Better

With some clever rearranging, de-cluttering, cleaning and resourcefulness I turned can't-do into can-do and don't haves into haves without even spending a cent. The result gladdens my heart greatly - especially as our pantry cupboard is missing a door. It's been a good week. Do you like to keep glass jars for food storage?

You can do what you have to do,

and sometimes you can do it

even better than you think.

                               Jimmy Carter

A Finishing Week

Master J (18) designed and built this huge remote control plane from scratch as a major project for Design and Technology at school. It's a magnificent piece to look at, however try as he may, he couldn't make it fly as well as he had hoped.

This week he and his class mates had to display their work and accompanying portfolios (Master J's was 87 pages long) ready for the state markers to inspect.

His class mates designed and constructed a variety of projects, each rather impressive. 

Today we have watched four of our children playing in three hockey grand finals. Miss O's game was drawn and both teams declared joint winners. Master T's team lost. The twins' mixed team had a draw but lost on a penalty shoot out after full time. The twins have their ladies' team grand final next Saturday. It's been wonderful to see each team make it to the very end of their hockey season. (I registered 6 of our children this morning for the upcoming cricket season).

Today also brings an end to a very long national election campaign in Australia. It seems we will have a new Prime Minister by morning.....

Winter officially ended this week, September 1st marking the start of spring here.

With finishes come a sense of accomplishment, fresh beginnings and new seasons. Life is very interesting.

This Is Peter

This is Peter, the animal boss. He's in charge of the whole country and he teaches the animals all they need to know - so Miss E told me this afternoon.....

:)

Morning By Morning

With a still mind and a camera in hand, there seems to be a never ending source of beauty waiting outside each morning, requiring only eyes to find it. 

Looking over this morning's photos I hear echoes of a favourite old hymn, running through my mind:

 "Morning by morning new beauty mercies I see..."

None of these do I deserve, none were of my planting. The coriander was self sown from a previous crop, the single violet plant a surprise survivor from the previous home-owner, now thriving with a little water and weeding. The rose almost impossible to kill for I had tried years ago to replace this one with a native plant but it keeps growing for which I am now very grateful. I guess these truly are as much mercies as beauties - and I quietly rejoice......

Thoughts

Photographic Note: Dianthus flower.  Canon 600D + 55-250 kit lens + Raynox DCR 250, f 6.2.

Sharing at September Gallery - Pink, I Heart Macro.