Annie's Blog

 It's now February 2024! Christmas has gone, The Australian Open is over, and the kids have all gone back to school! I finally got to visit the beach again after letting the visitors have it to themselves over the holidays! Always a nice little trip for me, especially on a reasonable day, although today was verging on a little too warm! I didn't stop for fish and chips today, did that a week or so ago, on a rainy day with a friend! So I scurried back to get petrol and groceries, had a quick look at the craft gallery on the way home! There is not a lot of news, apart from it has been a frightful summer with too many warm days, requiring a retreat into the air-conditioning! At least we have had more rain than we were expecting, verging on flooding at times, with a cyclone or two around, mainly they stayed in the north, though rainfall effects were felt throughout the state here! Last week a trip to the beach was included in a trip to the dentist for a lovely friend! I was able to...

 Let's try for a post a month!  I do enjoy getting to see the ocean now the tourists have gone home!  Have I said that before, sorry! And over the summer break I found a new website to follow, a livestream camera from The Namib Desert. Very interesting to see the animals wander up to the waterhole....giraffes, zebras, ostriches etc Just google Namib Desert livestream, quite a family friendly, well moderated chat to go with it.  They post timestamps on the hour for the various animals seen during the last 12 hours or so, so you can rewind to see anything that takes your fancy! It will make your day!  Enjoy. And have a great week! God Bless. Prayers for those ill, grieving, for those suffering during the latest earthquakes and associated social upheavals, as well as the effects of climate change... floods or fires in various parts of the country.

 It won't be long before it's Christmas! Sometimes the days are long but the weeks are very short!  How can that be? twas good to get to the beach last week...before all the tourists come back for the holidays. Last night I cooked myself some barra instead of battling schoolies week over there!! Covid is not over, and here is hoping it does not flare up too much over the holidays!! Hope you can stay safe and avoid it! God Bless and have a great week!

Love these cheerful little seedpods...they always look like funny little faces...