TUESDAY 14 APRIL     TEWANTIN

It rained steadily for most of the day, but was still warm.

This dictated indoor pursuits, apart from a brief drive to the shops for supplies. Computer things, letter writing, diary update, filled the day.

Once I’d seen the first cane toad, I started to see them frequently – around the garden edges, especially in the lights at night. Also squashed on the roads in the park – lots of these – guess the rains have brought them out.

We are being visited by regularly calling butcher birds, who come and sit on our outside table and warble beautifully in the hope of being fed. I keep a collection of bits of meat offcuts and bacon rinds for this purpose.

Tea was steak and salad.