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| Spring has sprung! Willy wagtail nest at the Post Office |
Despite the weirdest spring weather ever (it swings from
heatwave to cold snap in the space of a working day) Mother Nature is working
her magic in the garden and all around me. The fan-tailed cuckoos have been
trilling ceaselessly in their quest for a nest; the willy wagtails at the Post
Office have built a daring home on the (very exposed) stairs of the
Postmistress’ residence. Birds of all sorts are travelling in pairs – from
mighty wedge-tailed eagles to tiny superb fairy wrens… Galahs canoodle on the
telephone wires and at the top of my weather-vane. Love is definitely in the
air.
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| Duck family at the main wharf - Daddy Duck is striding ahead to shoo away the seagulls |
Over the back fence, kangaroos graze peacefully. Tiny joeys
lean from the pouch to peer at the new world all around them. Sometimes, when
mum bends low to nibble at the grass, joey leans out too, giving the very
comical impression of a two-headed kangaroo. Sometimes, a little joey forepaw
sneaks out of the pouch, and the baby roo appears to be slouching against the
lip of the pouch, much like a teenage boy slouches elbow-first against the
wound-down window of his first car. Very cool.
And my garden is flowering. Oh, how it is flowering!
Waratahs, azaleas, roses, my one and only rhododendron… the clematis I planted
earlier this year.. the grapefruit tree…
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| Some of the many roses that, pruned in winter by my sister in-law, Jayne, have gone absolutely berserk! |
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| two different types of waratah |
I must say that the scent of grapefruit blossom is one of
the most exquisite garden scents ever! I don’t have words to describe that
heavy heady perfume – it smells clean and clear, creamy golden and velvety
smooth, sort of syrupy and perfectly round, if that makes any sense at all. If
it were music, it would be probably be that purring flute music towards the
bottom of the instrument’s range – or perhaps the clear sweet notes of a
clarinet.
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| I wish you could smell these grapefruit blossoms! |
I have come back to life after a winter of pain. Doing less
cleaning has given my aching joints a bit of respite. After several years of
exhaustion and debilitating stress, I’m getting healthy again. I sleep well(!)
am losing weight and feel FABULOUS. Oh, and I’ve started writing again; nothing
much – just a dabble now and then – but it feels so good. Crikey, at this rate
I’ll be back on the Harley soon as well – wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
