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Showing posts with label 2020. Show all posts
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Sunday, 3 January 2021

December 2020 - Covid photo a day project

 So the end of 2020 has come and gone and we are now in 2021. I am not going to bring you any words of wisdom, and I'm not even going to look back over the year, because we all know the year we have had. And I am sure everyone's experience has been similar in some ways, or vastly different in others.  

But I am going to ask you to be safe and cherish precious moments with those we love. If this past year has taught us anything I think it has taught us that. I am going to look forward with hope for a better year and an end to the Covid 19 virus, for all people around the world. 

My Covid photo a day project continues, far longer than I expected when I first started it in mid March. Below are my daily photos from December 2020.


1 December 2020 - Tuesday - posting our Christmas cards

2 December 2020 - Wednesday - I love the cross-hatch pattern that the sun is making with my palms in my garden

3 December 2020 - Thursday - not much inspiration happening here. The view from the arm "heat" box therapy room at the Hand Therapy clinic.

4 December 2020 - Friday - we were surprised to see that the little birds that lost their babies to currawongs a couple of months ago (and 2019!) are nesting again in the same tree. I hope they have more luck this time.

5 December 2020 - Saturday - We had a stall at the Bunbury Market today and came home exhausted. So after we had unpacked the car we collapsed in a heap with some snacks and drinks.

6 December 2020 - Sunday - peekaboo! Look who we saw right by the path in Manea Park today - a mother kangaroo and joey - both totally unfazed by us.


More @ Summer colour in south west Western Australia


7 December 2020 - Monday - it's starting to look a bit like Christmas - giant Christmas tree at Eaton Fair shopping centre.


8 December 2020 - Tuesday - crafting some little note books for my writer's group Christmas gift.

9 December 2020 - Wednesday - Rusticana in Bunbury is a great place to buy fresh produce and the makings for your Christmas goodies.

10 December 2020 - Thursday - making my wrist bend on the hand therapy machine. It's about 2/3 the way better.

11 December 2020 - Friday - my writer's group held their Christmas lunch at beautiful Evedon Park in the Ferguson Valley.

12 December 2020 - Saturday - finally putting up some Christmas decorations. This is my rustic wreath.

More about an Australian Christmas here: Christmas in Australia


13 December 2020 - Sunday - our son's dragon boat club had their Christmas do at the Bunbury Dolphin Centre.

14 December 2020 - Monday - started to do some WA based trip planning for 2021

15 December 2020 - Tuesday - The Western Australian Christmas trees are blooming. These were along the Collie River walk in Eaton. More @ Western Australian Christmas Tree


16 December 2020 - Wednesday - the paddocks are taking on their summer colours

17 December 2020 - Thursday - playing Stock-Market with the grandies. I lost.

18 December 2020 - Friday - went for an evening drive to see some Christmas lights


19 December 2020 - Saturday - we were taken up to the Wild Bull Brewery in the Ferguson Valley by our son and daughter-in-law for lunch for our combined birthdays. I had a spicy squid salad. Delish

Bonus shot: After lunch we went up to the Wellington Dam to see the progress on the dam wall mural. More @ Painting the Wellington Dam mural


20 December 2020 - Sunday - a smokey firey sunset tonight along the Leschenault Inlet looking over towards the port facilities.

21 December 2020 - Monday - convergence of Saturn and Jupiter - yes I needed a longer lens and a tripod 

22 December 2020 - Tuesday - making little Christmas puddings, More @ A little bit of Christmas baking

23 December 2020 - Wednesday - summer fun on the water

24 December 2020 - Thursday - all shut up for Christmas break

25 December 2020 - Friday - beautiful sunset on Christmas Day evening along the Leschenault Estuary

26 December 2020 - Saturday - our apricots are nearly ready!

27 December 2020 - Sunday - the beach beckons - discard the thongs

Monday - 28 December 2020 - another brilliant sunset - from the porch

Tuesday - 29 December 2020 - a walk along the Leschenault Estuary at sunset

Wednesday - 30 December 2020 - the post Christmas sales are on!

Thursday - 31 December 2020 - a New Year's eve sunset cricket match at our son's block block by the lights of a 4WD. I am amazed they played so long. 

The end of the year has come and gone, and there still seems to be leftovers, though they are not the leftovers from Christmas, just new leftovers.

