Life is bubbling along nicely here. Hanno and I have been decluttering, again, we've had numerous visitors, Jamie spent the day with us yesterday, of course I've been baking and cooking, but most of my attention and energy has been given to the garden. What else can you do at this time of year? Spring is almost here, the days here are getting warmer and plants are starting to grow again.
We grow French lavender here, in our climate it's much better than the others. This bush is about a metre tall now, is covered with flowers and bees visit it from early morning to late afternoon.
Sitting out in the garden, when the shade has crept in, I've been planning, weeding, pruning, taking cuttings and repotting some of the pot plants. I always watch what the birds are doing out there and a few days ago I was surprised to see a big kerfuffle between a huge gang of native miners and a group of peewees (magpie larks). They seem to have been fighting over a large tree near our house. There was lots of screeching and dive bombing and finally the peewees all perched in the tree with the miners circling, and then they flew off. Crisis over.
Gracie is always ready for a game.
The owners of Gracie's brother contacted me on IG the other day and since then I've seen a few photos of Fergus. He and Gracie look so much alike! Fergus lives just south of us so I'm hoping he and his owners will come up for morning tea soon so brother and sister can meet again. I have no doubt they'll run around like a couple of crazy things and have a great time.
You might have noticed I've been away longer than usual and I'm really only here today to tell you that I'm going to take a break until I feel I want to write again. I have no doubt the urge will return but in the meantime I'll close the gate and potter along here quietly. I have to have a follow up MRI soon too so when all that is done and I feel refreshed and ready to write, I'll be back. Take care, everyone. ❤️
