its that time of year again, glass off days perfect for getting out on the boat. i was amazed to see this bird sitting on the back of a sleeping turtle! actually saw this twice on the same day so it must be more common than i realised.
it has also been a busy month for visitors, jeremy and leesi have been back for a week or so and our friend phil o’brien has also been here for a week. phil has been a friend from the very early days of garma, he and i started out with me helping him in the kitchen, among my other jobs. as well as being a bush cook phil is a singer, songwriter, author, actor, film maker, rouseabout and calendar producer – although as he says, “i have done a lot of things, but I am not very good at any of them!”
phil and i were out seeing friends, tony & linda and we scored half a dozen crayfish from them so it was onto the char grill with those babies, i split them in half and made a butter with garlic, chilli, fish sauce, kaffir lime leaves and a few other bits and pieces and let them sit with the butter slowly melting into the flesh, some lime slices on top and they were ready to throw on the heat! phil knocked up a monster potato bake and leesi’s salad crafting skills came to the fore.
kai also decided to use phil as his news story for school, he asked phil if that was ok and whether phil could play a song for his news. phil agreed – but only if kai and i were the backing singers for the chorus! (the things you do for your kids!)
here is the video of his news presentation.
Dear Kai, Phil and Rick Well done performance! When’s the record coming out?!!!!! love E & B
Outstanding…… Blues Brothers have nothing on you guys!
Geoff