This morning's villains..............

 

Don't you love it when...........

................the quiet day you planned goes rapidly downhill before you even get out of bed!
Early this morning(well it was early for me because I'd planned a lie in,or as Darilyn puts it a beach day)
I was disturbed by a persistant horn beeping just after 7am;
finally curiousity got the better of me and there at our front gate was a good samaritan informing me that
"Your cattle are loose on the road.You'd better do SOMETHING!!"

Okay,we have land and cattle do graze there..............NOT our cattle though!
A neighbour gets free ajistment as long as he maintains fences and pasture.
Get back inside phone cattle owner to come round up his beasties and another neighbour phones.......:"do you know....??"
Finally get owner, do traffic warden bit slowing down traffic;
Breakfast is an hour and a half late;Said cattle owner returns from driving cattle back to their block and complains that "Your fence is down and that's where my cattle got out"
STIFF!
Anyway half morning is gone and so have my plans for a peaceful morning sewing.

Things I'm grateful for:
Good neighbours
Living in Australia
Summer is over
Strong black coffee to jump start me each morning

What sort of coffee.............

After telling Eva over at Eva's Crazyness that I preferred my coffee "Black and strong" I thought I ought to see what coffee I am...........

You are a Black Coffee

At your best, you are: low maintenance, friendly, and adaptable At your worst, you are: cheap and angsty You drink coffee when: you can get your hands on it Your caffeine addiction level: high

What Kind of Coffee Are You?

Just about spot on,except that I don't have a high caffeine addiction.(Truly)

Back-yard visitor

 
Whilst refilling the two bird baths a short time ago,I glanced up to see this fellow hanging around.
As our neighbour is a designated wild life carer,my guess is that this" bloke" had been attracted by the calls of the long term inhabitants of the bat cage(March/April is breeding season I believe) and stopped in our shrubbery for a rest.
More about bats/fruit bats can be found here 

Kamikaze lorikeet

 

Whilst the Sulphur-crested cockatoos enjoy a drink,a Rainbow lorikeet streaks by...too fast for my little digital to catch! 

Chow time!

  

Possum

 
The third member of our cat family: Possum!
I think Domino would be more apt....with her "mask".
A sweet natured cat (around her humans) she rules the other two with "the LOOK"!
This old lady is (as far as we can work out) 14 or 15 years old, and was originally a street kid at RAAF Base Amberley before our daughter adopted her. 

Internal view

 
Don't you just love a bag that has pockets for storing EVERTHING?
I do!
Six pockets hold mobile;comb,notebook;pocket book; keys....and you still have a great volume for other important things.........like new threads,fabrics,magazine... 

Relaxing

 
After exploring the house yard checking out what visited during the night(hares and possums probably,as we live in a rural area) Jesse takes his ease on the side patio,because Cadbury BEAT him to the bed! 

Jesse

 
Jesse doing what he does best........
RELAXING 

There's a nip in the air.........

 

and Cadbury thinks snuggled into a quilt is THE place to be!Autumn is here and the temperature is dropping,thankfully,as it's been a long hot and humid summer.
Further south in Fall's Creek in Victoria they had the first snow for the season.June long weekend is usually the start of the ski season down there. 

KenmaursCorner: CQ Crazy: Hearts for Jan

KenmaursCorner: CQ Crazy: Hearts for Jan

The green green grass of home

 
View from our (southern) side verandah: 

Ticket to sail

 

In my usual fashion I managed to post this to my KenmaursCorner blog when it should have gone here.I guess I can blame that on the irish in me! 

March 17: The day for the wearing of the green

Today,March 17 is celebrated as St Patrick's Day.
And I can't let the day go by without acknowledging my Irish heritage........not that I know much about the facts.
My father was proudly first generation Australian and though he acknowledged emotional and religious ties to the old country he didnt pass on much information.

As a child in Western Australia,St Patrick's Day celebrations were GREAT.
The metropolitan catholic schools assembled at Subiaco Oval for an open air Mass and picnic after the Mass.
The Sunday nearest to THE day His Majesty's Theatere was used for a St Patrick's day concert,where the ceilings were raised to the tunes of "Come back to Erin",
"I'll take you home again,Kathleen" "Oh Danny boy".....and Irish dancing.You get the picture!
The Saturday evening would see St Paddy's day balls and dances in all the local halls;It was a great time for the Irish.

My paternal grandparents immigrated to WA in 1898;My maternal great grandfather arrived in Queensland in the 1830s.
I'm so glad they made the voyage so that I could live in the best country in the world.
I include a pic of my parents in Killarney in 1972 as dad attempted to renew/find Family

After the storms..........

 
For nearly a week we have had bad weather: rain (over 200 mls) winds (up to 110 k per hour) and today as kids go back to school and adults return to work after the weekend,the weather clears.
This was the view from our front gate at 6.30pm............we don't have twilght in the sub tropics!
"Red sky at night,shepherd's delight"
I LOVE living here! 

Cadbury,the princess

 
If Jesse can be featured on your blog..........so can I!
Miss Cadbury,strutting her stuff!
She LOVES being photgraphed! 

King of the cats

At the moment,to celebrate the first day of Autumn,the temperature has dropped to about 25 degree C and 80% relative humidity and, it's raining!
Subsequently the cats reckon it's good indoor weather!
After spreading the multicoloured blanket over the sofa to protect it and my white cushions from black fur,Jesse decided to do his own arrangement to suit his comfort! 

Another orchid

I think this one is a dendrobium.whatever,it's got several spikes which look really great 

The orchids are blooming

It's been a while since I posted any pics.This Dendrobium biggibum has two gorgeous flower spikes at the moment