Annie's Blog

a glimpse from the last month...a baby butcher bird...is this the one I rescued when I found it on the ground? I discovered that Australia Zoo Hospital (a la Terry, young Bindi and of course the late Steve Irwin fame,) was only too happy to take injured animals..in fact it seems easier to get help for an animal in the night than for ourselves!! ;-) apologies for a scarcity of posts lately...seem to have been busy with visitors...and a little gardening  spring gardens and trips to the seaside  seagulls  and a sunset at Caloundra  a frangipani starting to flower  and below, finally a swim at  the beach at Mooloolaba...my second swim in the ocean (with visitors...thanks Carol and Cheryl) in three years! A shocking statistic!! another sunset ...  and a preview of the supermoon...from the night before... more to come

Thanksgiving is over...and now it is The Wet Season! Hooray, It is raining today! After all the storms of late, it is nice to have a normal rainy day!  from a trip to the beach with a little grand daughter on an unexpected day off for us both  watching the traffic go by and eating ice creams...  to a trip to the Alma Mater in the Big City for Mummy to meet up with some friends she studied honors with  baby J was quite happy at the back of the room gurgling and looking out the window of the art museum, watching the sunset on the old buildings and the now famous gargoyles.  and back to another beach on another day for another workshop meeting for Mummy  baby was very good for Grandma in between visiting Mummy at break time for feeds and no, we didn't play in the sand dunes...not after reading that message! After the beauty of the jacarandas , we now have the red poincianas coming out  to add a touch of color to the Chr...