Contrary to expectations

rain had not washed away the marks on Sunday's trail, although for one runner it might as well have done. Some others gathered round the arrow he'd missed, but by then he was well on his own way home:

There'd been a lot of maintenance done on the trail to Bellbird Grove, which was good to see. And though no-one saw or heard a bellbird, there were some curlews around - which was also good to see:

 

 

The walkers completed their usual loop, while the runners added the usual goldmine trail...finding as much gold as they usually do. Back home in the park, hares Leave Pass and Snappy regaled us with a tasty assortment of lasagna, cottage pie and exotic salads. Many thanks to our hares, and to everyone else who contributes!

After a little discussion we decided to move to a 5 pm start in two week's time - on the 1st of November. This is the after Halloween proper, but, what the heck? Let's dress up anyway!

Here are a few pics from Sunday, courtesy of Snappy, Culture and Cash Converta:

Gathering:

 

Setting out:

 

 Walkers:

 

 Back home:

 

 

Next run/walk details
When: Sunday 25th October, 4 pm
Where: James Drysdale Reserve, Pine Hills Drive (off the Jinker Track), Bunya. A map!
Hares: Miss Demeanour and Shockjock

Please bring chairs.

On, on!

Black, black, all black....

Don't they start to get a bit boring - rugby games in which the result is a forgone conclusion? Anyway, a couple of rugby tragics commemorated the latest of these on Sunday, one sad, one happy....One day, perhaps, the result will be different. But when?

There'd been an intense storm over Samsonvale earlier in the day, but the "Dayboro dome" had protected the trail markings from being washed out. The walkers took on a route that wiggled around a bit before heading through the showgrounds and up the hill past the site of the Dayboro Beer Mile. Beyond that was a swooping magpie and an incline or two:

The runners added a few more inclines, and some of them paused to catch their breath and take a selfie at the top of one:

Back at the hares' we enjoyed some very tasty and rib-filling cottage pie, followed by apple crumble and custard. Yum! Many thanks to our hares Make an Offer and Banger!

There was a down, down for a short-cutting runner:

And here are some scenic views - not a storm cloud in sight, more's the pity.

(The pics in this post come to you courtesy of Snappy, Banger and Payback.)

Meanwhile, in Western Australia, Floater is now well past the halfway point in her 1000 km trek! Good on her!

Coming up: 

• the Red Dress Run on Monday 7th December, and 
• our Hash Christmas Party on the 19th. The theme will be "Christmas" or "Country" (as in "Country and Western") - special points to those who can combine the two!

Next run/walk details
When: Sunday 18th October, 4 pm
Where: Parksedge Street, Upper Kedron (the usual place). A map!
Hares: Leave Pass and Snappy

Please bring chairs.

On, on!