Exhausted

Saturday, 3 December 2022

I've had a big day. First I woke up early and went for a run up to the trailhead - around a 9k return trip:

 

As soon as I got home I got stuck into planting a whole lot of grasses that I've hopefully managed to successfully propagate from our ones at home:

 

Then I erased all evidence of my stay, as a professional photographer (sent by Tasbuilt) was due at noon.   From that point I based myself down the garage, which was actually great for all my outdoor projects -  having a laundry in the garage is incredibly useful!  While the photographer worked inside (for hours) I worked up a sweat doing multiple trips to the landscape supply place so that I could finish Paul's fine work from the weekend before when he edged the bike wash area and the extended gravel area close to the house.  Without a trailer I had to fill up buckets out at the landscape centre, then empty them with a shovel from the back of the car (as they were too heavy to move) once I got home.

 

I was particularly rushed as the landscape place closed at 1pm - ideally I would have got one more load of gravel but I would have had to be superhuman to be quick enough - I ended up doing 3 trips altogether.

    

   

All in all there was a lot of shovelling and sweating and dust. I finished it five minutes before the photographer came outside to do some garden shots - phew!

 

With the photography done, I had a late lunch then went to Binalong Bay for a swim and a stroll. Binalong beach has got to be one of the hardest beaches to walk along - the sand is so soft and steep - it took me ages to walk about a kilometre. Thankfully I could walk back by the dune track.

 

Back at home (via a trip to the car wash place to vacuum all the extra gravel from the car) I planted the remaining grasses and cleaned up everything else that needed it in the garden. It's all looking very nice and tidy now.

After I finally had a shower (I didn't want to dirty it up before the photographer came),  it was all I could do to heat up dinner in the microwave and sit down on the couch where I've been ever since. 25000 steps and a lot of blisters. What a day!

2016summary
NZ Day 10 & 11 - finishing up Wednesday, 21 December 2022
NZ Day 9 - Routeburn Track Monday, 19 December 2022
NZ Day 8 - Milford Sound Road Sunday, 18 December 2022
NZ Day 7 - Doubtful Sound Sunday, 18 December 2022
NZ Day 6 - Restish Day Friday, 16 December 2022
NZ Day 5 - Kepler Day 3 Thursday, 15 December 2022
NZ Day 4 - Kepler Day 2 Thursday, 15 December 2022
NZ Day 3 - Kepler Day 1 Thursday, 15 December 2022
NZ Day 1 & 2 Monday, 12 December 2022
Exploring St Helens Point Sunday, 4 December 2022
Exhausted Saturday, 3 December 2022
Launch Weekend Saturday, 3 December 2022
The to do list never ends Monday, 7 November 2022
Getting out and about - day 6 Monday, 7 November 2022
To Do List Continues Monday, 7 November 2022
Getting out and about - day 5 Friday, 4 November 2022
Family labour is the best labour Friday, 4 November 2022
To do list Thursday, 3 November 2022
Getting out and about - day 4 Thursday, 3 November 2022
More on the to do list Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Getting out and about - day 3 Wednesday, 2 November 2022
My to do list Tuesday, 1 November 2022
Getting out and about - day 2 Tuesday, 1 November 2022
Getting out and about - day 1 Monday, 31 October 2022
Artworks Monday, 31 October 2022
Local vistas Saturday, 29 October 2022
Family Dinner Saturday, 29 October 2022
Useless skills Saturday, 29 October 2022
Project week Saturday, 29 October 2022
Conningham Saturday, 29 October 2022
Melbourne Week Saturday, 8 October 2022
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Carnival Success Thursday, 29 September 2022
Daylesford Holiday Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Exercise Break Sunday, 18 September 2022
Inching closer... Thursday, 8 September 2022
Split Rock and Shower Falls Monday, 5 September 2022
St Helens Monday, 5 September 2022
Happy Birthday Jett! Monday, 5 September 2022
Car and other Wrecks Sunday, 4 September 2022
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Gold Coast Day 3 - Well that took a turn. Thursday, 21 April 2022
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Crafternoon hits and misses Monday, 11 April 2022
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Super Sunday Sunday, 6 March 2022
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Cleaning up the garage - Part 1 Saturday, 26 February 2022
Before & still not quite yet After #51 : Dad's Garage Saturday, 26 February 2022
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Bruny Island Adventure Friday, 14 January 2022
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