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