Just another year or something else?

May you read this well.

This would be my first post for the new year. Absence for a prolonged period of time was deliberate as I had other pressing matters. So we'll start off with pictures, more pictures and lots of pictures.






These represent timelines of the house being built within a span of 8 weeks. More work required with an expected completion by winter this year.





Pictures above were directly from the street of the house and the beach 2 minutes drive away.

Below are more outback pics from work. They are a combination of snapshots on Borefield Rd, Oodnadatta Track & Muloorina Homestead-all part of Lake Eyre National Park. The last picture was taken from a multicultural show in Roxby Downs.





Yes, a plane along the track!

This was the reason for the planes' appearance-cattle trade in the middle of no where

  
Muloorina homestead
African dance in Roxby
Then theres more work pics from a trip to Brisbane. The company got all young engineers together (yes Im still considered young!) for 2 days of workshop and introduction. At the end of the program, I won a medal- at cooking!



Pics of the hotel room



Artificial beach next to Brisbane River
Surf Club-dinner
Mob at my table
 


Then theres pictures of blossoming flowers last spring.



So those are the pics for now. More pics in the pipeline, especially the phases of the house.

PeAcE OuT

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