A lot has been happening and that makes it difficult to get to the blogs. We had a fabulous day at the Gembrook Retreat Waratah Day. There were not as many people because rain showers were still threatening. But the day was generally fine and we all enjoyed the visit. We took Joy and Abigail with us. Already there were Piper, Jasper and Jethro. Gord was there and Bec came later on with soup to add to all the other food for the shared lunch. We caught up with lots of people we knew from other events there and met new people as well.
An unexpected guest also came. There had been rumours of a koala come to the neighbourhood and he/she chose this day to make a dramatic appearance. We all came up to watch the stranger's movements, down one tree, across the drive and up another. Then it bellowed a most amazing koala call, a mixture of Puffling Billy and somebody gagging.
Along with plenty of waratah's to admire and/or pick, the proteas were also beginning to bloom. The Retreat has a very large grove of a great number of protea varieties. This time we learned a bit more about the names of some of the most basic of them. They have royal names for marketing reasons: (top two) King and Queen, (bottom three) Prince, Princess and Duchess.
A lot has been happening and that makes it difficult to get to the blogs. We had a fabulous day at the Gembrook Retreat Waratah Day. There were not as many people because rain showers were still threatening. But the day was generally fine and we all enjoyed the visit. We took Joy and Abigail with us. Already there were Piper, Jasper and Jethro. Gord was there and Bec came later on with soup to add to all the other food for the shared lunch. We caught up with lots of people we knew from other events there and met new people as well.
An unexpected guest also came. There had been rumours of a koala come to the neighbourhood and he/she chose this day to make a dramatic appearance. We all came up to watch the stranger's movements, down one tree, across the drive and up another. Then it bellowed a most amazing koala call, a mixture of Puffling Billy and somebody gagging. 
Along with plenty of waratah's to admire and/or pick, the proteas were also beginning to bloom. The Retreat has a very large grove of a great number of protea varieties. This time we learned a bit more about the names of some of the most basic of them. They have royal names for marketing reasons: (top two) King and Queen, (bottom three) Prince, Princess and Duchess. 
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