Beautiful rain!!

It is so refreshing to get some rain. Many places in Qld are drought stricken, cattle are dying and farmers are at their wits end. Living on the coast we are so fortunate to have more regular rainfall. The grass has been very thin and patchy as we have not had much rain, but lately we have seen some lovely falls and this past week we have had around two inches of rain. This has been a welcome change after having very hot temperatures the week before. Still quite muggy, but nice to have cooler temps when a little bit housebound.

Noses are for smelling

Well, I feel like I've been punched in the nose today after have a small surgery on my nose. I'm grateful that I didn't need a skin graft, only a few stitches. The Qld sun has rather a nasty bite to it, and as youngsters, hats and sunscreens were something that were overlooked. Today we have lots of advertising about our strong Qld sun and the damage it can cause.

Looking on the bright side......my nose is still working the way it should be. The sweet scent of my Murraya (mock orange) hedge in flower, has reached my nose!!

Cockatoo in my yard

He came back, finally!!! He stood there and ate all the seed while I was able to take some photos. 

Very special!!!!

A Butcher bird tried to get rid of him, but it didn't work!!!!!

Grass mowing!

This is a continuous job in Qld Australia in summer. The dog wees on the grass and you have to mow it! Well almost!! 

I am extremely greatful to my neighbour who, every time he mows his front yard, he just continues on and mows mine as well. It takes such a burden off me just knowing that I only have my back yard to mow! Even though the back yard is quite a bit larger than the front, just knowing that my work stops at the gate which separates the two is a very welcome thought. Thanks again Bill, you are a very generous man! 

The grass is mowed again for another week!

Cockatoos!

A cockatoo just screeched at me as I was playing with the dog in the back yard! I immediately looked up, and there he was hanging upside down, staring at me! This was definately meant to gain my attention. We chatted for a minute.....well, I chatted and he screeched at me, then eventually flew away.  So I immediately went to the shed, got a tray, put some birdseed in it and sat it on top of the greenhouse. Let's see what happens tomorrow. I remember a few years back, cockatoos trashed my sunflowers I was growing for my aviary birds. 

Special little happenings!

We are so often blessed and don't even realise it. So many special little happenings in life. A bird, struggling to get the height needed to fly up over the bus that was going down the road. The dog, coming to my room when I was lying down, just to find out where I am. A cat, just knowing, everytime I lie down and coming to lie beside me, just close enough so I can rub her tummy while we relax. Then, my boy cat, oh what a cat, also realising he needed to be in my room, with his pushy attitude and noisy meow, and just has to be closer than anyone else............

Yes so blessed by the little things today! 

The boy!

The girl!

The dog!

This time next week!

Well I suppose by this time next week I will have a very sore nose! All I hope is that by getting this bcc taken off my nose, the doctor will also remove the fly that has been crawling on it for the last few months. Lol. It is an awful feeling to have an irritating nerve problem in the tip of your nose. :)

Oh and I will probably miss a weeks swimming,  just after getting started again!