Sunday Selections # 680

 Long ago, Kim of Frog ponds Rock, (who no longer blogs), dreamed up a meme called Sunday Selections. 

A place where those who were willing could put up photos they wanted to share, new, old, good, bad or indifferent, any photos you please. 

Nothing rude or vulgar though.

And we don't mind at all if other bloggers care to join us.

The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child and I join in as do a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look.

Elephant's Child is taking a break for a while.

Wisewebwoman has also been joining us occasionally.

Let's begin with something delicious:

my favourite brand of ice cream, Golden North,  has a new flavour, Sea Salted Caramel, so of course I had to try it. 

It's very nice, but too sweet, even for my sweet tooth, too caramelly, a touch more sea salt might improve that, but I won't buy it again.

it's made locally in a small town right here in my own state

and contains NO palm oil, NO gluten and NO nuts, so it's good for those who have allergies.

here I go again, another round of dental visits, this year I'm having two cracked crowns replaced, one this last week and one in two weeks time

this nice side table is just inside the entrance and has a water dispenser with disposable cups

on the way home I noticed a new bakery where there used to be a gift shop. 

and this magnificent monstera is just the first in a long line stretching down a driveway

trees in the city are losing leaves already, we could almost imagine it is autumn if the sun wasn't still so hot.

in the gardens of the hospital where "no-one" works she has been seeing plenty of butterflies this year

very pretty aren't they?

this blue-tongued lizard is a new young boy, there used to be an older one living in that drain hole but he died several years ago and I didn't think I'd ever see one here again. 

so you can imagine how happy I was to see him. I named him Bluey. 

this tiny skink, also called a drop-tail lizard was (hold onto your hats!) INSIDE my pantry cupboard, I have no idea how he got there, but I opened the door to get the olive oil and saw him skittering amongst the cans trying to hide, or escape. I scooped him into a clean jug and took him out to this pot plant.

Let's take a trip back in time now, to 2022:

2022, June 2nd, the girls are just a few hours old, that's my son J, the proud Daddy

one week later they were doing well

once they got home, they liked to hold hands while they slept

if they were in the pram, Ana held her own hands for comfort

Back to the Future now, 2024, they like to give cuddles instead.