Sunday, 10 August 2025

keeping on with life...........

Life as usual has been busy...............
varying between so good to pretty crappy..........
always looking for the beauty in things.....sometimes the unusual and quirky.........still taking heaps of photos..........its amazing what you can find..........
The canola crops in the district are starting to flower...........always such a pretty happy crop............

I am giving a weighted vest a try when walking..........this one 5kg..........Anyone used them before???

Plans are being finalised for my next retreat.............gosh what to take to sew..........need to start planning now...........I mean it's not like i have any projects that might need some work...........LOL.........
trying to decide if I want to take my machine or just hand sewing............
Found these bugs in the wood pile..........Goggle tells me that are possibly Amycterus abnormis (Ground Weevil) but I can barely find any information about them...........they are pretty big.......about an inch long or more...........
Last night was a full moon........so bright........but I had fun playing............
And the first of the daisies have popped out with the rain.........we had some rain before we went away and then again while away.............
More playing with the moon..............I love being out with a full moon...........although photos never ever do it justice..........
no trip to the paddock for wood this week...........we had picked up some iron bark posts when we pulled down an old fence...........finally cutting into them.............need to clear this pile before it gets warm...........I don't want it sitting around near the house over summer............
We still have a month or more of fire weather...........it will go..........
A flock of cockatoos that were out the front of the house.............
Back in July I got to have dinner with Khrissy and Deb @ Frog Cottage Designs........been ages since I saw the girls and we picked up just like it was yesterday and lots of laughing............
Khrissy gave me a chicken that Deb made...........I love it..........I am keeping it on my desk at work.........sits under my computer screen.........
I have one at home too that Susan and Maureen gave me awhile ago and it sits under the computer screen at home...........I can give them a squish anytime...........so lucky..........
I am so blessed with the friends I have............
I got a new trolley and put it together yesterday...........Pretty dumb idea doing it on the deck as I dropped a nut thru...........Mr Chooky got it for me.......it will go into the Chookshed..............
Finally a flower especially for you to enjoy.............
Have a fabulous Sunday..........
Don't forget keep walking.......
Catch you later........
Chookyblue........







 

10 comments:

Jennifer said...

An interesting collection of pics, love the orange flower....is it an everlasting? and the field of canola, such a beautiful colour under a blue sky. Yes, life gets a bit variable at times!

Lin said...

Lovely catchup and pictures Chooky. Gorgeous flower too, thank you. xx

Jenny said...

Love the photos of the flowers. Is the paper daisy like the ones we bought last retreat. Mine are just coming up now. Great to see Deb and Krissy

Carole @ From My Carolina Home said...

I've only ever seen one cockatoo at a time in a cage, or as a pet. I didn't even know that they traveled in flocks. What a great photo. Thanks for the walkabout!

loulee said...

A lovely chatty catch up post. Sorry I keep missing zoom, you keep doing them when I'm working.

Lianne makes stuff said...

Some beautiful photos, I love the canola fields- all that colour- what is the idea of the weighted vest? and no I have never used one

Narelle said...

Love your cockatoo photo with the beautiful blue sky and wispy clouds.
Tried to join zoom yesterday but the internet doesn't play nice on windy/rainy days ... hopefully next time.

Susan Smith said...

OOOOh..........I'd love to come to Escape! Great photos and we've just got some more firewood too. Lots of canola down here (DH always refers to it as Rape) and we mainly have flocks of Corellas, making lots of noise. The old truck is something we love seeing around, so a certain someone would love to see it. Take care, stay warm and hugs.

Ondrea said...

It is so nice taking a wander with you around your property and seeing all the things you do. Lol the only walk I do is grocery shopping.

cityquilter grace said...

love all those photos...oh a retreat...lucky gal!