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| Prompt: Use these words in your Blog entry today. Shopping, Lake, Tote, Picnic, Lighthouse, Beach. Have fun with this *** I live by a lake. My garden backs out on to it. I can see it from the dining table, the sofa, and even when I cook dinner in the kitchen. It’s a very pretty view and I often watch the swans, duck, and pelicans glide passed. When the weather is nice, we take the paddleboard and kayak out with the kids. My husband is very competitive and always makes it a race – I always lose. The house itself is on an island that is shaped like a butterfly – we are on one of its wings. Across the road at the front of the house, and over the small bridge that connects us to the rest of the area, is park and beach that we often take the kids to help them burn of some energy, and being Australia it has BBQs units and picnic tables set out under the awning. We probably don’t spend enough time there. The lake is man-made or repurposed saltmarsh. A community built around it. A sanctuary… You can see the Melbourne skyline and Port Philips Bay on the horizon from the back bridge of the lake and the cycle track that connects us to another estate. You can see container ships and yachts. Hear jet skis and speedboats. During covid it was nice to walk out to the edges of the bay for a paddle; tote bag packed with flip-flops, sunnies, sunscreen and towels. It was quiet… no tourists… only locals. This was my introduction to Australia – a 5km limit for shopping… adventuring… living… no socialising. Although, we used to have BBQs in the front yard/driveway. Our neighbours doing the same thing. Making friends. Keeping our sanity. Maintaining social distancing. Melbourne was tough during the pandemic and in many ways our neighbours were our lighthouse during those stormy times. |
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