Kurli's garden in January

So much has happened in my life in the past six months:
My darling husband lost his battle with Prostate cancer;my son and family have moved from Darwin to Rockhampton; and my daughter's marriage has disintegrated.
But Nature keeps rolling through the seasons and these are viwes (over the fence) of the surroundings of Kurlis Kottage in January.
The red blossom in the background are those of the south African Tulip tree (Spathodea "something"
The varying greens of foliage in the foreground is Poinciana "regis"??

This pink blossom...also in neighbour's back yard is Euoedia......a rain forest tree of far north Queensland.It does not tolerate frost easily,but being close to the coast,seems to thrive.

Latterly, a view of my back yard before my Rosella bushes went to "jungle mania mode"
Go visit http://kenmaurscorner.blogspot .com to see how crazy they grew.

Frustrated with Blogger

Okay! So now Blogger will let me blog at Kurliskottage...........

Will publish this and see if I can do the same at KenMaursCorner!

More Journal quilts

A year of Journal quilts

Farewell Jesse

The "new" Kurli's Kottage

These pictures are one of the reasons I chose this house.........the feeling of serenity inspired by Lord Buddha in the front garden. A wonderful feeling of serenity!
 

KenmaursCorner: My work area!

KenmaursCorner: My work area!

Forty six years

Today is our forty sixth wedding anniversary
Although Perth is experiencing similar tempretures to what we had that Australia Day weekend it is slightly cooler here in south east Queensland where we now live!

Forty six years ago this weekend,Perth was in the grip of a heatwave;parts of the southwest of the state was under siege by bushfires;The little town of Dwellingup was razed.........one of my cousins lived and worked there and for a couple of days we had no idea whether he and his family were safe or not (remember we had NO mobiles or cell phones then and telephone systems were down due to the fires)

Oh our wedding day! The start of an interesting life together..........ups,downs; joy,tears,laughter and heartbreak.
And except for the heartbreak of losing our second son I wouldn't change a thing.
Thanks Ken for being the best thing to happen to me!

We are re-locating,as some of you know,and today's debate with our family centred on WHAT to name our new home----
Do we take the Kenmark sign on the gate,or let our son Mark have it?
Do we choose KenMaurs Corner.........now where have I seen that before?
Or maybe settle for Kurlies Kottage?

The jury is still out.

Possum up a mango tree

 

Remember this?

Round about December 13 I managed this pic of Mumma Ringtail and her two "babies" balancing on the electricity inline to the house.(western side)

Two weeks ago the birds made me aware of one of the babies sheltering in the Mango tree on the eastern side of the house.

This afternoon.some blue-browed honey- eaters and a magpie were proclaiming that "something" was not quite right!'
There in the upper canopy of the Mango tree were two (smallish) ring-tailed possums.

Maybe the fact that next door to the Mango is an "icecream tree" which is both flowering and fruiting has some influence on WHY the juveniles are camping there............ 

Australia Day 2007

Today is our National day,when we commemorate the beginning of modern Australia in 1788. Today is for me and my family a fervent Thanksgiving that we are privileged to live in such a wonderful FREE and democratic country.

To my Australian friends: Happy Australia Day! 

Lounge lizard

 

KenmaursCorner: Lounge lizard

KenmaursCorner: Lounge lizard

Caught in the act!

 

Prayer

The following arrived in an email,and I think it's worth sharing:


Thank You Lord

Thank you for the little things
That fill my heart with hope,
For thinking of these little things
Sure seems to change the scope...


Budding flowers, seedling trees,
A warm afternoon and a cool summer breeze;

The lady bug, the butterfly
Big puffy clouds in a baby blue sky;

The clover patch, the honey bee,
A Sunday brunch or afternoon tea;

The sparkle of a midnight star,
And wishing on it from afar;

The calming effect of an evening rain,
As it taps against the window pane.


For all these things I can't complain!
So, when my life seems rough to me
I think of all your kindness brings,
And I find my spirits lifted up,
For you truly give my soul its wings.

(Author Unknown)



I don't normally pass on prayers or impose my beliefs on others,but I truly feel these thoughts are worth sharing..........please accept it in the spirit in which it is offered.

Perfect princess

It's been a while since I blogged here! Life has been busy......trying to "downsize" my stash and cleaning up prior to putting house and land on the Market;
Nearly 10 days in bed with a chest infection;
buying a Janome Xpressions Needle punching machine;
admiring the new families that the adult birds are introducing to our "feathered free-loaders restuarant.............
so I give you..........
Cadbury,our perfect princess! Isn't she a sweetie! 

Our Jesse

Our Jesse certainly knows how to make himself comfortable!

 


I've just laundered three white embroidered cushions,and to keep them clean and fresh, I positioned them on the head rests of the sofa!
His Lordship thought otherwise.......
and this is how I found him a short while ago! 

Another favourite of mine

....among the blossom trees is the Bauhinia,also known as an "Orchid tree"



Unfortunately,by the time I got around to photographing it,most of the blooms are gone---helped on their way by the Rainbow Lorikeets and Scaly breasted parrots enjoying not only feeds of nectar but a good munch on the flowers too!

I have only the pink variety:there is also a white! 

Wisteria tree

Each year I wait to see how many blooms my "wisteria tree" puts out for Spring!

It was a seedling I bought at the local Historical Society markets some 18 years back.



What it's true name is I have no idea as I acquired it as a Wisteria tree and have been unable to determine it's botanical name.

It's about 8 foot tall...and each year despite keeping an eye on its progress its blossoms always catch me by surprise. 

Cats make my day!

My friend Jacqui in the UK thought I needed a smile or three:
http://http://shadowdane.shackspace.com/cats.htm

As another friend asked:

How could anyone not love cats