Sort, sort, sort ....... what is a favourite?

Looking at the photos from the past 12 years is time-consuming; there are thousands of them. I have improved at taking them, but the editing and where I save them is a work in progress; a lot of work and progress are required. Today I'm determined to transfer some from the "working on" to the "done" on external hard drives! Sort, sort, sort ....

I started this blog in February 2024. 

I'm here over a year later, in April 2025, and I've been in my little house between the water and the bush for 13 years. I have progressed a little with the many photos I have taken over the past 13 years, but there's still much to do. And I've bought a new Laptop in the past year, having to transfer and save from the old to the new was a mission!

Some favourites from the sea, to the bush, and the wildflowers and orchids taken over the past few years. 

BE STILL ..............

We hurry along, often captive to this somewhat shackled existence we call life. 

Taking a moment falls victim to responsibility.

And questions fill those quiet reflective spaces.

Take time, take a while, look beyond the noise that consumes your day to day. 

Walk, breathe, listen .... Reignite the path to life's truly valuable and precious moments. 

Written by R.B. Fergusson 

My son Ronald wrote these words to me many years ago; I still see the compassion in them.

 My most precious ones!

You're only truly happy when you walk in total integrity, walking in the light of God's Word.          Psalm 119:1 The Passion Translation 

The place I call home

 My little garden has beautiful colourful flowers, many are in pots that I replenish each season. 

 

Petunias make a great show with their beautiful bright flowers. 

A bit crowded in places; the covering over the old clothesline is for shade-loving plants.

               The front looks pretty with lots of Dahlias and Statice flowering for summer colour.    

We've now had lots of Autumn rain and sunshine, and the garden is slowing down for the next season.  Then it will be time to remove these annuals to sow seeds and plant seedlings for the next season of colourful flowers.

Around Grandmums Place is looking good

This place always gives me joy, I can't think of a time when I don't enjoy the scenes around me so close to home. I see the same things but every time I see them they look different; the light, the time of day, and the weather, all lead to differences in the result of my photos. 

Nice place for a little rest when walking through the local bush 

Early summer morning over the Harbour 

Looking back from the end of the Jetty 

Love the reflections on the water 

Winter sunrise colours across the Harbour

Living my best life

 Living close to the water is such a huge blessing. I often walk down to enjoy the view across the Harbour and check on the local Pelicans.

Albany at this time of year is nice and cool, sometimes a bit windy, but very pleasant for a wander in the bush, a walk along the beach, or for spending time in the garden.

Coming home to this beautiful place is always refreshing and makes me smile, I'm so blessed to live here, have my little garden to tend, and wander to the water or the bush for a nice walk whenever I feel like it. 

After a bush fire .......

After a bush fire there's always a clean up time and you need to be aware of the new growth popping through the ground, it's good to stay as close to any track there is and that way you will not be treading where the new little plants are coming through, although the Little Pink Fairy below was growing on the side of the track and I spotted it as I was walking along. 

The bush does a remarkable job of revegetating after a summer bush fire; some take longer that others, but here's some of  the treasures that are showing off now. 

Leek Orchid 

 

Little Pink Fairy Orchid 

Red Beak Orchid 

Bit rough in some parts

Growing on moss - Red Bladderwort

???

Milkweed 

These burned trunks already have new growth 

around them 

Always a fascinating journey to go to the burn area over a period of time and see the different flora that's popping up. 

Sometimes you see things that you've never seen in the area before, like the Leek Orchids and Red Beak Orchids here, they generally need a fire to flower, and you rarely see them the following year. . 

Grandmum's Place : Another glorious day around my place

 Wandering the bush tracks and the garden while its beautiful weather like today is one of my favourite things, two hours on the tracks and about an hour around my little garden, all with the camera in hand. The bush and harbour were sparkling and it was fabulous. The flowers in the garden are small but so pretty, they deserve to be shown off/