Happy new week
Thanks, Clare - there were a lot of flowers everywhere but not in enough groups to make a picture of. Nicely colourful, though. Hope that Helen is enjoying her new year at school.
Awwwww! Just spotted the kitten.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Hi Margo! Will post some more another day - must go cook dinner now. Take Care....
Still heavy rain here. It didn't arrive until 12.30pm and is forecast to continue most of the evening and night, with thunderstorms forecast from 4am. tomorrow. I arrived early for bowls so that I could park as near to the entrance as possible.
I see that the Nobel Prize has been awarded to three scientists, who have discovered the human brain's GPS. I think I missed out on my GPS. I have a terrible sense of direction. I need an osprey's assistance.
I also see that OG was able to go to Carlisle. Hope it was a successful trip.
Love your photographs, Linda, but I am worried about that kitten. It looks as if it needs rescuing.
Hi Margo, So sorry you missed the show but if you are still not feeling well enough, it had to be the most sensible decision. Praying that your treatment will take place next week and you will be able to see the ballet, which I know you love to see.
What a dull, dark day - thank you Lindybird for the flower pictures to cheer us up, not forgetting the cute kitten!
OG glad that your OH managed to sleep alright last night but I expect he will be pleased when your bed situation gets back to normal!
AQ What lovely pictures of the babies and Miss3, they are all growing so fast.
Margo so sorry that you missed the concert, I hope that perhaps you might be able to get to the ballet.
Didn’t get wet, although there was still a belt of rain about one mile to each side of the border! We found most of what we went for and had a good quiche and salad lunch at the garden centre. We also had to call in at Hobbycraft, by which time I was tired enough to volunteer to use a shop scooter at Asda. I hadn’t taken my own, and by the end of shopping, I was in agony: I think this was designed for someone about 6ft 5in and 25 stones. I am still hurting in my hips from reaching to steer it and my wrists from the handlebar switches – never again!
Brenda – I hope you did not get too wet, and had an enjoyable game of bowls. I hope there were no further tree mishaps on the roads down your way.
Margo – pleased you are beginning to feel better, but sorry not in time for Sunday. I do hope you will be able to get to the ballet after your delayed chemo.
Wendy – I hope your OH won’t overdo the before-the-op tasks, and that he will soon have a firm date.
Linda – we too had bright sunshine, and quite warm, to end the afternoon: difficult driving home westwards into the sun. Lovely cheery photos from Wales, and a beautiful Kitten photo!
Going to make myself a cup of coffee and then phone Daughter for a chat.
Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!
Now about my trip saga. I shall post descriptions here but my photos are on flickr. I have to resize them for flickr and smaller again for here and it is just too confusing to do both. And posting pics here is tedious. I post a few pics on flickr each day and so far I’m still in Perth!
We left Adelaide Thurs evening on the Indian-Pacific train. Friend & I shared a double berth compartment; most of our group were singles. Meals were delicious, the scenery stunning. The journey was leisurely as we often had to wait for passing freight trains, huge freight trains. Our train had 28 carriages, (can have up to 30). Across the Nullabor there is the world's longest straight stretch of railway track, 297 miles. Yet it was never boring. I have some pics of the different vegetation we passed.
We stopped in Cook for ½ hour for refuelling and the passengers all alighted to wander the almost deserted town. At the SA-WA border the train slowed so we could see the signs & the cairn (I managed a pic and I’ve arrowed the cairn). Slow past Forrest, once an overnight stop for planes flying between Perth & Adelaide in 1930s. Now the runway is large enough & long enough to take a jumbo jet in an emergency.
Some 3 hours in Kalgoorlie, arriving 7 pm. Buses were organised to drive us to museum & to see the Super Pit, the huge open cut gold mine. Unfortunately the bus I chose kept breaking down & our driver had to call her boss twice for help, then he followed us to the Super Pit which was disappointing in the dark as it was not floodlit as expected. Were we too late? We returned to train with 10 mins to spare. Next morning we arrived in Perth about 9 am. As hotel rooms are not available so early, we were taken on a 3½ hour tour of city, Kings Park to see wildflowers, suburbs, to beach, past mansions. As soon as we received our room key, Friend & I jettisoned our baggage and took off; she to Kings Park to find birds, me to wander the streets in search of churches, cathedrals, sculptures. It was so hot – I didn’t know then but it reached 34 C, a 100 year record for Sept. Many overseas people believe we have kangaroos hopping down our streets. Well, in Perth they do, see the pics I posted today. <grin> To be continued
My pics are HERE, scroll back to see more and do click on thumbnail to read description/notes.
Lindybird said: Thanks, Clare - there were a lot of flowers everywhere but not in enough groups to make a picture of. Nicely colourful, though. Hope that Helen is enjoying her new year at school.
Aquilareen, wonderful photos! I love the kangaroos and the dinners look mouth-watering.