 Thank you so much for stopping by. For those who are sick, or have sick or dyeing loved ones, for those separated from loved ones, for those in isolation or quarantine or waiting for the result from a Covid test, those struggling with loss of income, our frontline workers, and those who are fearful of the future, I send you my heartfelt prayers and thoughts. I can only but imagine what you are going through. 

Unfortunately the turning over of the clock doesn't produce a miracle clean slate, we still have a long way to go, but if we look after each other we can come out the other side.

Numbers in the eastern states of Australia: New South Wales and Victoria, have been increasing over the last two weeks, and the other states have closed their borders to visitors, and returning residents must quarantine for 14 days. I hope we remain safe here in Western Australia and everyone does the right thing. 

Some words of wisdom from Pooh. 

Take care everyone, follow your government guidelines and stay safe. 

I value your comments and look forward to hearing from you. I will try to visit your blogs in return. Have a wonderful week.  


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Monday, 28 December 2020

The Christmas in Australia edition


A few years ago a visitor to my blog commented:

"The opposite seasons in Australia always blows my mind. Here, we are just gearing up for winter.
So why don't I ever hear about hot temperatures in Christmas songs? Do Australians not sing? Or maybe the US is just too far away to hear Australian artists?" 

So I thought I would show you some of our Aussie Christmas.

Yes it is usually hot here in Australia on Christmas Day. Where I live in the south west of Western Australia it was 38 Celsius on Christmas Day and it didn't cool down till very late in the day, and in our capital city Perth it was 40!
But many of us still eat a traditional roast Christmas dinner and pudding. Crazy hey? It is a tradition that our ancestors brought from the UK. 

But others love their seafood, cold ham, salads and pavlova. And of course there has to be something cold to drink. No egg nog or mulled wine or hot chocolate for us! 

I also make little puddings - so simple, and the apricots in our back yard are starting to ripen. I love this time of year with the stone fruit so plentiful. 


After Christmas lunch we usually flop on the lounge in the air-conditioning and watch a movie or play a board game. For many back-yard cricket seems to be the thing to do. 


Many people head to the beach, if not on Christmas Day, then they go on Boxing Day. If we go out in the boat we might be lucky enough to have a dolphin swim up to our boat. You can do a dolphin tour at The Dolphin Discovery Centre in Koombana Bay. Lucky for us there are plenty of opportunites to 4WD along the beach to get away from the crowds. 

As well as a wreath on the front door, and a Christmas tree in their house, many people put up lights outside their house too. We enjoy going around before Christmas to see them. Also in Australia we have Christmas Carols by Candlelight events. Though sadly this year they have been limited or gone on-line due to the pandemic. I didn't know that Carols by Candlelight is an Australian event started 83 years ago! 

This year I made Christmas cards and some baubles filled with dried wildflowers 


And of course after all that eating we need to go for a walk The Leschenault Estuary is not far away and we see some stunning sunsets. 

And yes there are Australian Christmas songs: I must admit many of our Christmas carols and songs come from colder climates with snow. But we do have our own too. Have you ever heard of "Six White Boomers" and we have an Aussie 12 Days of Christmas. I've just found this link - 

But for an authentic look at an Aussie Christmas, I do like Ronan Keating's version of '"Summer Wonderland" - although the countdown at the beginning is from New Zealand. You can hear it here - 


So there you have it - a little look at an Aussie Christmas. Thanks to Mandy and Justin from With Love travel blog - http://blog.youreverydaytraveler.com/

Wherever you live and whether or not you celebrate Christmas, the thought of hope for the future from Jesh from All Seasons blog puts it perfectly -
"Christmas is for me all about light in darkness. Light always conquers."

I think that is very relevant for us all over the world today. 



Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you and yours are safe and well and have been able to spend time with your loved ones this Christmas. 

I value your comments and look forward to hearing from you. I will try to visit your blogs in return. Have a wonderful week.  

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Monday, 7 December 2020

November 2020 - Covid photo a day project

 Hi everyone. I am backtracking a bit today to share my November photos from my Covid photo-a-day project. I hope you and yours are doing well in the lead up to Christmas. Life certainly seems to be speeding up here, and the weather is getting warmer by the day as we enter summer here in Western Australia. I am sure many of us are looking forward to waving 2020 behind. None of us will forget this year! I am thinking of you as I share my November with you. 

