CONNIKA

FREYA IS SEVEN

 

 

LILIANE IN THE GARDEN

School holidays!

IN THE GARDEN

Another photograph taken by Anton.  This is just beautiful and really catches a summer's day here in Summerfield.  Although, looking out of my office window at the moment, it isn't quite the bright, sunny day of this photograph.  Woke up this morning to David telling me we had a lot of rain last night.  "You sure?" I asked.  Looking outside, the brick patio was all dry.  But sure enough, when I checked the rain-gauge, we had had 24 mls (almost an inch in the old scale).  Wonderful.  The tank will be filling and filling...  It is so green and lush and before the storm this afternoon, it was very hot and muggy.

Tomorrow it's quilting with my dear quilting group.  The CHAIR quilt top was basted last week at Robyn's so perhaps I'll start some quilting which I haven't done for quite some time.  It's the favourite part of quilting for me.  The movement and tilt of the needle and the alpha, or is it beta thoughts that float in and out of my mind - bit like gardening.  Very relaxing.

Shall get myself organized and put a photograph of my chair quilt up.  David made the chair and Emma drew it for me. 

Watch this space.  Well maybe not THIS space... 

RED BROWED FIRETAIL

When Anton, Greer and the girls were here last month, Anton took some gorgeous photographs.  Isn't this wee fella beautiful?  Looks as though someone has made a bird, stood back to admire, then picked up the paintbrush, dipped it in some red paint and with two quick brushstrokes prepared him for a night on the town.  And oops, some got on the beak too!

LILY IN THE POND

Well now all you interneters out there.  Bin wonderin where I got to?  It's bin a busy few months what with David's hip operation, visitors, Christmas and what-not.  Although it's been very busy, I wouldn't have it any other way, well perhaps not the hip bit.

We're having some lovely rain after a very dry spell where we thought this was going to be a drought year.  Summerfield is beautiful;  green and lush.

Couple of photos of a water-lily in the pond.

See ya sooner rather than later o lovely ones.

 

 

 

 

 

LYREBIRDS

Have put together some of the blocks for my Lyrebird quilt.  Still another border to do, perhaps blue?  Then to quilt.

ESPECIALLY FOR GREER

It's rose time here at Summerfield and as Mr Cundall would say, "They're bloomin' gorgeous."  These are some of the Pierre de Ronsard roses on the verandah.  We have these roses scattered around the place and they flower forever. 

When the Crepiscule begins to flower in Spring you know the Melbourne Cup isn't far off.  This is one of the main flowering roses at Flemington.

Down at the fence the Sparieshoop is in flower always reminding me of dear Llois who introduced me to this beautiful rose.

This beautiful climbing rose is the Lamarque.  Its flowers are of medium size which form in small bouquets.  The petals have a touch of yellow at the base.  I took the first bloom to David when he was in hospital.  The fragrance is just wonderful.

 

And this wee beauty is the Climbing Cecile Brunner rose which grows near the water feature in the vegetable garden and also grows on the fence beyond the main garden.  Shall head back to my photographs and see if I can find a closer shot...

...And you know what I'm going to say now don't you?  Yes you're right, "That's yer bloomin' lot for the day."
 

A STRANGE ONE

 

This wee fella came into the garden the other day.  We assume he is a young pale-headed rosella although his head doesn't seem to be the colour it should be!  David searched his bird book and there was nothing to suggest this particular orange head existed in the current bird population.  But, isn't he beautiful?

And...a definite pale-headed rosella.

EXHAUSTED PUPPIES

A NEW PUPPY FOR ME THIS TIME

Dear Emma has bought me a new puppy for ma birfday.  Her name is Molly and she is a Bichon/poodle cross.  I haven't met her yet as she's going to be with Emma for a while.  Meantime, I've been discussing the situation with Dougal.  Dougal is around 14 and may take a bit of adjusting to this but then again a wee lassie in his life may be just the ticket.