A Royal Occasion

While reflecting on regal matters this morning I remembered attending, back in 1981, a 21st birthday celebration for one of our young neighbours, Kathryn. She had decreed that all guests at the event wear fancy dress.

It so happened that another neighbour, Rosemary, had a fancy dress hire business and offered to dress us for the occasion. Rosemary who decreed that we should go as the Royal Couple, Elizabeth and Phillip, dressed us accordingly. The function venue, Keiron at Waverley, with its chandeliers, flocked wallpaper and starched tablecloths provided an appropriate environment for the occasion. 

This morning I dug into our photo archives and found a couple of snaps from the occasion. 

The Royal Wave

Runaway

 20 November 2021

I thought for a few minutes that our neighbour's tinny was adrift but then I noticed the small line with which he had it attached to his jetty.

Easy Fishing

One of our neighbours is a keen fisherman who has used some ingenuity to partially automate the process. 

He has fixed some lengths of plastic pipe into the ground on his property but close to the shoreline. He then baits up his lines, casts them out, rests them in the pipes and waits for the fish to bite. I presume he keeps watch from his backyard or from inside the house.

On the Water

23 September 2021

When Mr GeniAus suggested that we take the boat out for a spin this morning I immediately agreed. We have intended to go out for the past several days now that the weather is warmer  but, as the wind has been whipping up the waves, we have stayed put at home.  This morning the conditions were right.  I noted that some of the neighbours had a similar idea today.

The neighbours returning from their cruise.

It only took me a few minutes to grab my boat bag and Paddy and meet Mr GeniAus on our jetty. It's good to be able to have an outing during our Covid19 lockdown. We started with a slow run around Carey Bay so that I could have a good look at the neighbours' houses and see if there were any changes since I last went out in May.

Is that a new pergola?

Lots happening here

I don't know what that crane is doing

Looks like work has stalled here

Quite a facelift here

We then ventured further out in the Lake. While we sailed around I took notice of the many boats we passed, most of them were stationary. In contrast to what we see on the weekend there were just a few boats actually out moving on the water. There were a few lone fishermen casting lines and two chaps in a tinny hooning along at great speed. I only spotted one vessel under sail. 

Young chaps hooning along

Fisherman 1 

Fisherman 2

When I agreed that Mr GeniAus could have his head and gather a little bit of speed he took one wave head on and Paddy (a nervous sailor who likes to sit on my lap) and I got a lovely salt water soaking.

Paddy, the nervous sailor likes to ride on my lap

I needed a change of clothes when I reached home

In spite of my soaking (Mr GeniAus was apologetic - he didn't mean to do it) we both had a splendid time on the water and look forward to more explorations on the Lake during the warmer months. 

A Contented Captain

Farewell

Our neighbour has sold the yacht that he built many years ago. 

I managed to grab a few final snaps of her before she sailed out of our backyard with her new owner.   I will miss seeing her each day.