HUMONGOUS CATCHUP

WITH MY ARM IN A SLING, a dead laptop and lockdown this blog has been completely put on the back burner.  So here's an update since my return from down south in july. 

my flight got me home before midnight deadline for Victoria's fifth snap lockdown, announced while i was on the bus to tullamarine.

My shoulder was feeling really good then suddenly one evening, arm in sling, i reached with left hand over my right shoulder to switch on a light and 'crunch' - something happened to my collarbone and the plate, something dislodged.

So now after waiting a few weeks to see if the new fracture, yes new fracture would heal i now have to go back and have another longer plate inserted.   It's really hard to know what to do stuck at home and in a sling for weeks and weeks.   one week to go till surgery.

lovely flowers from jenny

EVERYTHING AT HOME is as it should be though - the river, wildlife, sunsets and moonrises are all gorgeous and keeping me sane.   the birds and arrival of spring keep me occupied every minute of the day.

a new visitor - one of three magpies that have arrived here,  they
seem very used to people and come over whenever i'm outside.

 GREAT TO SEE -  Etta now has a bike seat and her own helmet, so great that during lockdown they can all go on a bike ride together

no words necessary

                    LOCKDOWN COOKING - Mum's lemon delicious,                                       my tree is just laden with lemons that need using up

spring in the garden

I'VE STARTED a series of left handed self portraits, just a couple of hours then moving on to the next one

the birds are a daily pleasure

this fella strolled across the front lawn while i was on the phone in the lounge room.   i grabbed the camera and ran out the back to follow his progress.   i was behind a bush and spotted him sneakily frozen behind his own bush.   we both thought we were hiding from each - but no!

THE RIVER and skies and the moonrises have been superb

NOW WE'RE UP TO DATE - this morning i went for a one hour walk for the first time in ages.  around the garden, over the road, through the saltbush, thru the cemetery and around the golf course, returning via lock 10 and the pelicans

these bad boys were hard at work chewing on the electric cables that power the work shed that belongs to the Wentworth golf course!   

Once i knew i was going back

for more surgery and 6 more

weeks in a sling I went online

to buy some 

easy-to-put-on-and-off

tops and bottoms.   and of

course i couldn't help getting

a present or two for 

my feet