Annie's Blog

Have I said how pretty the jacarandas are at the moment. I especially love the carpet of petals on the ground. There were a few days that have been a little like a whirlwind...a trip up the mountain to Grandparent's Day at school. Involving a walk with a grandson and a sighting of an unusual cactus flower. glimpses of fairy wings wonderful flowers again sightings of art works some puzzle solving lots of bubbles, and for this one, not without a little drama on the day some wonderful agapanthus , seem to be flowering early tornadoes in a bottle and a small person who had the honor of explaining it to the class chain reactions in the library even some newly hatched chickens to observe another chain reaction...just sorry I missed the little parachutes out the windows...it is hard to be everywhere at once! ;-) a glimpse of some more art work at the hospital emergency center on the way home, where a patient little patient was awaiting observation after a fall on the playground...sh...

there was an Open House at the friary on the weekend so it was good to be able to go back and have a look around a labyrinth interesting artworks many thanks to the Anglican church. I'll have to go to one of their Taize services one day.

may have shown you these hippeastrums before...they just popped up in the middle of the garden without my knowing. they are very cheerful. everything is colorful at the moment these white flowers were just wonderful this morning at early church. prayers for the family packing up to leave NYC....and the little ones too. May God go with them in their packing and leaving.

Thinking of families of those departed, and others in hospital. Especially Lyn and Olive and their families. (window at Wesley Hospital )

1 Kings 17:14 (Elijah says to the widow) For the jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord gives rain on the land. off to church and over the creek on the way home from church the jacaranda trees are flowering all over the city. Wonderful. Remembering World Food Sunday. We brought gifts for the people in a neighboring suburb who are still affected by the floods and their aftermath, and donations for the People in the Horn of Africa. May God bless all these people as they struggle to meet their daily requirements of food and other necessities. May we be constantly aware of the plights of those around us. And be caring towards them.

discovered this pineapple had a little fruit growing enjoyed a trip out to Pullenvale wonderful

saw this yellow duck on the river the other day and this wheel on the way up to the hospital the fish were very pretty and this wonderful stained glass window caught my eye One day I must go find out what that wheel is all about...I pass it so often!

there are three of these little guys this year, I saw them yesterday as I went for my walk every spring these adult plovers raise their babies in an empty paddock across the road, I hope they all survive, as they attempt to cross the busy road as they did last year! Mum's orchids are looking pretty good this year, I call them orchids, I don't know exactly what they are except beautiful.