Monday, January 6, 2014

A Sketch a Day - Jock the Back Yard Cockerel

Jock the big black back yard cockerel was one of our original 3 Australorps purchased from a lady at Marakai. Jock has gone on to farther 10 of our chooks incubated right here at the Virginia Road "MELON" farm.

Saturday, January 4, 2014

A Sketch a Day : The Black Italian Vespa GTS 250



I wipe a tear from my eye as I sketch my vespa contemplating its pending sale.  Then I console myself with the thought of a brand new shiny “real” motorbike sometime in the future.  Since we’ve had the kids we don’t ride it enough to warrant keeping it any longer.

A Sketch a Day : Bakfiet Cargo Bike built by John


Jack and I have done many kilometres on our home made cargo bike powered along by me. Recently we added the electric motor which makes the experience a little more relaxing. I love the bike because I get to talk to Jack up front as we ride along.

A Sketch a Day : Tea Pot Cup Souvenir from Thailand


This sketch is of one of our tea pot cups bought back from Thailand as a souvenir. A little quirky but very functional, which pretty much sums up my memories of Thailand.