Annie's Blog

  Nice for the tourist crowds to have departed back to the city so we locals can get to the beach again!   The seagulls may think differently perhaps..less fish and chips for them? Also nice for the cyclone season to be almost finished. One ended up a little close for comfort down this way lately..but luckily departed out to sea instead of crossing the coast! Suppose that means we ended up with less rain than we could have had for the summer. The farmers might be still looking for more?   My moon shots aren't the most professional, but it is still fun trying, watching it, and posting!   Here is Stumpy the water dragon... Love trying to take a photo of them...such interesting fellows! Well, that's about it for today...hope you have a good week, if anyone happens to be reading this old blog still!! And may God's Blessings be with you !! And with the dog over the road who won't stop barking!!!

 the water dragons are around again... magnificent things they are...  lilies and a ginger plant ...in the rain...  art work near the creek at Buderim a jacaranda in Brisbane  flame tree in flower and another jacaranda

 one day in this kitchen I noticed almost everything on the little island bench was orange  the lovely old water dragons are slowly emerging after our winter  I can never work out whether this is an egret or a cormorant, maybe someone will know? The weeds appear to be taking over in the creek ...  on my rambling walks I notice the spiky grass is seeding/flowering the waterlilies are coming back again  the brillantsia is flowering again...or is it brilliantasia... I can never remember, they did tell me at the herbarium in Brisbane once when I went to get it identified..  a wonderful rose that this photo does little justice to  can you see the bridge between the trees?  love these colorful ..crotons??  and this little fountain type sculpture at the cafe up the road ... (hard to get in a spot for a good photo )  the orchids above and the bougainvillea below are flowering too  but it is so so dr...