I did a few chores, cleaned my room, planned my week, etc while continuing to be lazy until 2pm. Then I went on a 12.5mile run. It was fantastic. The ocean is much higher in Autumn. The wave splash over the boardwalk and the swans were closer than I have ever seen them before. Of all the animals I've seen in Australia the black swans are still my favorite.
In her hectic spree this morning Katie had charged me with making dinner this evening. I made gnocchi primeverra.
It was really good. It is a tad deceptive because the beets made everything look red. It is actually a garlic and white wine sauce. After cleaning up from dinner I did more lounging around. I don't know if Katie and her family think I'm lazy and unhelpful or a pushover that they can boss around but Hannah was being just as bad as Katie tonight. Katie had texted Hannah while I was out on my run to ask for some iTunes help. Hannah texted 5 hours later to say if I was at home could I please help Katie with iTunes. Since I was in the mood to be a brat I responded with "I did help her with iTunes right before I cooked her dinner". Anyway it was a lovely day with minimal exertion. I have a pretty mild week coming up. I need to write 2 essays but they should be relatively easy. I'll start tomorrow morning.
Some Australian wild life for your viewing pleasure:
This is a gum tree. They are everywhere. They have a distinctly flat canopy that looks like a well placed hat.
The second most common indigenous tree to Melbourne is the tea tree. No you don't get tea from it but it is commonly used as an ingredient in soap, lotion, and body spray.
The birds are fantastic but I've been having terrible trouble trying to photograph them. I thought I had the perfect picture on my run today but by the time I got my phone out they had flown away.
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