Happy Christmas to one and all

Almost didn't make it....thanks to all who have made comments...its a great way for me to keep in touch...someone will have to teach my brothers how to leave a comment....
Noo...some fantastic piccies...and thus have sent our 'white' christmas...looks like its covered in snow this lilly pilly...and full of bees...(click on the piccie for a bigger view)
Hope that the fog in the UK does not thwart the plans of all...
Thinking of you all with a wish for a wonderful christmas and a new year of more words...

Alice Springs

Had to take the opportunity to post these pictures from M's trip to Alice Springs raising money for Day of Difference on a Charity Flight...these ones seem to go together...traditional dance and traditional people. Colours of the earth and the colour of the indigenous peoples are so similar, easy to connect them to the land that is loved so much and such a huge part of their culture.
If only the first settlers here had realised what they could have learned fro this wonderful group of people. Sadly white migrants deemed it better to 'civilise the natives' and that if that failed better to wipe them out...and it still goes on...better we had left the land to the original custodians. I doubt that these pages will be viewed by indigenous people but if they are I respectfully ask that these images may be shown and would certainly take them down if any offence is taken...

Into Summer

As we move into summer and the promised heat of the continent for this year and the continuing drought I consider we are lucky to have continued rain splashing over us at Yessabah.
The lilies have popped up again on the dam after rain buried them under a few inches of water, the wedge tailed eagles are back again hunting for yummy stuff...frogs hop across the roof at night and sit on the verandah...and the little ones sit in the bamboo by day trying to look like they are not really there...and the orb weavers are back spinning their webs across every spot they can around the verandah...we move them if they get in the way...spiders and blue fairy wrens have eaten the flying termites that appear as the weather gets warmer...better the spiders than the termites..
At this time of year I think of my country of origin and snow and family...so different from the summer here...but the thoughts are always the same...