Doodle Duck.

I forgot about yesterdays doodle, which I started outside in the sunshine and finished off later inside.

Today was the first day of Spooks suggestion cards. I selected one from it's upside down position and it invited me to do housework, followed by a swim, art, internet access at midday and then the library in the afternoon. It had rained early morning and was very dull, so the swim idea seemed a good one. By the time I had polished up the loos and cooked the tea, it was warm and sunny, so I checked out with the boss if it was ok to cycle my 40k loop and join him for coffee. He had been otherwise engrossed in the business of continually unblocking a poo (cake) pipe, so was pleased to have a change of scenery. The view is one of my favourites, looking in the direction of Hawea, from Albert Town, just outside Wanaka. The yellow sign is a guide for speed at the upcoming corner. Spook reckons you can add 20kph to it and still be fine. With the number of road accidents, people must be adding more than that.

There are many things I love about NZ, don't like, am puzzled by or downright scared of. I think the number of 'shooters' is a little alarming. Duck shooting season opened on Saturday, and the newspaper declared the first round to have been won by the ducks. The weather was clear which means the ducks fly high and are not such an easy target. However one man was shot dead by a family member in the frenzy to get the ducks and another shot in the face! 6 hunters had their guns confiscated as they didn't have a licence and 2 men face prosecution for having shot everything that past them by, including 20 protected grey teal. I'm not sure how long the season lasts, but I was hoping I didn't look like a duck on the bike today.

I accessed the internet at midday via Spooks work computer, then came home and baked biscuits and a cake, and drew at night. The weather closed in again once I was home, so it was a good plan, I think.