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 .