Sunday Selections # 730
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.
Possibly Elephant's Child is still on a break.
but I cannot remember how to add new photos nor how many it will hold
and decided to leave it there to see how long it would last. I also noticed the scrape on the door, that's on the hinged side and there is nothing nearby that woud cause that scrape.
At my local (SA only) Foodland supermarket, this is the egg section which had me a little worried,
because this section with all the tubs of butter used to also be eggs! I have decided to eat fewer eggs per week for a while so as not to contribute to the shortage.
This particular supermarket wins awards every year for being the best in SA.
tomatoes in several colours and sizes
and watermelon! the twins love the mini tomatoes and pick yellow ones off the vine by themselves to eat while they play outside and declare them "sweet" with a big thumbs up sign.
They already know which ones are not ripe yet.
I got to taste a slice of this when I was there last week, soooo delicious.
and here is my blue-eyed boy on his birthday last week with fiancee S
S with twin Ana
and with twin Gen and her barbecued sausages
walking home from the shops I spotted this car spewing out boxes, I guess it's had enough of carting things around 😂
Brother R and SIL V are currently roaming around Victoria and stopped in at the Australian museum in Melbourne where this fellow was on display..
And this picture of the ancient settlement where he lived.
After leaving Melbourne they drove
the very old but still working Swing Bridge. You can read about it by enlarging the previous photo. They borrowed an RV from a family friend and are extending their holiday, having a grand time.
What a great idea a portable slide show thingy is. I used to use slides very often but the machinery was large and heavy
ReplyDeletehels; back when I bought this keychain one many people had larger versions that looked like photo frames and they would stand them on bookshelves or somewhere they could easily see them.
DeleteThe dried spider husk on the screen door is such a neat find—nature’s little moments are always so fascinating. As for the egg section at your local supermarket, it’s definitely concerning when things seem out of the ordinary, but it’s great that you're mindful of the egg shortage situation. I’m sure your decision to reduce egg consumption will help a bit.
ReplyDeleteAnd wow, your zinnia finally blooming is such a triumph after all the setbacks! It must feel so rewarding to see it in full bloom. It sounds like your son has quite the impressive garden too—those sunflowers and spinach sound like a gardener's dream!
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MELODY JACOB; my son has an advantage with raised garden beds (one is an old canoe) and far fewer bugs that eat everything, also no cockatoos that just love to tear apart flowers and flower buds.
DeleteI'm going to miss eating eggs three or four times a week and will have to look for another form of quick-to-cook protein. The dried spider husk is still there ten days later.
It's a little early for watermelons here.
ReplyDeleteMike; and possibly a little late here, I don't know the exact growing season, but J managed to get this one in time for his birthday and we still have the larger variety in the supermarkets. He now has a zucchini vine spreading across one bed and dangling over towards the lawn, but no flowers on that yet.
DeleteOur/my trips through Sale have never coincided with the bridge being in operation.
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely family photos.
Apparently there are enough eggs, as there was toilet paper during lock down. People buying excessive amounts upsets the supply chain. At least you are doing your bit.
Were you given some of the garden's produce to take home?
Andrew; I have never been anywhere near Sale so didn't even know about the bridge, but R has fairly extensive knowledge of our country after working in all states at one time or another. It's true there are enough eggs, but some people just buy too many at once even exceeding the store limit (Woolies two dozen) by buying, putting in their car, then coming back in for more. I saw the same with toilet paper limits.
DeleteI wasn't given any garden produce to bring home, they have a nephew/cousin staying with them at the moment, so there are three teenage boys as well as the younger one plus the twins and they all do like to eat! That's eight in one small house!!
Nice looking garden produce.
ReplyDeleteJoanne; thank you, it does all look very nice even out in the garden where it is all green and yellow and red.
DeleteHow lovely the girls are growing up with fresh food growing right along side them and enjoying it! I can imagine they will not be picky eaters. Their parents are obviously smart people.
ReplyDeleteThe keychain holding photos is cool, I hadn't seen one of those.
