Christmas SkyWatch - Peace to the World

Wishes of Peace and Good Will

to all my blog friends, and everyone on this wonderful

Earth of ours.

Independent of your beliefs and whatever event

you celebrate at this time of the year,

may you all be blessed with peace and love

wherever you are.

the sky behind my house overlooking part of the farm

small portion of a 5 metre tree the grandchildren mounted 

and decorated

it is quite a splendid sight

the latest member of the family: 

my daughter's new sheep-dog,

a surprise present from her daughter

a tiny mite that instantly recognised her mistress

already (sometimes) sits on command

and speaks when asked (sometimes)

young Kubbie is growing quicker than grass

after just three days already dangles over the side of my lap

as I watch my granddaughter wrapping even more presents

to join those already banked under the tree

the little glass church that has graced some family Christmas

tree for some 50 years.

Luckily I shared my old decorations with my daughter

more than three decayed ago when mine were lost in the 

bushfire in the following year.

It is always a joy for me to see it in my daughter's house

I hope you all had as wonderful a Christmas as I had,

nothing to prepare, no tree to trim, just my presents to wrap 

and give lap room to the tiny puppy

and enjoy it all.

If you are travelling, or not, stay safe

this holiday season.

Joining SkyWatch

OUR WORLD - Christmas madness

Recently I had occasion to be in a shopping mall

you could not see the merchandise for all the decorations

enough twinkle lights to blind the unwary

wreaths the size of small barns

floating overhead

it all put me to flight

on Saturday I had to do some shopping at a supermarket

and was overwhelmed by  columns of bears

almost twice my height

like rows and rows of soldiers bearing down on me . . .

needless to say, I fled in disorder

the spirit of Christmas was buried under

mountains of commercialism.

Whatever happened to Christmas with home made 

personalised presents and a few chocolate sweets for the children?

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OUR WORLD

TODAY'S FLOWERS & I Heart Macro - Feijoa Flowers

My Feijoas have just finished flowering

and now, I look forward to the fruits

of my labours

they sport such intricate flowers with bright colours

and even if one does not appreciate the fruit, which  I love,

their evergreen foliage and spectacular flowers certainly 

deserve a place in the garden.

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TODAY'S FLOWERS

and

I Heart Macro

OUR WORLD - New Arrivals

A little while ago my granddaughter purchased two

little 3 day old Jersey heifer calves

destined to be our milk supply in years to come.

Jersey mik has a higher fat content than other milkers

so, should I live so long, in three years time

we will be enjoying our own milk, cream, 

sour cream, butter and a variety of cheeses

BLISS

being so long legged, like giraffes, 

they were still a bit wobbly on their pins

not sure whether she was playing 'hide and seek'

or feeling safer with support on both sides

whichever, she soon backed out again and joined her sister

a lot of bottle feeding at this stage but,

when they come into mild, we will have 

enough milk to feed any number of orphaned lambs and calves

as well as supply the extended family.

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OUR WORLD