Sunday Selections #690
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.
Wisewebwoman has also been joining us occasionally.
I apologise for being unable to link any sites, blogger is having problems.
"no-one" got a great photo of this month's full moon
one of the changing leaves on her pear tree
in my own garden maost of the leaves have fallen off the plum trees
and carpeted the ground below
through the trees you can see my "mushroom" which is actually a "fly agaric" toadstool, fake of course.
someone left some broken pavers at the dump site
so now they are a path through my garden
I made a toilet paper flower and sprayed it with perfume to help the bathroom smell nicer
after THIS happened, the shower drain spewed out a couple of gallons of water and a fair bit of black mould. It hasn't been properly draining for a while and plumbers have been non-existent in spite of several calls to housing. I should have one here Monday morning....
back onto the road trip R and V are taking, they spotted this cat run
a safe way for a cat to get some fresh air, you can just make out the cat in the right hand side there. NOT R and V's cat, they don't have pets.
this is Lake Argyle
which I am told holds 21 times more water than Sydney Harbour.
here it is all choppy as water rushes out (or in?)
more rough water at the other side
a distant view of the hydro dam/weir which helps to move the water
a bit of the shoreline at "Night-Life", Darwin
this is the orignal Durak Homestead, which as moved stone by stone and rebuilt in it's current position. Mary Durak is/was the author of a book, "Kings in Grass Castles"
finishing with the twins, Gen was having an off afternoon after missing her nap
so Ana was helping her feel better 💋💋💖💖
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The carpet of leaves is beautiful. Well done with the paving slabs - what a good idea.
ReplyDeleteSweet Ana helping her sister feel better. Must be nice to have a twin :-)
jabblog; I love leaf carpets until they turn to mush, the pavers help keep my shoes clean a bit when walking through to where the tap is. Ana is always helping, it seems to be her nature.
DeleteThat's a great picture of the moon. You're quite inventive with your TP flower. Sorry about the drain issue. It's so annoying when things you count on don't work. The twin comfort is precious, a special relationship for life.
ReplyDeleteVal; no-one always gets better moon shots than I do. I learned to make tissue flowers a long time ago and made dozens for my wedding dinner tables. The shower drain has given trouble for years, with assorted plumbers declaring they don't see a problem as long as the water drains. Well now it isn't and is also spewing back up so at last they're listening. I hope. I hope the twins always stay close friends.
DeleteThe pavers through the garden look well placed yet non-intrusive visually. Say a quiet thank you to whoever left them for you :)
ReplyDeletehels; oh I did say thank you and am planning to go back to the dump site and see if the one longer paver is still there. I have a spot for it. I spaced the others by walking through and marking where my feet landed. Then I part buried them in the bark mulch and now the leaves have finished the job.
DeleteThat is an excellent moon shot. MUCH, much better than anything I achieved. Sigh at the plumbing issues. I love your TP flower and of course the twins.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds and looks like an amazing holiday for your brother and sister in law.
You're a clever lady making your toilet paper perfumed flower!
ReplyDeleteThe Durack name is such a famous name in our country. Great book!
The girls are so very sweet.
Have a wonderful week ahead, River...my cuddles to lovely Lady Lola. :)
Lee; I knew I spelled Durack wrong as soon as I got online and ordered a copy of the book. I'm looking forward to reading it. I used to make tissue flowers long ago, dozens for my wedding dinner tables and before I retired I made a yellow "daffodil" one to clip in my hair for Daffodil Day. I hope those sweet twins always care for each other.
DeleteTo be honest with you, River...I didn't even notice your spelling of "Durack"! lol
DeleteI'm sure the girls will always have a loving protective bond with each other.
It's a ripper photo of the moon. 'No one' has form for taking great moon photos.
ReplyDeleteThe red carpet of leaves is magical.
It is like you made the paper flower knowing that there would be a problem with the drains.
Lake Argyle is very impressive but with that turbulent water, it doesn't look too lake like.
It must fascinating to observe twins closely as they grow.
Yes, I'm glad you mentioned the linking problem. It is weird.
