THE EIGHTH MONTH COMES TO A CLOSE Wedding flowers, Garden Friends & A Fantail

In the Home - wedding flowers

It has been an eventful month, not only with the birth of a precious grand-daughter but also with the wedding of our youngest son. These lovely flowers were brought home from their wedding - having adorned one of the outdoor tables at their delightfully relaxed celebration. 

In the Garden - garden birds

The month started with a lone magpie lark who had no friend to share her life with. She made friends with this kookaburra, and regularly of an afternoon, they would sit together for at least 30 minutes, with the kookaburra keeping a close eye on our fishpond. I am very sorry to say that our fishpond has been almost depleted of fish, but a lone bird made a friend, and that is what it is all about!


In the Bushland

A fantail pauses briefly on a high branch

Several times this month I have walked down the Fantail Path in our local bushland. It was only when I walked this path with a lovely friend at sunrise, did we see and hear the tiny fantails for the first time as they flitted high above us. 
They were difficult to photograph!

She displays her fanned-out tail feathers.

Guest of the Month - Chris    Thank you Chris for sharing with us your enjoyment of your home, your "family", and your country. 

My house is 17 feet long.  It has two bench seats and a small table, a kitchen and a bed and two small wardrobes. It also has two wheels.  
You have probably guessed that my house is a caravan!  My husband and I have been living in our caravan since the middle of 2004.  We live and work around one another in this small space and find it works well for us.

Sometimes we have the pleasure of house-sitting for family or friends and that gives us the opportunity to live in a regular house and to enjoy a garden. 
It’s so therapeutic to get out in a garden and pull the weeds and rake the leaves.  Mowing the lawn is my favourite job!

But one of the special things we enjoy when travelling is the country in which we live.  How good it is to get out into our wonderful national parks, onto the beaches, to explore our towns and cities.  The scenery is amazing and the people welcoming.

Travelling around Australia is very special, but even more special for us is the fact that no matter where we go, we have a church family ready to embrace us and accept us as a part of their family.  We are very grateful to our Heavenly Father for giving us so many brothers and sisters in Christ.  We share our lives with them and are richer and better for the experience.

Whether in a caravan or a house, a garden or the bush, we feel very privileged to be a part of God’s creation and a part of His family.  

May we each find life and wonder in our surroundings  

from Robyn

painting of robin by Brenda, Robyn's mum