The Wattle, our national flower, was blooming and the Eucalypts were reaching for the sky.
That evening I walked down our street to visit a friend, who invites the neighbours for Happy Hour drinks. The sun was setting and lighting up the forest.
Now that Bill is home I go for short walks around the village. My mailbox is getting swallowed by the lavender bush.
One of the residents had another kind of visitor, A wallaby with a full pouch.
It's the first day of Spring today but these beautiful Magnolias were flowering early this year. They are in village Zen Garden.
We have been warned that it is going to be a hot summer with a high chance of bushfires. Not looking forward to that but I'm loving the beautiful Spring day today. Bill even went for a short walk on his wheelie walker. His knee is getting better and his cough has gone.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteIt is great Bill was able to go for a walk. Love the lizard and wallaby. The flowers and wattle are pretty.
Lovely photos. Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend.
After Bill was closed in a hospital room, I bet he was thrilled to be spending time outside. The walker was a great way to get around the wattles, eucalyptus trees and wallabies.
ReplyDeleteSo good to hear that Bill is recovering well. The magnolia is a delightful colour.
ReplyDeleteso glad to hear Bill is better and can walk a little. I am hoping you might find someone to sit with him while you take a walk in these stunning woods. i know how much both of you love the beauty that surrounds you. LOVE that lizard and REALLY LOVE the wallaby.. we are still in our hottest summer ever for another two months. has been hot since april. first time in 40 years the ac was turned on in aprii and is still running and will for two more months
ReplyDeleteOh I'm SO happy your Bill is feeling better!
ReplyDeleteAnd our Fall hits in America September 23rd...can't Wait!
What lovely flowers!!
hugs
Donna
Good to hear Bill is home and feeling better. The wallaby visit must have been exciting.
ReplyDeleteVery happy to know Bill is back home and great to see you both. I am loving all these photos on your walk.
ReplyDeleteSo pleased to hear that Bill is getting better and can go out in his walker a bit now, it must be so nice for him and you too. Spring is certainly a lovely time to be outside.
ReplyDeleteHello Diane,
ReplyDeleteLove your critter photos and the pretty flowers. Nice walk. I am so happy Bill is feeling better and is home now. I am sure you are very happy too. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend.
Oh Diane, I'm so glad for you that Bill is home and getting better. What a lovely photo of the lizard. I heard and snapped our first Cardinal Woodpecker of the season (shared with Eileen) and I thought of you as I uploaded the photo. You taught me bokeh and I thought this photo was IT! I scrolled down, and yes, it's strange to see you in the kitchen. All the best and take care of yourself too. Jo
ReplyDeleteSo pleased that Bill is home and cough gone, walker handy and as you say he's walking with it so that's good.
ReplyDeleteLove the wattle there on your walk Diane, it's ever so pretty, yellow always brightens up the bush.
Take care.
I'm glad Bill is doing better and I know he gets a lot of benefits from getting out to walk. That wallaby is the neatest creature!
ReplyDeletePleased that Bill is at home recovering well.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing your photographs.
All the best Jan
I love the forests towards the end of winter when the understory lights up with wattle. The rest of the year you would hardly know there are wattles there. Glad Bill is recovering.
ReplyDeleteGood that Bill is back home and I am sure he will soon get better with your care, I love that lizard it is magnificent. Cheers, t'other Diane
ReplyDeleteONe good thing about being behind on visiting my blog friends is reading the good news at the same time as the scary post a couple back. I went backwards and started wilth the oldest first, but checked other two before I commented and I'm glad I did -- so much easier to say "thank goodness (your) Bill is improving"... I am SO very glad he is. I loved that your girls were able to be with you both at such short notice, I'm glad you were able to distract yourself with this lovely walk and your good neighbors. And most of all I hope the new prescriptions work miracles and I hope Bill gets better every day. And of course I hope that you learn to cook all over again (but I have no doubt you'll handle that one.) Glad you can smile through. .. . Well aware that every day it becomes more and more probable that one of us will be in your shoes and one of us in Bill's . Living each day to the fullest possible in the meantime, as you are!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. I'm glad Bill is at home and recovering. He probably prefers that to being in hospital. I'm also glad you can get out now and then for a walk. It's so hard as a caregiver to get time to oneself but very necessary. I hope you don't have so many wildfires during your summer as we have had here in Canada.
ReplyDeleteBill must be happy to be at home again ! You have strange visitors, a mini crocodile, a pregnant wallaby no cat ???,
ReplyDeleteGlad you have your husband at home again . Take care of yourself too, wish you both all the best.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful spring flowers, and a handsome lizard. We have some small bright green ones that I really enjoy. Once in a while one finds his way into the house on an adventure and I have to catch him and escort him back outside! Glad to see Bill enjoying being at home again,
ReplyDeleteyes I had seen that he was in hospital. Happy he is home. I do hope everything is all right atm and send healing thoughts. The photos you posted are stunning. What a beautiful time of the year this is
ReplyDeleteThinking 'bout you both! Sending best wishes from Oregon that Bill's recovery is going apace and all is well with you both.
ReplyDeleteBill is looking good now that he is home and surely happy to be there. I hope his recovery continues to go well and that he will be able to get out walking with you. It's good to read that you were able to spend time with your walking friends and then go to a happy hour and see that beautiful sunset. Our weather is turning cooler here as autumn approaches and I hope your summer will not be too warm.
ReplyDeleteAs you can see, I'm behind on my visits! So good to hear that Bill feels better. Those magnolias are gorgeous!
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