"O horrible, o horrible, most horrible!"

Yet another year has rolled round, and we once more took off our masks and makeup to reveal our real selves. What a good looking group gathered at Budgie and Miss Behavin's this time round!

Strictly speaking, it was the day after Halloween (except in places like Hawaii), but some of the locals had gone completely overboard and weren't letting their decorations go to waste. Our route took us past this amazing animated display:

 

 

It'll be good to see what these people do for Christmas.... The walkers circled the lakes, and then took off for a scenic homeward stroll along the North Pine. The runners added another little excursion out and back along the river on a trail whose markings had survived all that the clouds could throw at them....

Here are a few more shots from the walk, courtesy of Snappy and Saucy Sous:

Back home at the hares' place we feasted on blood and brains - only joking, on a wonderful selection of tasty fare for carnivores and vegetarians alike! Many thanks to Budgie, Miss Behavin' and Nipper!

Here are a few more shots from our happy snappers.

The gathering:

Guests of honour:

 

 

 Food, drink and intelligent(?) conversation:

New shoes:

 

 

 

 

This week saw a couple of hashers knock off some long-term goals. Floater completed her major expedition along the Bibbulum Track in WA - 1000 km in 53 days! An amazing solo trip - well done, Floater!

 

 

And B&W completed the Noosa Tri in a sliver over 2 hours, which works out as 0.0015723 of 53 days. Does that mean anything?

 

 

Next run/walk details
When: Sunday 8th November, 5 pm
Where: Le W*nk and Lax's dream home in Albany Creek
Hare: Le W*nk

Please bring chairs. And don't walk on the grass. Or on the patio. Just float above them....

If you need directions to this run, please email us.

On, on!

"Still falls the rain"

(to quote Edith Sitwell, or Roxy Music, or Black Sabbath). Except that - despite the torrents of rain we'd had during the week, and the forecasts - the rain held off on Sunday afternoon. And we even saw a patch or two of blue sky!

There was plenty of evidence on our route of how much water had fallen from the sky and run down Cabbage Tree Creek in the past few days. Everyone got his or her feet a bit damp, and Pablo loved the mud. Jacarandas were in flower, and everything looked very green and lush.

Over in WA, Floater has also been battling plenty of rain, and wind and tempest:

but she now has less than 70 out of 1000 scenic kilometres to go:

What a magnificent journey!

Back home here, our hare Shockjock had even swept out the leaf litter from the shelter! And the toilet was unlocked! Luxury! We thanked Upstanding for five years of service as Beermeister, and thanked both Idle Vice and Upstanding for their years of looking after the washing up. Thanks to our hares for marking the trail so diligently, for the meal, and for turning off the rain....

Here are a few pictures, courtesy of Cash Converta, Culture, and (mostly) Snappy:

 

The gathering:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The walk:

 

 Back home in the shelter, many hands made light work.

  

The Red Dress Run is coming up on Monday 7th December - and despite what Google AI may be telling you - the venue is the Prince Consort Hotel in Wickham St, NOT the Ship Inn. This run raises money for a very good cause and (as always) should be a lot of fun. And no-one should feel at all awkward wearing a red dress in The Valley....

We'll dress up for Halloween next Sunday. No-one should feel at all awkward dressing up in Murrumba Downs either....Remember that we'll be moving to a 5 pm start time from this run onwards.

Next run/walk details
When: Sunday 1st November, 5 pm. 5 pm. 5 pm.
Where: Budgie and Miss Behavin's vampire castle in Murrumba Downs.
Hares: Miss Behavin' and Budgie

Please bring chairs. And if you need an address for this run please email us.

On, on!