First Blood

Sunrise on Lake Eppalock launching my boat for my first solo fish since building the boat in Project Maccullochella. A bit of trolling is in order.

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43.5 Kmh or 24 Knots :-)

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Golden Perch (Yellowbelly) about 30 cm caught and released

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English Perch (Redfin) I kept 6

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 105mm Macro f2.8 @ ISO 200, 105mm f9, 1/60 sec

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Lake and Plants

After fishing here in 25 Km+ hour winds Saturday battling choppy surface in my little tinny, this was a stark contrast to the Sunday evening sunset on a glassy Lake Eppalock.

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Interesting bokeh and colour compliment from a pot behind this flower.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 105mm Macro f2.8 @ ISO 200, 105mm f3.2, 1/50 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 105mm Macro f2.8 @ ISO 200, 105mm f2.8, 1/400 sec

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Flying In

Pigeons helping themselves with the seed we put out

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Friends soon join in . . .

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 800, 200mm f5.6, 1/800 sec

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Under the watchful eye of Hermione

Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 800, 200mm f8, 1/800 sec

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Bountiful Garden

There is a fig tree in our front / side yard that we heavily pruned last winter that is just busting with fruit. We have been picking them every couple of days and my Mum even made a batch of fig jam. Here is some of the fruit.

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The next batch growing daily.

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There is even enough to share with this native Silvereye Passerine. . .

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Funny the birds are getting maybe only 5% of the fruit. A fair tax to have them around.

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The few I picked this morning while taking pictures.

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A still life study of figs on the kitchen window shelf.

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The last of the home grown tomatoes from the garden.

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Project Maccullochella Phase II

Now having had a 20 Hp Honda outboard fitted it was time to finish the decks and have the boat seaworthiness checked by a qualified and keen eyed Marine Surveyor. Well he said he was? He said that thing that looks like a white cane is actually a marine measuring apparatus?

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Front storage, anchor, rope, safety gear, rego OK

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Testing the structural integrity of the mods.

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12V outlet for LED spotlight, Fire extinguisher, bilge pump, marine battery, fuel tank and esky space . . check!

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Rear seat comfort check . . OK

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She's good to go mate, that'll be $100 thanks :-)

Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/50 sec

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Project Maccullochella Phase I

The beast of Project Maccullochella that will develop a basic 3.75 metre tinny into a great fishing platform has entered phase I. I have constructed tow floors designs from structural ply, primed them with Bondcrete and have glued down and fastened marine carpet to the mid section. I will carpet the more fiddley bow platform next. It has a hinged door large enough to access my biggest tackle box and anything else down there while maintaining structural strength.

Progress so far . . .

Phase II is finish the floors and cushion the rear seat.