friends, family, fotos................

this weekend has been a big one.............I ended up taking a rec day Friday to catch up with some old school friends.........it was a long lunch and great to see them.........Friday afternoon saw a quick catch up with some relatives on both sides of my family...........

Saturday saw a cousins wedding..............this had me tied up all day as I took the phfotos which was great fun but stressful worrying if they will be ok and they like what I snap..............

It was a cool cloudy day............the clouds made it great for pics but it got a bit fresh later in the afternoon into the evening...........

Some sneeky glimpses to share as its my cousins decision to share the pics.............

Sunday I got to catch up with the other side of the family for a family reunion............well they had been catching up all weekend but I was trying to fit everything in.........great to see them also.........

Up early and home this morning.......cows and sheep need to be fed........

Time has changed for daylight savings...........I HATE IT...........

Thank goodness it is a long weekend in NSW as I need today to recover..........

Hope you have enjoyed a great weekend also.........

Catch you later.......

Chookyblue.........

dam play...............

Bookworm wanted to set some traps in a dam the other day and the bait for me was "but Mum there are some great shots there - bring your camera" so off we went

Quite an adventure..........the grass around this dam is REALLY thick and tall............

he had set some traps in the dam.........since we had taken the new pup with us and Bookworm was looking in the grass where he thought he found a sheep no maybe a hare "i'll put the pup onto it" (he thought) no next minute there was SCREAMING..............so funny...........running and screaming once he finally stopped screaming I found out a big old kangaroo hit him..........he was sick or injured and hiding in the long grass but DIDN'T like being disturbed............Fairy Girl and I had a great LOL..........

other then that screaming it was so still, silent and glorious at the dam.............

the clouds keep coming around but won't drop any rain.............

less then 1.5 inchs for the year so far............very, very dry

We had the flooding rains Nov/Dec and then the taps got turned off.

Which one is your favourite photo?

What's the sky look like at your place?

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue
PS like the new header?

Sunrise jet streams...........

We saw up to 6 jet streams at the same time this particular morning.............

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue

it's a hard life.........

it's a hard life but someone has to do it............a beautiful fresh day out..........rugged up but warm.........

here is a the poddy calf ride.........

this bull wanted to get out of the chute early.........

pretty sure this guy made the 8 secs......

hang on........

this is a friends boyfriend unfortunately he didn't make the time.......

bareback this one didn't make time............

then I popped into a quilt show....sorry no pics don't think they wanted you to take any.............but some lovely quilts........

then when we got home we had a fire and cooked some sausages on our little paddock bbq plate...........

...I was playing with my baby camera.........fire is pretty alluring.....I could watch it for hours............and the kids love playing around too always good to reinforce the correct way to have fun with fires.........and I managed to find a packet of sparklers in the cupboard............

if you live in Oz (but not WA) hope you are enjoying your longweekend...........

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue

PS just discovered that preview has moved from the top of the post box to the bottom next too "publish" and "save now" and it opens your blog up in another screen showing you what the post looks like.......

helping out..........

It's always nice to help people out and today I found I helped out 2 bloggers...........

Retired Dairy Queen found out how to get her comments emailed to her so she can reply easy

Cubby House Crafts gave the emailing pics to her post ago........

...I have these links just sitting in my sidebar and every so often I receive an email thanking me for the help............I am happy to be able to assist..............

so as a thanks for 2 lovely emails here are some pics I snapped yesterday to share with you...........

off for some breaky then into the sewing..........

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue

snapping away...........

I feel like I have every other blue DMC thread except 930..........will have to get some in town tomorrow....................do you think 3 skeins will do to stitch all the stitcheries in the Gardener Journal??????

went out with my camera to snap a spider's web for Lisa...........and then I went past my carob tree which is flowering at the moment...........gosh they stink when flowering........but they are alive with bees.....and I found some flies and other bugs too...........will post some more photos on Snappy Friends in the next day or so also the spiders webs too........."machinery" is the photo challenge this week

then Mr Chookyblue had been out moving some sheep and he and Fairy Girl found some lillies in one of the gilgi's..........(shallow water hole) anyway I was snapping away......I walked into the water cause I had my thongs on and just changed lens to get a bit close and bugger me I felt a little something on my leg..........my camera assistant had already reminded me that I didn't have to worry about croc's (how sweet is he.........nearest crocodile is 1000's of miles away) anyway i calmly turned around cause I had the camera and didn't want to fall over in the water then SCREAMED at Mr Chooky to get the darn LEECH off my leg NOW!!!!!!! He laugh but pulled it off and threw it away before I could think to get a photo............sorry but I really didn't want to leave it hanging there on my ankle longer then needed..........I am such a sook....and it was HUGE.........

the sky was pretty again today..........

Leanne I managed to snap the moon again (quite by accident - didn't see it in the pic until i put it on the computer) slighty to the left of middle (a tiny mark).....wispy clouds - love them.............

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue

In the garden.........

I went out playing with the camera today........just my pink baby point and shoot camera...........

look at the fancy frilly edges of this mushroom............

this bee is loaded with pollen just look at the yellow on his legs...........

a beautiful pink hibiscus........

how does nature know what colour goes where and all the different parts............

more snaps here

Catch you later..............

Chookyblue

more from GDITC..............

been a bit of a whirl wind here since I got back..........here is my travelling partner for the trip to Nundle..........see she has her seat beat on.............Fairy Girl wanted to make sure she was safe.............She is not much use when you need someone to chat to to make the trip go fast but she is a great listener...........and she doesn't give cheek..........

        
here are some photos I snapped during the trip..........I know you like to see around Australia

the clouds and the mountains hills were beautiful...........

every thing is so green at the moment it is amazing........

and just to keep some fabric content in this post here is some of the beautiful wool
the colours are even nicer then here........gorgeous.......
hand dyed by Peter........."Four Ewes"......hand dyed felted woven wools....
....... email them here if you want some or to ask a question.........

Take Care til next time..............

Chookyblue

finally snaps from the trip........

Here are some of my favourite photos from my weekend away............random shots along the road

abandoned farm house.......wonder what stories it could tell....

grain silos....

standing in Victoria over the river is New South Wales

Lots of long straight roads......

very dry down south.............

oh here we are...........who owns what feet........

milking time............

waiting to go in.........

ultra fresh milk.........

spider I found on a bridge..........

lots of irrigation channels down south............

a bridge over a channel...........

Kerri got her Gardeners Journal top together...........

oh and someone has a serious jelly roll addiction...........I will not dare tell you how many more of these I saw but OMG serious problem........lol.......should have stuffed a few into my bags before i left...........

you just never know what you will find along the road..........big John Deere fans we had to stop and take a photo of this creation........very cool...........

a wonderful time meeting friends and exploring new areas..............

Take Care til next time..............

Chookyblue