This morning discovered this spider in our back yard. It’s called a St Andrew’s Cross species, known for its zig-zag ribbons of silk.
Spider: November 2024
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- A day in the park
- Yum Char
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- Panorama Station
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- Fibre preparation workshop 10/1/2013
- Cranbourne Botanic Gardens 14/1/2013
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- Stickworks
- Luncheon 23/2/2013
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- Visit to Vancouver March 2013
- Lake Tyers March 2013
- Andrew's 70th birthday
- Milena's 5th birthday
- Axel's 5th birthday party
- Hobart April 2013
- MONA installations April 2013
- Visit to the National Wool Museum in Geelong 8/5/2013
- Dinghy progress June 2013
- Castle Park 22/6/2013
- Darwin & Kakadu National Park - June 2013
- Mindil Beach (Darwin) and "sun worshippers"- June 2013
- Vancouver July 2013
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- Vancouver July 2013
- New fence August 2013
- Turner Exhibition August 2013
- Lunch with friends August 2013
- Port Douglas August 2013
- Visit to see the Tall Ships: 9th September 2013
- Louise's 23 year retrospective exhibition September 2013
- Grand-kids 28/9/2013
- Adelaide October 2013
- Picnic in the Botanics 17/11/2013
- November 2013 woodworking
- Amber: born 20/11/2013
- Melbourne Now - take 1 (28/11/2013)
- Melbourne Now - take 1 (28/11/2013)
- Boating at Lake Tyers:7-9 December 2013
- Melbourne Now exhibition - take 2 14/12/2013
- Arts days for Milena & Axel 16-18 January 2104
- Andreja's 3rd birthday 28/1/2014
- Sailing at Lake Tyers 2/2/2014
- Canberra visit for Chris's birthday 8/3/2104
- Lost Trades Fair at Kyneton 16/3/2014
- Four month old Amber 20/3/2014
- Lorne Biennale 26/3/2014
- Milena’s 6th birthday 20/4/2014
- Shaker box workshop 27/4/2014
- Axel turned six on 22/04/2014
- Trip to Barcelona May 2014
- Trip to Sydney June 2014
- The girls cooking 30/6/2014
- Visit to the NGV 17/7/2014
- Happy Birthday 27/7/2014
- Tree removal 29/7/2014
- Stump removed 7/8/2014
- Axel,Amber & Rachael visit (9&10/8/2014)
- Kathy,Milena & Andreja stay overnight on 16/8/2014
- Visit to Maranoa gardens 24/8/2014
- Boating on Lake Tyers 1/9/2014
- Louise 4&5 September 2014
- Faye d’Anjou September 2014
- Picking grapes in the Loire Valley September 2014
- Front garden October 2014
- Magnetic Island September 2014
- Byron Bay October 2014
- Back to the Tambo River: November 2014
- Emily Floyd exhibition December 2014
- Zoo visit December 27th 2014
- The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier:2/1/2015
- Grandkid adventures January 2015
- Milena’s visit January 2015
- Andreja’s 4th birthday is on 28/1/2015
- More work from the shed:January 2015
- Trevor’s landrover pickup 8/2/2015
- Annual visit to Lake Tyers: February 2015
- Vancouver visit March 2015
- Visit to National Gallery of Victoria: April 2015
- Pre-Raphaelite exhibition: April 2015
- Axel & Milena’s 7th birthday: 19 April 2015
- Boating at Lake Tyers:24-27th April 2015
- Trip to Eyre Peninsula: May 2015
- Grandkids May 2015
- Gallery visit may 2015
- Callum’s exhibition opening 30/5/2015
- Grandkids and the NGV 31/5/2015
- Axel’s visit to the NGV 14/6/2015
- Albert Ullin’s donation to the NGV:23/7/2015
- Preview of masterpieces from the Hermitage:30/7/2015
- Grandkids: 8/8/2015
- Trip to Western Isles of Scotland:23/8-3/9 2015
- Hamilton Island: Sept.2015
- Spring 2015 in font garden
- Trees & rain November 2015
- Rachael & Amber early November 2015
- Lake Tyers trip: November 2015
- Amber turned 2 on 20th November 2015
- Warhol/Weiwei exhibition at NGV:December 2015
- Christmas 2015
- Yvonne’s exhibition & Lake Tyers visit:6-8/1/2016
- Grandkids visited on 9/1/2016
- Andreja turns 5: 28/1/2016
- Vancouver February 2016
- Annual gathering at Lake Tyers: February 2016
- Wattle Park: March 2016
- Andreja & Milena: April 2016
- Lake Tyers: April 2016
- Axel & Milena turn 8: April 22 & 20, 2016
- Barossa Valley: May 2016
- Willow basket workshop: May 2016
- Degas exhibition at NGV: June 2016
- House demolition: July 2016
- Birthday celebrations:30/7/2016
- Palm Cove: August/September 2016
- Front garden: Spring 2016
- Canberra & Dr Who:November 2016
- Amber turns 3: November 2016
- Vancouver: March 2017
- France visit:May 2017
- Callum’s exhibition: August 2017
- Palm Cove: August 2017
- Mulching: September 2017
- Magnetic Island: September 2017
- Royal Melbourne Show: September 2017
- Blue Mountains: October 2017
- Louise’s exhibition at NGV: November 2017
- Visit to Canberra: December 2017
- NGV Triennial: January 2018
- Andreja turns 7: 28 January 2018
- Lake Tyers: February 2018
- Wattle Park: April 2018
- Vancouver: May 2018
- Tree removal: May 2018
- Louise’s latest exhibition at Fort Delata gallery: August 2018
- Sunshine Beach @ Noosa: August 2018
- Escher X nendo: January 2019
- Vancouver: May 2019
- Terracotta Warriors at the NGV - June 2019
- Yum Char: July 2019
- Port Douglas: August 2019