Today we did the things that need to be done for a successful long term stay. We purchased "GO" transit passes so we can ride the bus and the ferry. We bought a shopping trolly so we can haul our groceries back from the store. We purchased some other essentials and of course we bought a whole chicken. We started cooking it immediately after we got home. It filled the entire place with the most delightful aroma. The whole chicken is so versatile, we can make chicken soup, roasted chicken or chicken curry with coconut milk. We actually made a soup stock with the backbone and roasted the rest. I still managed to get a lifebird, the Australian Figbird. It was almost two new birds but the photo of the bird was so blurry I could not make a definite identification.
chicken on the weathervane
The older houses in this neighborhood are very distinctive
A mix of gingerbread and New Orleans styles
Australian Ibis, this is not a pretty bird
An old man head!
In the City Hall is the old style
Downtown has the new style
Play area in the mall
Our favorite sushi bar
Flame up the sushi!
Purple asparagus
Dragon Fruit
An Australian Fig Bird life Bird #1 for the day
Crested Pigeon
A historical building that the facade is left intact while the rest will get a make over
Looking to downtown from our closest river access
Another classic old building with very fancy windows
Wisteria
Nice flower gardens down by the river
Irises I think
Welcome swallows
The City Cat Ferries
The bridge by the Felons Beer Garden
For rent!
Just down the street
More fantastic windows
A Noisy Miner
Palm trees everywhere