Anyway, here are my November photos. 

1 November 2020 - Sunday - a visit to the Bunbury Art Gallery to see the current exhibitions, including the Iluka high schools exhibition.

2 November 2020 - Monday - it's raining!

3 November 2020 - Tuesday - the agapanthus in my garden are starting to pop open. Seen here with a background of red coral bush. My summer garden is always a riot of colour. 


4 November 2020 - Wednesday - lunch date with friends at the Koombana Bay kiosk and a wander along the walkway.

5 November 2020 - Thursday - making baubles filled with dried flowers in prep for a market stall.


6 November 2020 - Friday - our Friday morning volunteer work at Eaton Primary School library - for "get out of the house" Friday morning.


7 November 2020 - Saturday - oh so yummy quick chocolate mousse - thanks to a recipe from Nigella on TV last night. Yum! (apologies for the food photography)

8 November 2020 - Sunday - a visit to Wellington Dam to see the work in progress on the giant mural on the dam wall being painted by Queensland artist Guido Van Helton Guido who is renowned throughout the world for his photorealistic large scale murals. The mural is reputed to become the largest mural in the world painted by a single artist. https://www.guidovanhelten.com/projects


9 November 2020 - Monday - Coreopsis in my garden on a rainy Monday

10 November 2020 - Tuesday - little corner of a garden along the Miller's Creek walking path

11 November 2020 - Wednesday - poppies for Remembrance Day

12 November 2020 - Thursday - the bees are buzzing in the candlestick banksias


13 November 2020 - Friday - road trip lunch break as dark clouds of rain approach across Lake Yealering in the Western Australian wheatbelt

14 November 2020 - Saturday - harvest has halted due to rain in the Western Australian wheatbelt - this crop is in Bruce Rock. The farmers now have to wait for their crops to dry out before they can recommence harvest and hope it hasn't been degraded by the rain. They would have loved this rain in September!

15 November 2020 - Sunday - beautiful native hibiscus - Alyogyne hakeifolia - for my birthday - photographed on Sunday at Bilbarin between Bruce Rock and Corrigin in the Western Australian wheatbelt


16 November 2020 - Monday - a few dried white everlasting daisies

17 November 2020 - Tuesday - she-oaks along the Collie River/Leschenault Estuary walk


18 November 2020 - Wednesday - I have cold, who knows where I caught it, but I am trying to cough up my lungs...so I might just snuggle up on the lounge and read this fabulous book "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens. If you haven't read it, I recommend you do.


19 November 2020 - Thursday - just a dry eucalypt twig

Bonus shot - 20 November 2020 - Friday - experimenting with a technique new to me inspired by Greg Elms Photography


20 November 2020 - Friday - roses in my garden

21 November 2020 - Saturday - yellow Coreopsis in my garden say summer!

22 November 2020 - Sunday - celebrating Sol y Sombra Spanish Dance Company's 30th Anniversary in the courtyard of the Bunbury Regional Art Gallery. A fabulous afternoon of music, dance, culture, friends and food.


23 November 2020 - Monday - new Banksia flowers at Manea Park

24 November 2020 - Tuesday - making a few new eco-print greeting cards for the market next weekend


25 November 2020 - Wednesday - making French Marmalade - carrots, lemons, sugar - yum

26 November 2020 - Thursday - Photography Group of Bunbury awards night - and my awards!

27 November 2020 - Friday - beautiful perfumed wedding bush hanging over a fence along the Miller's Creek walk

28 November 2020 - Saturday - I received a Bunnings voucher with one of my PGoB awards, so I bought some new indoor plants

29 November - Sunday - Coffee and muffin at Caf Fez in Bunbury

29 November - Sunday - bonus shot - Sunday morning regatta - remote controlled yachts on the Leschenault Inlet

30 November 2020 - Monday - I am back driving again! yay! No I didn't take this photo while driving.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you and yours are ok. We have been so fortunate here in Australia that infection numbers have been relatively low due to tough Government policies and border closures. We really cannot appreciate what everyone else in the world has been going through. I pray for you and hope now that it looks like a vacine will be available very soon that this pandemic can be brought under control. However I think it will take time. 

I value your comments and look forward to hearing from you. I will try to visit your blogs in return. Have a wonderful week.  

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