from the house.

Grapevine

The last of the autumn leaves on the grapevine.

Nice news (for those in Oz, but not in Norway)
David, Louise and baby Adam arrived back in Melbourne from Norway yesterday.

Louise, David & Adam


Baby Adam looking horrified at seeing Melbourne weather for the first time.

Hot bran mash!
To keep then laying with the cold weather they get this daily treat - which they LOVE.

The four browns (minus Doris who is otherwise engaged) with their plate of hot bran mash.


The six blacks with their plate. The browns are still too bossy to share theirs. The blacks (being simple chooks) haven't figured it out yet that they are just as big as the brown chooks and more numerous - they still defer to the browns.


Doris laying an egg - tormented by the smell of hot bran mash.