Sunday Selections #721
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 more often.
Beginning on my front porch:
a spider has made his or her home in this potplant
there is the quite large entrance hole
someone has been trying to break into some of the garages down behind the flats.
I don't know what this is, but isn't it pretty? It's growing over the fence by the garages from a house on the next street.
white agapanthus against a brilliant blue sky in my front yard
my white geranium is blooming too though the flowers don't last long
the flowers on the huge lillypilly tree are dying now and soon the deep pink berries will appear
in the meantime all those dying petals are being blown by the wind to collect along the edges of the driveway
and filling the corners of garden beds. No wonder I'm sneezing so much!
the girls received a great waterplay toy from Santa, that's Gen in the dress, Ana without.
a much bigger swing set has arrived too, the small pink one in the background there is outgrown now
the pool was slowly collapsing as the day went on so it will be carefully searched for holes that need patching.
two of these motorised Blueys on scooters were zooming around in the playroom/sunroom/dining room
son J manning the barbecue and wood smoker, there was so much food!
Gen being cheeky
this is the middle older brother (there are three), showing the youngest brother how to use the punching bag he received this year.
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It sure does look bright and sunny there. What's that green thing behind your son while he's at the grill? Is it part of the building?
ReplyDeleteSteve Reed; it is separate from the building, it is a rainwater tank, many homes have these now, made of heavy duty weatherproof plastic. Some people have them attached to a watering system, others have filters attached and have the water plumbed into the kitchen.
DeleteHello, River...I appears everyone had a very pleasant Christmas...that's great. My best wishes to you for a Happy New Year...I hope not only the coming week treats you kindly, but all of 2025 does, too.
ReplyDeleteI hope those trying to break in do damage to themselves, and not the property of others!!
Take good care...my cuddles to Lovely Lady Lola.
Lee; thank you, Christmas was wonderful, the girls are talking much more now. Break-ins were attempted but no garages actually got opened. Lola gets far too many cuddles lately, in between her naps. I hope 2025 is kind to you too.
DeleteThe water toy looks like a lot of fun. A punching bag is a good way to burn up energy and learn some skills that will hopefully go unneeded! Looks like a bright enjoyable Christmas for all.
ReplyDeleteVal; the water toy is great fun, it has a feature similar to a water pistol and the girls learned to squirt me with it. I think the punching bag will be a great outlet for anger and frustration, though that family doesn't seem to have much of either. It will help with muscle building too.
DeleteIt looks like they got into that garage.
ReplyDeleteMike; no they didn't, the plate holding the bolt didn't get pulled out and that same door has padlocks on the other side as well.
DeleteThat looks like an excellent day - for you all. Which is lovely.
ReplyDeleteElephant's Child; it was, except I was so tired from the heat, so I was thankful "no-one" came along too and played with the girls more than I did. I seem to be going through a nap-all-day-wide-awake-all-night phase.
DeleteThe swing set is terrific. It has all the facilities the children find in public parks but in the privacy of their own backyard.
ReplyDeletehels; it is terrific, the girls love it and have learned to touch first to see if it is too hot, especially the slide/slippery dip.
DeleteLovely gifts for everyone, according to their interests and needs. The paddling pool must be a necessity!
ReplyDeletejabblog; the pool is quite large when fully inflated so the boys can get in there too, and on hot days being able to cool off is a necessity. With plenty of sunscreen applied to exposed skin first of course.
DeleteTwins look their doing great.
ReplyDeleteDora; they are doing great, soaking up information like sponges, growing up fast.
DeleteAs always, lovely flowers and great kids.
ReplyDeleteJoanne; thank you.
DeleteWhat a lovely day! The spider web is fascinating, I do like spiders.
ReplyDeleteI hope the girls have fun with their water toy.and the leak can be found in the pool.
messymimi; I like spiders too, though I prefer them to stay outside. I hope the pool leak can be found too. I had as much fun with the water toy as the girls did, we all got quite damp.
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