31/05/2024  Photo a Day  Wood

 30/05/2024  Photo a Day People watching

 All these people are at Birdsville to watch the Annual Birdsville Races.

Maddie Jay

 

Last night a new family member arrived from Alligator Creek , she the daughter of Steven's service dog and has come to live with Molly and I. Molly is not sure whether this is a good thing or not ,  still getting used to having a small creature run around at a million miles an hour.

29/05/2024   Photo a Day  Pink and Green

 28/05/2024  Photo a Day Street Corner

 27/05/2024  Photo a Day  Still life

This photo was taken this morning I hope today's fog isn't as bad or long lasting as Yesterdays which lasted until lunchtime

 26/05/2024  {hoto a Day Serenity

  Enjoying lunch in my courtyard with quilting friends

 25/05/2024  Photo a Day Geometric shapes

A block I saw lastw eek which I am going to make today as a sample with a view to making a quilt with it.

 24/05/2024  Photo a Day Furry friend

Molly Kathleen , my constant companion who is being joined by Madison Jay next Tuesday. Maddie as she is called is coming down from Alligator Creek (near Toansville) and will arrive on Tuesday night.

 23/05/2024  Photo a Day  Nostalgia

 Neutral Bay where I lived until I was 15 I loved the living near the harbour and the weather and I still miss it all these years later.

 22/05/2024  Photo a Day  Lines

   Some very wonky stripes on this fabric.

 21/05/2018  Photo a Day Depth of Field

   This phohto was taken at The Head of the Bight and there is no land mass between there and Antarctica.

 20/05/2024  Photo a Day My Backyard

 

19/05/2024  Photo a Day Everyday Object

I use my cutting board most days

 18/05/2024  Photo a Day  Shopfront

 17/05/2024  Photo a Day Midday

Getting closer I can now see the cement that has been buried under leaves for weeks.

 16/05/2024  Photo a Day Street sign

Kathleen Maria

 

My Paternal Grandmother Kathleen Maria McDougall (nee Turley) was born on this day in Reddich England in 1889, when she was sixteen the family migrated to New Zealand where she met and married  an Australian  Barrister named Herbert in 1910 at Christchurch and after the birth of their three children they moved to Sydney.

After the death of Herbert in 1948 she moved around a bit so we didn't see much of her, she moved to Melbourne then Auckland then Brisbane and finally back to Sydney where she died aged 96.As children we didn't see that much of her and when she did come back to Sydney I was already married with two small children.

 15/05/2024  Photo a Day  Weathered

 This tree in my courtyard has weathered well , it provides shade in the summer and allows the sun to stream in in the winter months. It does however create lots of work at this time of the year gathering and disposing of leaves.This photo was taken exactly ten years ago.

 14/05/2024  Photo a Day  Eyes

 13/05/2024  Photo a Day Colourful umbrella

 12/05/2024  Photo a Day Open door

 11/05/2024  Photo a Day  Cups

On the shelf above my desk , two precious mugs that used to live in the china cabinet but now I use as when I am gone they will just be thrown away I imagine. 

 10/05/2024  Photo a Day  Clock

   This is the Clock on the Courthouse at Bathurst that rings out every quarter of an hour during the day , as I live not far (as the crow flies!) I hear it ring out.

 9/05/2024 Photo a Day Framed

  Tom is framed here by a replica of the Dish Parkes NSW

 8/05/2024  Photo a Day Busy Street

   Keppel Street Bathurst a busy street with many eateries and coffee shops.

 7/05/2024  Photo a Day  Friendship

 That's me on the right Trish in the middle and her sister Judy on the left, the last time I saw them was in 1965 !Judy lives in the USA and has done for years and Trish and I have recently rediscovered ourselves through Facebook. Their Mother was my Godmother and the last time I spoke with her was 1977 the year before her death.

 5/05/2024  Photo a Day  Love

I love my Grandchildren and I would love to see more of them.

 4/05/2024  Photo a Day  City Lights

Bathurst Courthouse illuminated during the Winter Festival each July.

 3/05/2024  Photo a Day Music

 2/05/2024  Photo a Day Close up

 1/05/2024  Photo a Day My favourite Place

I love my courtyard , it's a great place to do some hand sewing or read .