SkyWatch -- Hope and disappointment

To all my dear friends and followers

I am so very grateful for you all who call in

especially when you leave a comment

I am getting older, not as old as I still hope to become

but some things are no longer as easy as they were.

Although I immensely enjoy all your posts,

I get so tired in the evenings, I cannot find the

words to leave a fitting comment.

I wish it were not so . . .

Here is something else I quite desperately wish for

although I kno, in many parts of the world 

they are getting much too mush rain

here it has been bone dry

for so long, I hardly remember what rain

or rich, moist soil feel like

we have not had sufficient rainfall since 1995

and it looks like another dry autumn.

In a good year, my windows are covered in huge rain moths at night

this year I have only seen one!!!

Small wonder I look longingly at these cloud

and all I have been getting is this

don't take that the wrong way,

I'm not complaining,

I'll take beauty in whatever guise she comes in

and these amazingly tender sunset tones

in the Eastern sky are always a balm for my thirsty soul

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Some small wonders of Autumn

The Valotta lilies, Cyrtanthus elatus

 have put on their lipstick

shy Naked Ladies unfolding their beauty

to burst into bloom and still

demurely draped in shadow play

and when we look into their hearts,

they show us their very soul

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I Heart Macro

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Autumn crocus

It has been a very long, dry summer

a few weeks ago we had our first rain event 

and hoped the long dry was over

no such thing, we had almost 2" in one go

and not a drop more

it confused nature even more,

spring bulbs are popping up

plum trees are in full blossom 

and

my autumn crocuses, Colchicum burst into bloom

which only lasted for a few days 

as the heat came back . . .

at least they were brilliant for those

precious few days

please click on the photos to see more detail

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OUR WORLD - Happy Easter !

Wishing a Happy Easter to one and all

who celebrate this Christian feast

and all those who celebrate Spring and the

renewal of life in general.

For the first time in my life

I was on my own on this day,

not lonely, just at peace and happy to be alive.

I pray for peace on this beautiful planet 

in these troubled times . . .

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OUR WORLD - A special wedding in the family

Seldom do I put up such a personal post

but it was such a happy occasion 

that I could not just keep it for myself.

my very special grandson (left) and his best fried 

awaiting the bride

under a splendid Eucalypt on a hill in a vineyard

his beautiful bride arrives

looking like a princess from a fairy tale

the happy couple cutting the cake

as  their wedding present, his baby sister and partner

both chefs,

did the catering for some 140 guests

and a great time was had by all!

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OUR WORLD - more from my NZ trip

A rare sandstone outcrop

a high-rise for many birds

and home to ancient petroglyphs

there is such a lot of wisdom in this sign

if you read the fine print

unfortunately, as in many places.

sacred sites and ancient petroglyphs

have given way to graffiti

and senseless destruction

happily, at least now, it is securely fenced off

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SkyWatch - The Land of the Long White Cloud

Summer clouds in New Zealand

I'd love to go back to the Land of the Long White Cloud

where so much goes on in the sky

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