WOW or WIP’s 9th May 2018

My take on the Locust Grove quilt published in Better Homes and Gardens American Patchwork and quilts 1985 There are 4 of these blocks in the centre .

How did it get to May??? Blogging to link with Esther’s WOW or WIP this week. Sorry I have not answered you messages this week, been fighting a nasty abscess so have not had the energy to do much at all but sit or sleep.

Most of the week I’ve been working on my QG when I did any sewing.

But over the long weekend (Downinder had a public holiday) I went out to baby sit family pets while they went camping . Here is life in the country 7 mins in a car from where I live, vegataion and wild life is very different as it’s sooo dry there to here on the edge of the tropical wet rain forest.

life among the gum trees not rainforest trees?

ENjoying the early morning dawn and what it brings?

mum and babies.

EVen the dogs enjoy watching and not chasing out here. A giant fruit from the passion fruit gen

A giant passion fruit but not the kind we know in the shops comes from Sou5h America if I remember right?

coffee beans are aboundent this year.

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yes it is a deer!

A Very happy deer.

I went down to take some photos of the horses and this beautiful lady came for a scratch and pat.

SHe wanted to know what my camera was?

NO it’s not eatable LOL

so beautiful

WHats mum doing I’d better go and see pony coming up behind?

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ALl most finished managed to appliqué down 50 plus circles

In the garden or close by this morning

WHen I walked out this morning to take my garden photos the local tourist train went past below our home!

First two engines need to haul it up the range

First two engines needed to haul the 13 carriages up the range!

Last carriage

my bonsai leaves have change its new leaves from pink to green this week.

Same tree as my bonsai but left to grow will reach 15 metres in a few years mine is over 25 years old and a metre high.

A month ago we had to cut a sapling from here, it has sent up 6 new saplings from its base? Things are so hardy and grow like weeds if it rains which it is doing now?

THis wee flower is about 3/4 of an inch across?

OOld steps removed and new turf laid where entrance to swimming pool use to be.

When looking for colour inspiration I just need to walk around my garden!

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IF we didn’t chop back hard we would disappear under the Under growth ?

AGain trying to get the road frontage to look nice with grass, turf has been down 6 days and looking good second 1/2 will go down this weekend all been good.