Annie's Blog

AS you may be aware there have been many happenings in Australia lately. Terrible Fires, Flash Floods, Hail Storms, Dust storms, not to mention The Australian Open tennis in Melbourne. Today is the day we have usually celebrated Australia Day, but for some it has become a little disrespectful to our indigenous First Nation people for us to be celebrating on this date! One assumes that over time this issue will be resolved. And so with great respect to the people who lived here before the Europeans arrived, I share some photos of the parade in our little main street.   the Australian flag was raised...held firmly by an old Holden car from the fifties!  the light horse brigade was a part of the parade ... (having great difficulties transferring photos from phone to computer via email)  so bear with me they may not all appear here!! And our beloved local firies were there all spiffed up in their official gear! as were the garden club ...and t...

some agapanthus flowering lately...  at the beach...  some ivory curl... and crepe myrtle  The Mooloolah River strolling at the beach, Mooloolaba and back to the agapanthus again!!

With all best wishes for a wonderful New Year. May God go with us. May he be with all in Australia affected and traumatized by the current bushfire situations. Unprecedented! May God bless our country with much needed and gentle rain where it hurts most!