My World

A quick look around my place today....
it is totally so dry!
another accident at the intersection...
and then the tree loppers arrive next door to chop the tops and branches off various trees...
poor beautiful gum tree

despite the massacre, I now have a new expanded view!


the jacarandas are flowering...
and the crows and other birds are hanging around...

the people down the back put up their new pool fence on the boundary...to add to the rabbit warren of wooden fences down there!
and all the new sunshine that now shines into the kitchen...just in time for a hot summer!
the new sunset views...

I don't mean to be ungrateful for the things I have, but I do think I would rather have had the shade from those branches instead of the new views...(and the lots more sunshine to heat us up in the summer)...

for more Tuesday My World views from around the world...please click on the My World icon in the sidebar...now I better rush off to tennis!

Australia may yet be the first country in the western world to raise interest rates from their 47 year low at 3% at the moment today...people are waiting to hear...

Comments

Linda said…
It must be chilly. The birds in the picture I call Jays, not sure if ours have been around for ages. I think their title is Currawong.

Lots of changes at your house. I hope you have a good day at tennis.
October 6, 2009 at 9:05 AM
B i r g i t t a said…
Wow! Very nice shots and the view is awesme :)
October 6, 2009 at 9:45 AM
Anonymous said…
have to agree with you about having the shade during the hot summer months...let's hope that the trees grow back over time...perhaps you can find a creative solution to block the sun rays in the interim.
have a wonderful week.
October 6, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Jim said…
Thanks for sharing these shots.
Sydney - City and Suburbs
October 6, 2009 at 12:46 PM
magiceye said…
that was a lovely tour of your part of the world!
October 6, 2009 at 6:49 PM
eileeninmd said…
I love the bird and your view is wonderful. Thanks for sharing your world.
October 6, 2009 at 7:19 PM
Karen said…
You do have beautiful views! Thanks for sharing your world. I enjoyed visiting!
October 6, 2009 at 9:41 PM
Daryl said…
I am not an expert on these things but those tree trunks looked ill I wonder if they werent pruned/cut down because they were dying? Here there's some sort of tree blight and the Plane trees along the Broadway Malls are looking very poorly.

Love your view and your patio!
October 6, 2009 at 11:36 PM
storyteller said…
Lovely views around your home! It's still warm and dry here in Southern California even though I keep hoping for rain. We need it so much.
Hugs and blessings,

Sigh ... for some reason your blog won't accept my WordPress ID even though I'm logged in so I'll use my Blogger ID, but My World is posted at Happily Retired Gal today.
October 7, 2009 at 6:00 AM
Annie said…
Daryl, one could be forgiven for thinking the trees were dying, but no, it is just the time of the year when all the bark falls off. Delightful. Not only leaves to sweep, but also huge chunks of bark for a month or so!
October 7, 2009 at 7:42 AM
Annie said…
Um, I think the reason for their being chopped was the people next door think they need the sun to shine directly on the washing line below!

For me, I hang my washing in the shade in summer..it is way too hot to bother standing out in it...if I wanted the sun in my yard, I would have chopped them down in the winter...and given them a chance to grow back for the summer!
October 7, 2009 at 7:47 AM
Gaelyn said…
Your place looks nice. But what's the deal with the trees being chopped off? Me thinks your neighbors are not too smart. Does give you a nice view, but can understand the need for shade during the heat. Your crow is a little different than ours with the white accents, but probably still a corvid thru and thru.
October 7, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Irene said…
I hate to see trees chopped down as well, but... sometimes neighbors have other ideas. thanks for sharing.
October 8, 2009 at 9:17 AM
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