Cats Galore

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CATS GALORE

 I was going to head this post Pussy Galore but thought it might not be quite appropriate!

 Today was one of a very few days we have had out over the last couple of months, mostly because we have been doing a small makeover of our back garden which has turned out to be more work than our old bodies could handle - the joys of getting older.

Getting back to the Cats, we had a great day out today with a lot of cats - the four wheeled variety.   

It was the 50th anniversary of the E-type Jaguar, the best looking Jaguar in my opinion, but unfortunately we don't own one.  

We headed out this morning to the National Motor Museum in Birdwood, South Australia.  We didn't go to the Parade Ground in the city where the E-types had a display before heading to Birdwood.  We live on the Birdwood side of town so it was better for us to head straight up to the Museum where the E-types arrived later in the morning.  Members of the Jaguar Drivers Club of SA made up the numbers with the many different models of Jags.

 The weather here in Adelaide today was as good as it gets - nice and warm, no rain, no wind and nobody was complaining.

A perfect day for a picnic

The red ones apparently go faster!

And last of all is our 1985 XJ 6 Series 3

Day Trip to Kapunda, South Australia

We haven't been out and about much in the last few weeks as we have been making some changes  in our back garden trying to make it more maintenance free, but of course that has meant doing some physical work.  We both have some age related aches and pains which makes progress in the garden pretty slow, so we decided to give ourselves a break and headed off to Kapunda in the Barossa Valley for a drive and to rest our aching bodies!

Our first photo opportunity was this old Dodge car on a property in Kapunda.  For those of you that have followed my blog you may remember that my husband has an interest in cars, and also of rusty things, so this car was a good find for him, and I do find the rusty old cars quite photogenic too.

The trip from our house to Kapunda is a nice drive of about an hour, so it is good for a day trip.

Kapunda Railway Bridge

The bridge was built over the River Light using stone from the nearby area.The railway bridge is no longer in service.  It was opened in 1860 to transport copper mined in Kapunda, and the section between Gawler and Kapunda closed in 1994.

The o.d railway line is still visible in parts of the town.

This building is part of the original railway station, but I think it is now a Bed & Breakfast and a work in progress as there were no signs indicating a business.  It was quite impressive.

I took this photo as it is the Uniting Church where my husband's grandfather was minister for some years, in about 1930.  The original church is the brick building to the left of the one on the right.

Restored mine chimneykapunda open cut copper mine

Copper was discovered in Kapunda in 1861.  

Kapunda was a keystone in the early development of South Australia. It has the distinction of being the oldest copper mining town in Australia, but not the oldest copper mine.

Clyde, the Clydesdale sculpture at the Copper Mine

View of the open cut copper mine

 

There are some lovely old houses in Kapunda, here are a few different styles.  There are also some very new housing developments as well, but I love the old style.

Wheatsheaf Hotel est. 1855

Some more rusty stuff! 

We came across this collection of old farming machinery in the small hamlet of Allendale North, just out of Kapunda

Part of the main street

One of the hotels

Town Square

Mural depicting the farming area

Map the Miner, a 7 metre statue commemorating the Cornish mining history

Davidson Reserve is a nice area where we had lunch.  There is a lake and walking paths as well as covered seating areas.

After lunch at Davidson Park, we headed towards home, passing through the farming countryside with stacks of hay in most of the paddocks.

These next few photos were taken as we drove home through the foothills near home.

Is No News is Good News?

Singing in the sprinkler!

Good evening fellow Bloggers,

This is the news!

I am well, thank goodness, but have not been out and about much since before Christmas and haven't felt I  have had anything interesting to post about.  The other blogs I follow always seem to be so very interesting.  I had thought I would stop blogging as my life is mostly the same day after day. 

Over the last few weeks I have enjoyed  reading the blogs I have followed over many years, and although I don't always comment, I do enjoy reading the blogs and also the comments others leave.

Today, as I sit at my laptop reading the blogs, I have decided that I will resume my blog but possibly only post when I feel the "urge", if you know what I mean.  I hope those of you that blog will understand, I think it is something bloggers go through from time to time, a bit like a writer's "block".

Anyway, I will not write much more and will just show some photos of what my rather mundane  life has been like and hope you find it of some interest and if you do, please leave a comment as the comments are a big part of my enjoyment of blogging. 

 I hope life will begin to pick up a bit for everyone, especially here in Australia, as Covid is more under control here, and when school holidays end in a few weeks, then we will feel more at ease getting out and about without the crowds that there seems to be at present.

I picked some of my hydrangeas for my daughter and she suggested I get my brushes out and do some painting, so this is it.  Acrylic on canvas.

I have been spending more time in the garden, and the hydrangeas are beautiful this year, but I won't take the credit for them as the weather here has been milder than most summers in Adelaide.

                       An evening down at the beach on a warm night.