I like your zinnia and hope your brother and sister-in-law continue to have an enjoyable trip.
messymimi; the girls are definitely not picky eaters, they will try anything! The keychain is sitting beside me and I'm watching the slideshow of much younger grandchildren. R and V are having a wonderful time.
DeleteEnjoyed your selection but then again they are always interesting.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of your key ring, google how to add photos, surely something could be found.
Margaret D; thank you. There is a "menu" option on the keychain, maybe one day I'll have enough spare time to check that, it may have instructions. There was a tiny booklet originally but that's long lost now.
DeleteSuch a cool keyring! And frozen in time, too.
ReplyDeleteEwww, Charlotte´s dead body is a tad scary... Let me/us know how long she lasts!
Easter is on the way? Here you find more colored eggs already...
Our supermarket for sure wins no awards. Often products are missing over weeks! In times where there are things called "computer" where you should guess they know when to order..
Just yesterday I bought a sachet of Braunschweig wild bee seeds. Wish me luck (once it gets warmer).
A cute family you have :-)
Poor car! Oh, your Brother sure lives a dream- nice he let´s you (and us) be part of it!
Iris; it is frozen in time and I don't mind. "Charlotte's" body is still there and it's been ten days now. We have Easter eggs in the shops for weeks already, I don't know if I will buy for the older brothers and only one small one each for the twins.
DeleteIt's possible your supermarket orders but stock isn't available. It happens here too, often in Woolies there are empty spaces on shelves and too many times they don't have the milk I prefer so I go to Foodland instead. They aren't part of the National chain stores, but locally owned. Good luck with the bee seeds. I planted a whole packet of wildflower seeds that were supposed to attract bees and not a single one grew. Didn't even sprout above ground. I've had gardens in different houses where I could grow almost anything, but this one grows nothing except the succulents. Too many "critters". My brother worked and saved from the time he was fifteen, now he is retired and gets to enjoy his money.
For years I colored eggs for Ingo to take to work, I think I still have a bag of color...
DeleteThat supermarket has that problem since forever. I complained and all. Sadly it´s so close nearby I keep going there. As do most neighbors. Who complain, too.
Thank you, luck I need! No green thumb here...
Your Brother did well!
what an eclectic mix of photos...... very nice wandering through your random photo album - thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteArcticFox; thank you, maybe one Sunday you can join us.
DeleteYour keyring slide show thingy is cool. Genius gave us a picture frame version for Christmas. It sits on top of my non-working printer in the living room. He uploads photos he's taken. It's on all the time, and the new photos catch my eye.
ReplyDeleteI love a fresh garden tomato! And watermelon. Spiders I am not so fond of, and that husk is frightening. I find cicada husks, but never a spider husk. I guess we don't have such species here. Your son and fiancée are an attractive couple!
Val; it is cool but tiny and if I had space I'd like a photo frame one, maybe, or maybe it will be just one more thing that needs dusting. Fresh tomatoes from the garden are always the sweetest. The spider husk is gone now though it was there yesterday, I guess the overnight wind finally blew it free. J and S are attractive, thank you.
DeleteThe modern slideshow things can be sent new photos through the ether from far away, apparently. I often think of our forebears and the half-year that it took for anything to get anywhere when they first came to Australia. Now, my dad will call me if I am five minutes late for our daily video call! You have MANY more eggs that us - I am trying to hoard my one egg in the fridge until such time as they appear on our shelves - on the weekend we had very bare shelves, as Alfred panic cleared the shelves in Vegas so they restocked them rather than sent anything North and then they said "no more trucks North until after" - so I will go to the fruit and veg place in town that does local stuff and see if there are any local eggs to be had.
ReplyDeletejeanie; I hope your one fridge egg lasts long enough without going bad. I've heard of the modern slideshow frames getting photos sent wirelessly, Val above mentions hers too.
DeleteAlfred cleared shelves in Vegas?? I thought Alfred was our Queensland/New South Wales cyclone and Vega seems to be quite a long way away from that, unless we have a Vegas here in Australia?
I hope you manage to find some eggs. Most of the shortage is caused by some sort of virus in the chickens and even privately owned backyard hens are being affected somehow, that's according to our local news service.
Nice looking tomato
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