busy busy!

been flat out at work, 

but the garden always brings me joy...

more flowers for inside to enjoy

the roses have started and are amazing

treated myself to lunch on Friday after my eye appointment,

 it was delicious, 

will be going back to this place 

Harrow and Harvest in Lilydale

and then an ice cream in Healesville, 

just because...

love where I work these days,

a new view each day...

haha this was my view for lunch one day, 

showers then sun, then more showers

one warmish day and this guy was out but someone squashed him with a car, 

found him on my walk the next day

and this was the view of the walk, 

bit foggy but lifting and the sun coming out,

walked on a bit further around the lake,

 and this greeted me, 

bit eerie but beautiful.

 

new things on the stall

 

lots of angels 

Santa Sack

table centre mat

Snowmen

sewing kits, 

scissor keep with stork scissors, pincushion with needle threader attached, 

thimble and unpick (not in photo)

stall photo from last week

ok back to the making!

who stole my month?

 

can't believe its a month since my last post!

I'm back walking most mornings, 

always a welcome sight...

there are heaps of cormorants at the moment as the dam has recently been stocked with fish, 

snapped this guy drying off, 

but there was still a group of about 9 hunting the fish, 

plus about another 6-7 drying off on the opposite bank.

Well fed I think.

duckling season is here too..

not many families on the dam, 

only 2 or 3.

my waratahs are amazing this year, 

this one was only planted earlier this year,

the blooms are huge! 

my pink one has finally come out....

onlly 1 flower this year, 

it had 6 last year...

oh well, maybe next year it will have more.

and this one is beside the pink one, 

it's about 8 years old, thought I was going to lose it 2 years ago, 

but it has perked up nicely.

the cherry tree is full on blooms,

until the wind and rain came 2 days later...

time will tell how many cherries we get.

my first rose is out too..

about a month early.

the bearded iris's are also putting on a show

the lilacs and snowballs are out too

the mollis azalea is blooming and looks amazing.

my pink orchid is stunning too, 

it has 2 stems on it. 

I've put it on the back verandah table to admire.

start making poppies for work...

all finished!

playing around with some watercolour cards, 

 well all caught up for now, 

hopefully it won't be a month before I post again!