Week 353 “DINOSAUR ADVENTURES & MY BOYS”

It’s now a couple of months since I updated the blog – as I said earlier it’s lack of motive. I have had several trips to baby sit Riley & Lucas and am always amazed at the speed they are growing up. Even though we face time each night to see them in the flesh is different. For a while Lucas would look behind the iPad looking for Grandpa. Every visit to the boys seems to end in me bringing home the flu and taking a couple of weeks to get rid of it or a visit to the doctor. As I am writing this – yes I have a cold but have to fight through it as I need to get the caravan ready for a trip to Hervey Bay.

Back in mid July we took the boys to a dinosaur exhibition at Caulfield Racecourse advertised as “They’re alive – DINOSAUR ADVENTURES , Feel the DINO-ROAR” The boys had a great time as did their parents and Grandpa. The following day Chris and I took Riley to his first football match – We watched Essendon play the Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium with the roof closed it wasn’t too cold. Riley was excited to see so many people and shouted when ever they became excited. At the end of the game the crowd were singing the Bombers song and of course Riley joined in much to the delite of some spectators in the row behind and they asked him how old he was. He answered I’m 4.

Riley & Dad

Riley & Day on train to Football

Riley

Riley and a dino

Dino’s Roar

Lucas looking at dino’s

In the late 80’s a local musician, my neighbour ,Peter Reynolds, decided that Wangaratta was in need of a “Community Radio Station”. In conjunction with Wangaratta’s 150th celebrations of 1988, ‘The Chronicle’ newspaper launched a competition for a poem/verse to commemorate the occasion. Everton resident Mrs. Margaret Glendenning penned the winning entry called ‘The Song of Wangaratta’. Peter Reynolds provided the tune and a cassette of the complete song was produced at Witchetty Grub Studios.?The cassette was forwarded to a commercial radio station and it was hoped that the song would be played during the special week of celebrations. Unfortunately, it was decided that the song did not fit into the station’s music format and was played only once, in a very early timeslot. Understandably disappointed by the outcome, Peter had the brainwave of establishing a “Community Radio Station” where incidents such as this would not occur. A public or “Community Radio Station” would accommodate this type of music, that of the community. The radio is now known as OAK FM Community Radio Wangaratta 101.3. Peter and I were discussing it and with some help we were able to put a video of the song on Lost Wangaratta – Face book page . The video below is not the one Peter used but the file was to large to place here so this is the song with a series of photos included.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xkhbB0siNI

August saw another trip to look after Lucas and the current cold. On the 9th August Pat , Keith and I went to Wirramina Environment Centre at Burrumbuttock where Keiran helped organise a Farm Art Exhibition . we had great day and saw some magnificent exhibitions. With the success I am sure Keiran will organise one for next year. Last weekend we went to Wodonga caravan show – just looking. Went to Melbourne to baby sit the boys on Saturday night then home to prepare for our trip away