DeleteAndrew; she does do great moon photos, her hands are younger and steadier than mine. And she lives in a less built up area. the drains have been acting up for quite a while, though the spewing is a new thing and happens a couple of times a day, though not everyday thank goodness. I made the flower when one such spewing brought the stink of sewer with it. thank goodness I have perfume handy!
DeleteThe Lake was only turbulent while the dam opened to allow water to flow out to the river or wherever it was going. So that would mean it was the river being turbulent much like myself lately with the drain issues and other stuff going on here.
I wish I could see the twins more often, but with the family coughing episodes and cold days for travelling I've stayed home a lot. I will be there next Sunday for their birthday party, they turn two!!
The linking problem was weird and I wasn't able to see pictures on any of the blogs either, not even my own. Seems to be okay now though.
All great subjects and great photos. Great use of reclaimed pavers.
ReplyDeleteJoanne; thank you, I love the pavers, they're just the right size.
DeleteI noticed that with blogger too and I had to research and link in a different way. "Improvements" haha. The girlies are lovely. And your water shots, and that toilet roll flower.
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WWW; the water shots are from my brother R and sis-in-law V who are travelling around half the country. The girls are sweethearts, I love them to bits.
DeleteThe leaves, well they must be good to walk on, crunch under foot.
ReplyDeleteThe twins are sweet.
Love your rose in the loo, well done.
The cat run, great idea when on the road.
Lake Argyle is amazing and yes heaps of water.
You can't do links, my comments don't go through unless I copy what I've written then refresh and paste in the comment area....that's blogger for you.
Margaret D; oddly, the leaves don't crunch, they aren't dry and will soon enough be mushy worm food. I had to spray more perfume on the TP flower today after the drain did it's erupting sewer thing again :(
DeleteI don't think I could take a cat on a road trip, it might be different if I was moving house to another state, but not for just roaming around. I'd like to see Lake Argyle for myself one day.
Great photos River.
ReplyDeleteI really like the path on the carpet from the leaves of various colors.
The twins are very gifted.
The inventive cat gym.
Have a beautiful week!
Katerinas blog; thank you. It's a bit early to say the girls are gifted they aren't yet two, though they will be next week.
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ReplyDeleteWow on the moon and your garden looks lovely like that - love the stool.
I still wonder about your measurements. A nurse told me I need to go so-and-so-much feet and then turn right. Glad I watch American Football, so I had a bit of an idea!
Why foot, not meters. And now you start with gallons, by golly! Liters I have an idea of, but this? Also ordering pints, which Ingo did on airport Frankfurt. The waitress had no idea what he meant! Liters, please ;-)
The cat run is interesting. But wouldn´t it be better to take a walk on the leash? I see that sometimes on FB.
Ingo says we´d been at Lake Argyle in 1995 - I really can not remember! At least not such wild water!
The twins are so cute.
And, yes, Blogger is driving me nuts, too....
Americans still use feet and inches and I am five feet tall, so I know how far that is roughly when walking. Gallons is an old measurement, not much used these days with everything being litres. We used to have pints and 8 pints made up one gallon. Americans buy their milk in "quart" bottles which relates to 2 pints, which is a quarter of a gallon. We buy ours in one litre catrons or two litre bottles, with the litre being about one and a half cups more than a pint, though not exactly. I think at some pubs men still order a "pint" glass of beer.
DeleteI don't know that all cats are happy walking on a leash, I would prefer not to take one on a road trip and board it in a cattery instead.
The "wild" water is because they released it from the lake to the river and it was churning.
I hope blogger sorts things out soon.
Yes, at the pubs in Perth and Freo we order pints. Other I prefer the metric system!
DeleteI lost 6cm and am only 1,58m small now.... or such....
I hope for blogger getting better since... years.
The moon and garden colors are lovely.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry Housing has to wait until there's a real emergency before they will send repair persons. I've never seen a toilet paper rose like that.
Your brother and his wife are touring some fabulous places, I'm glad they are willing to share them with us.
The girls are always precious, I'm glad they have each other to cheer up.