Annie's Blog

whew, I'm a but late for the photo challenge...but I thought I'd revisit a few favorites but just wanted to say that I hope you all had a grand Mothers day on the weekend. I enjoyed a lovely family visit, and phone calls from family too. As another lovely blogger has already said: I thank the lovely mothers of my grandchildren for the wonderful job they do (with their spouses) in the daily  upbringing of their children. May God bless you all this week. And may I end with this (longish, but well worth reading) quote from the aforementioned wonderful blogger: "The best reason to take your time is that this time is the only time you'll ever have. You must take it, or it will be taken from you. It is telling that the phrase "taking your time" is synonymous with slowing down. If we want to live life fully, we do best to slow down. I don't suggest that we turn back the clock, trying to retrieve a bygone era when life was slower. We coul...

The day you gave us, Lord has ended the darkness falls at your behest; to you our morning hymns ascended, your praise shall sanctify our rest.

when does it start?  are those some planes flying overhead?  ah. look, here they come...  yes, here they are, marching, marching  the oldest servicemen, who are often called "diggers", and women, traveled in vehicles  descendants followed and there go those planes overhead again....great to see you!

In memory of so many people in distress in these days For those waiting for news of their children in the South Korea ferry disaster, and for families of those who flew on the missing Malaysian Airline flight on March 8. and in memory in of innocent children who have lost their lives at the hands of others, mostly adults. May God go with all who suffer. May they have moments of Peace in their confusion and distress.

Enjoy your walk through some of the gardens at Buderim...a nice place to be at this time of year! I hope you have a great Easter weekend, for those of you who celebrate it. God Bless you this week!

These are my entries in the Personal Photo Challenge this month.. Close Up /Macro. This is about as close up or macro as I get. Fortunately I took these shots while my good camera was working, and I actually had it on my person when the opportunity arose! Talk about lucky, in the case of the lizard and lorikeet. A Personal Photo Challenge is hosted by the lovely Donna from her blog Cottage Days and Journeys I hope you will visit her blog one day and enjoy her photography and if you would wish to view other contributions to this month's challenge,  or even participate, then visit The Personal Photo Challenge link above. Many thanks to Donna for all the effort you put in to the challenge, and for your wonderful photography!