Thinking of spring

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I've been thinking of spring lately . We've had a run of freezing cold weather,and it is hard to get up and out the door when it's still below zero in the morning. Still I'm glad that I live in a place with four distinct seasons. The majority of Australia does not.

Here are some photos of my town I found on Flickr.

Btw I had my clothesline installed today, I'm so happy I'm gonna celebrate by washing the sheets on the weekend. Hoping for a lovely fine windy day to get them dry!  

https://www.flickr.com/photos/neofito/5182571103/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/tys720/2911186416/

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/dittmars/2919325183/

The view across the lake to the National Arboretum

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/lealea/251184767/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dittmars/8008738430/

There are lots of things I love about Canberra, but the thing I love best is you don't have to go far at all to see views like this. We are surrounded by nature and beautiful mountains. It's the best place on Earth (well, it's at least up in the top ten, maybe)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cimexus/4485917174/

Kangaroos in the top paddock

 I took some photos for you this afternoon of the local wildlife.

The one standing up in the middle of the photo has a joey peeking out!

Then I thought I'd liven things up for you by taking some video footage of them. Now it wasn't extra windy but there are some shonky windy noises on the video. Sorry about that. I taped it using my camera, not sure why that happened.




I hope you all enjoyed me blathering on about kangaroos!

Here are the two new skirts I have in the Banana Orange Apple etsy store. One is brown with orange lining, the other is ruby red with maroon duck lining. The brilliant thing about these is that they are reversible, so really you get two skirts for the price of one! I am indebted to Chicken Hill for the pattern (go check out her shop, it's brilliant). I can make these in sizes 2 - 14 though I think they are more suited to the "tween" set than the toddlers.

orange lining from opshop

The front with the yellow teardrop frill

Sneaking a peek at the ducks inside.

  Ducks and brown fabric for the frill from the Op shop

PS: If you are unfamiliar with the phrase "a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock", it is an Australian way to say "a screw loose" or "a few sandwiches short of a picnic". In other words, he's not all that smart!