Great Day

A really good day today. Weather was perfect - warm, a gentle breeze - balmy Spring day. And we won our Bowls!! What's more against Mt. Barker, one of the heavyweights in the Hills Bowling Association. to make the day even better, I bowled well - out of the slump of the last week or so.

 AND I won second prize in the raffle - a bottle of local Sauvignon Blanc. I NEVER win raffles!!

A change from garden today. Spring has hit the bird population here on the farm and we have courting couples, nest building and rearing  babies everywhere.  Just lovely to be able to sit on the veranda and watch nature evolving all around us.

The Wood Duck and the Pacific Black Duck have their hatchlings up and running and swimming on the dam.

A few years ago a pair of White-faced Herons raised 3 babies in the pine trees about 4  metres from the house, but since then they have had several disastrous attempts. This year, much to our delight and enjoyment, we have watched them build a nest and hatch out another clutch of three(we think) little ones. Waiting with anticipation to see the hatchlings leave the nest and try their wings.

Update coming. Wait for the next instalment!!

And even the Little Ravens have brought their three babies down to the front garden for feeding - a rare sighting.

The galahs are flirting outrageously.

More news in the Spring Love Happenings later.

Liz Needle

Spring Beauty

Wow!! Two days in a row. Let's hope I can keep it up!

Just wanted to share some details of my September garden. A lot of it has gone now, to make way for the October flush. There is always something finishing and something starting. I think that's what I enjoy most about a garden, even though at the time I wish the current beauty would stay for longer.

As usual the camellias have been lovely. Such a hardy plant and so easy to grow up in the hills. Here are a few of many.

We have a variety of flowering trees of the prunus and malus species. They always put on a good show.

I was almost about to do it again - overload the blog with too many photos. I'll save some for next time.

Thanks for visiting.

Liz Needle

Oh Dear!!

Oh Dear!!!  Was it really January when I last blogged? How slack am I?

Nothing has really been going on in my life, but I never seem to have the time to sit at the computer and write up my blog. I really must make the effort because I do enjoy it. Perhaps instead of trying to fit in a myriad of photos in one hit, I should pace myself a bit and put in less more often.

At the moment most of my time is taken trying to keep up with my far too large garden. It seems that as soon as I get around it with the weeding, trimming, lawn edging etc., then it is time to start again.  And then I can't go past a garden shop without coming out with more plants!!

The garden is looking quite lovely at the moment as it has been for the last 2 months. Here are some of my Spring shots.

OK. Pacing myself. That's a bit of an overview. Next time some close ups. And that's only September!!

Probably there will be noone to read this - all my followers have probably abandoned me in disgust. Thanks to those of you who haven't . I will try to do better.

Liz Needle