Mo-vember

Like daddy, like doggy..... ha ha

okay, okay....so really Snoopy's funny 'above the nose' hair is my fault...it's summer and time for his bi-annual shave...I decided to save some money and do it myself but after 2 hours with dull clippers Snoopy decided he had enough... and the result was his mo-vember hair! Don't worry...November is almost over...we'll shave both mustaches soon enough... ha ha

Torturing the dog...this was only 1 hour into it and he was asleep at this point I think... or just numb from the vibrations....

Humpback whales!!!!!

LET'S GO WHALE WATCHING!!!!

On a whale watching cruise in Merimbula to be part of the humpback whale migration

The super cool life jackets they make us wear crossing from Merimbula lake into the ocean

This is a humpback calf breeching...we caught him on the way down! We saw 2 whales breeching while we were out. One was this calf and one was the mother. They are amazing, gorgeous animals and seeing them up close is indescribably breath-taking!!!

Here you can see the momma and calf (behind her). If you look close you can see the barnacles on the calf's face as he comes up for some air!

This calf was newborn and tiny compared to his mother!

Sam took this photo...it is beautiful

On the way back from whale watching we saw this yacht for sale and have now added 'buy yacht' to our bucket list so we can sit out the water and watch whales all-day. We have been completely obsessed with whales ever since.... it's like a physical need... seeing whales up close gives you such a rush of amazement and wonder and peace....we would do it all day every day if we could!

Happy whale watchers!!!!!

Welcome spring

So here's what we have been up to the past couple weeks. We weren't in the blogging mood for a couple weeks so we have some catch-up to do with this post! First of all, we are both thrilled for spring to be coming to Australia! This means lots of warm weather activities....like taking Snoopy out for his first canoe ride (He only tried to jump out once)

As well as warm weather, spring has brought us an amazing opportunity to have up-close-and-personal contact with the local wildlife. Naomi's husband, John, found this little cutie in the middle of the road late one night on his way over to our place. With no trace of the mother, the wildlife people think the poor little guy was thrown from his pouch. This happens when the mother is injured, in this case probably clipped by a car. Since this baby is old enough to walk (or hop), it is a survival mechanism to try to save the baby, even if the mother kangaroo dies. Unfortunately this baby landed flat on his face on hard concrete and therefore had a broken nose and two black eyes. He was injured and in shock but the wildlife specialists were hopeful. We never found out what happened to him but we hope he survived! Mandy now has dreams of being trained to raise baby animals (tons come in when their parents are killed by cars)...Sam just rolls his eyes!

Mandy keeping the joey warm before taking him in for proper care! Isn't he such a cutie?

Sam's sister, Naomi, taking a turn with our cute visitor

Here's more of our spring adventures.....

Yes...that tiny little black dot in this picture is a humpback whale calf breeching off the coast near our place. It was Mandy's first whale sighting and she is now obsessed. We will be going on a proper whale watching boat soon so hopefully we will be able to see these beautiful creatures up close!

At the Eden Whale Festival to enjoy the warm weather and celebrate whale season here on the coast.

(Mandy with Sam's brother Mike and Mike's girlfriend Brea)

A Port Jackson shark

Sam checking out the tugboat on display

Mandy checking out the captain's cabin on the tugboat

Petting a baby saltwater croc

Sam is only a couple weeks from completing his degree so there will be more adventures to come! Keep posted!!!!