Sickness

 

It is hot and humid still. We have had some rain but it is hot. Everyone is feeling tired and DD2 has now been home from school for a week. We have 3 more doctors appointments to go this week. Ugh…..

 

I have not had as much time for photos but am still taking at least one photo every day.

 

Sunrise on palms next door.

 

 

I had to use a rake to move this lizard on when trying to move the car out of the garage yesterday afternoon.

 

 

This is my baby boy – Harry. He is a sweetie even though a little feisty. Not a lap dog at all.

 

 

These are our first beans from the garden. They grew from a flower to over 30 cm in 10 days! We will have beans now for the next 2 months.

 

 

I love the pattern in this dragon flies wings. Nature is so wonderful.

 

 

Have a good week everyone and keep up the photo a day. I really love visiting all your blogs for inspiration.

Faith and Sunflowers

I planted some sunflower seeds on Boxing Day, which to non Australians and English is the day immediately after Christmas. They are now opening and starting to flower. My eldest daughter has always loved yellow so these photos are for her.





If you look closely at the photo above, you will see a grasshopper hidden in the sepals. Can you see him?
And here he is the day before. These hoppers can locate an organic garden so easily it seems but there is food for all of us.



And sitting at the computer last night, I put together a layout with one of my favourite quotes from Tagore:
Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.

Link for credits.

I hope you enjoy the colour.

Beastly weather

 

If you know me at all you know how much I hate humidity and hot weather. When the temperature hits 30 C with humidity hovering in the 90’s, I just wither. The girls wither and even the dogs just lay on the tiles downstairs looking drained and pathetic.

Yesterday started with me hanging clothes outside at 5:15am just before sunrise. By 10am the kitchen temperature was just under 30 C and this is downstairs. Upstairs is an oven and even with aircon in the study it was still hot. Certainly makes it difficult to move outside to take a daily photo. Thankfully the weather has now broken with rain. My fingers are crossed that it stays overcast and raining all day.

 

 

Sunday was Chinese New Year and we celebrated in welcoming in the year of the Tiger with a wonderful meal. And how do you start preparing a Chinese meal? By soaking the mushrooms, lotus blossoms etc. These are Shitake mushrooms nearly ready for cooking.

 

 

These are the books that I’ve read in the 2 weeks since the laser eye surgery. I am in heaven and have so much to catch up on. Yes there are piles of books beside my bed!

 

 

This wonderful grasshopper even turned his head when I raised my camera to take his photos. I wish my 2 daughters were so obliging!

 

Have a great week everyone!