This leaf was suspended on the thread of a spider's web yesterday and consequently only temporarily interrupted in its inevitable mission to succumb to gravity and life. I went out this morning hoping to retrieve it to preserve it for posterity only to find that it was truly still "falling" when I caught its image for now it has gone and disappeared forever.

Neal Peres da Costa plays his harpsichord at Coffs Harbour 8 April 2005

I must admit that everyone must be missing my weather update. I have been slack!

7:30 am 13 April 2005. Fine sunny beautiful day, 'tis a terrible thing to be going to work for sure, not too hot but it is 24C inside and something cooler outside at this time in the morning - don't expect it to change much inside during the day. Outside it will get a bit warmer and it is cooler at night. There is a pleasant coolish feel to the air but it is far from cold We have had a couple of weeks of this weather and I expect it will stay much the same until "Winter" (June-July) we might then have to put a fire on at night if it turns wet and damp. If we have a dry winter a fire is hardly necessary and a small electric radiator will be enough to help make the nights more pleasant. A cheery fire in winter is a nice comforting human thing but if we overdo it we have to open the doors sometimes to cool the place down :) Humidity 70.2% Barometer 76.2

9:30pm 13 April 2005. Brilliant day looked like rain for a little while but nothing came of it. 26C inside humidity 66% Barometer 76.2

Genevieve Lacey plays baroque at Coffs Harbour 8 April 2005

Thanks to Maurice Smith who sent me this information in 1984. A careful draughtsman and a work of art.