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| Full Moon: 26 February 2013 |
I awoke in time to photograph February's full moon as it was setting. The month delivered a
total of 100 mm rain (4 in) which is half the normal rainfall
here. March 1st marked the beginning of autumn in
Australia. We expect more hot days and hope for more rain. We do appreciate the cooler conditions associated with overcast or rainy days.
Skinks continue to slink onto the
kitchen counter top to look for food scraps. Insects are more abundant
since we've had rain, but the skinks find it is easier to consume scraps and tidbits of canned dogfood than to catch insects. The dog frowns on the
skinks' lazy habits yet she obeys our commands to leave the skinks
alone. I can't tolerate rodents, while I can't help liking skinks.
This week I spent a delightful
overnight helping out with the twins. At one point they were
rough-housing and leaping onto one another atop one of their beds. I
stood beside the bed, saying, settle down, settle down, someone is
going to get hurt.... when one twin paused, held up his arms and
leapt on me. We fell back onto the other bed and I began laughing. I
held him in a hug as I stood up and looked over in time to see the
other twin launch himself at me. Now we all three fell back onto the
other bed and lay there giggling and laughing. I instantly understood
how much fun rough-housing can be. And no one got hurt....
It's always lovely to get home to Jerry again. I'm surprised
by how slowly I recover, but I gather that slow recovery is simply part
of aging. I'm lucky to get to enjoy the rambunctious charms of
grandchildren as well as the quiet serenity of living with Jerry...
and the dog and the skinks.
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| Skink porthole |
Post by M in JaM
Photos by JaM
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