Down here in South Australia we have been luck to have not been touched by the floods having said that the water is flowing south and the Hydrologists(a word I have never heard used so much before) say the flood waters are heading for the Murray.
It has been a devastating time and daily we are bombards with vision and sad stories. I have donated to the flood appeal and have sent a small parcel of sewing bit and bobs off but I have been feeling guilty that my life goes on unchanged.
I think the way news is purveyed has a lot to do with it, it is constant hour upon hour day after day.
Which is why I have put off doing this post
it is full of pictures of a wonderful day spent with Lucas while he was on holidays.
My car was due for a service and it would take about 5 hours. Where we have our car serviced is a fair way from home so I usually pack a sewing bag and just sit and wait. As Lucas was on holidays he suggested he would pick me up and take me to
Monarto for the day.
He is such a good boy.
Lots of pictures here so leave the tour when ever you want.
![Fog in January](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sr8IkXVaAEzFg_alCg6Csn-gEImIlOlfjVtBPruA6Atu_MeZCHnNPDD87R7tEpHtQZHEPgOZL3x8qE9-bRx5B3uT2i3vS3Hrb1c3OpZK0JnudRbXiVGvDy41tTMcV-lgqYCw=s0-d)
who says the weather isn't crazy thick fog on a January morning on the drive there.
![Monarto](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_scaYIJG49s9Cggk8bEopB89gpzVHtjjZyovivWAzFzLvbGKGZxZJNF35C-MHq4n-ZGZLvV3j2EQCQtkL8cZkP9Rd4AnYScjg5e1JcqtDQRirrM06rPyho61HIjsUSJNfxspg=s0-d)
you have to love those eye lashes
![Monarto](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uz0rIQNkYpf3uSHeDVaU1lcXlcjRZa1l2U5qaVrV1TeMxYVT8a8ErN6cDW-eN4M_QtDfOe__Azhx_0PpmlluqDpmfhIcFcs3XEZon9XcX2DJDeXjFtfvx0R6j4YyPuSTuu=s0-d)
Lucas and I decided if this was in the wild we would be dead well before he got to use
![Monarto](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sP-pgGlQ_ShPLLsiMg0yaX_uCQ2ljiyiNiHD4ffynzL8D3_ljLpoQGVjez6BPeCDIDJQib4U5U4U8bya29hpJ0R2CfnI7UrwAUPfivp9TCgBczKXV-Apulo73eVoQVs4tI7A=s0-d)
they are so human there hands, fingers and nails are so like ours
![Monarto](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_v7A8x4jJwqZd5sENveN3Ewi3rSzLRNHAmJzvyfzPiuV1yyUSQu8TZQ8Kdm9tQP9UqbMLskLgYybAjq8X0DexFFjd8KfkoLpSwjwtuht_hRW_BcEJqp0pmrGhQTYm24dIitvA=s0-d)
well done if you made it to the end