[matina]

HELLO ALL!
WOLF IS OUT AND ABOUT VISITING!
ENJOY YOUR DAY FOLKS

[pjmpjm]

Back deck closeup . .

matina, hope you'll enjoy your Sunday. Last night's post with the sleeping PM and my best BP showed up here after all! Guess I was just too tired. Aches and pain this morning but better now. Seems to happen when I'm horizontal. The recliner chair is the best. Currawongs have finished off the old cat food and cockies are now back for seconds!

Katy, yes, I'm particularly pleased with yesterday's BP readings because when I checked my little pill box at night, I discovered that I'd actually skipped one of my BP doses. I very, very rarely do that. Most of what I put out on my nature strip is picked up within two days. I'm often surprised at what is taken. Haven't had to wait for the Council pickup for a long time.

Quiet afternoon ahead. Bye for now, everyone.



My red/Canadian maple tree is back again for another season . . .

[kathlyn]

Morning everyone



Pj your maple tree is in fine growing form should be a good harvest this year I've just seen an ibis bird or bin chickens as we called them out back in the farmland theyre big buggers I'm just hoping they don't roost in our gum tree cause wow when they poop its huge splatter thankgod elephants don't fly how are you and the fuzzies today matina are you able to relax today were on school pick up today the teenager finishes earlier so it's drive thru to satisfy the beast till dinner mwah take care everyone bless

[pjmpjm]

matina, I had a good chat with my niece in Maine last night. She sent me quite a few photos that she and her husband took for their business, and I'll gradually post them here. Sadly, autumn leaves have mostly disappeared there now. But all the family is well, and I'm also feeling a bit better today, having sat out in the sun with Sunnya for a while. Exchanged texts with my son, who's been off in the bush in northern NSW, tending to his koalas. Hope you have a good Monday.

Katy, great ibis photo! You know, I don't think I've ever seen them up here in the mountains. Almost hard to believe that they're real . . . but there you go. Enjoy your school taxi duties . . . hope your family stays well.

Fuzzies and I are pretty well today . . . spring seems to be arriving up here. Signing off for now . . .

[matina]

HELLO ALL!
PJ sensational postcard perfect pictures just stunning! thank you for posting them. i only wish i was there to see the view in person.
KATHY goodluck with feeding the beast and the chauffeur duties, be safe and get home as soon as you can.
HOT HERE and i am NOT HAPPY!;-(
WOLF OUT!!

[pjmpjm]

matina, here's one of my niece's buses. All tourist buses off the road now, for the winter. Just talked to my daughter-in-law in QLD. They're well there.

Good night, everyone . . .

[kathlyn]

Hi



Some kitties in boxes for Pj they remind me of the fuzzies lovely pics of Maine the last one could almost be a painting just gorgeous scenery Big tourist bus does your Niece get a lot of work I'd love a tour around Maine maybe they can adopt matina and myself now it coming into Winter humid day a storm later maybe
Matina i hear you swelling from here 33c I almost want the rain back It's time for the Aussie summer whinge God bless everyone

[pjmpjm]

matina, here's the view from one of the decks of my niece's hotel . . . now closed for the season. This photo was taken in October and they closed after Halloween. Heading off to see my GP in half an hour, with all my BP readings . . . average 134/75 if you take out all the outliers in that six-day period. Never had such low readings since I was young. Hope all is going well with you today. Appointments? Shopping? Hairdresser? Chiro or massage? Let me know.

Katy, great kitties! Yes, they do love their boxes, don't they? My niece in Maine and her husband run tours around the nearby NP from about April to the end of October, and I think they more or less have a monopoly in that area. Maybe 6-8 buses plus a big hotel with absolutely beautiful views of the NP and ocean. Her husband inherited this as a family business about ten years ago. Business has come back after the covid pandemonium and the giant cruise ships arrive every week during their summer. Amazingly, a few years ago, I met people living near here who actually took a Maine cruise and then booked one of the bus tours! However, it's going to be very, very bleak and cold there soon!

Must run and get ready. Bye, everyone . . .

[matina]

HELLO ALL!
HOT AS HELL HERE! ;-(
I am swollen hands feet and all over pain ;-(
PJ nice pictures they certainly have a very nice business. I am happy to man the phones for bookings if i can hibernate there for our summer
KATHY we need to find a snow cave to live in.
sorry time for more pain killers and sit in front of the conditioner 33 today and 23 tonight NOT HAPPY
WOLF OUT!

[pjmpjm]

Good night, everyone. Spring is now arriving up in the Blue Mountains . . .

[kathlyn]

Hello

Ahhh a big ass snow cave with wi fi matina sounds like heaven to me stay cool angel what else can we do summer in Australia is coming Hi Pj wow your niece and her husband have their hands full the motel looks great, did you visit there when you went to Maine I could see me sitting there admiring the view with a pot of coffee how did your appt go yesterday any luck The ibis bird I showed yoy has now moved on to the market gardeners though I don't think they are happy it was eating their veges I heard a lot of raised voices this morning coffee pot ready I'll just sit outside and watch the farmers chase the birds take care everyone

[matina]

HELLO ALL!
33 TODAY NOT HAPPY AFTER 23 LAST NIGHT;-(
HOT AND SWOLLEN ALL OVER
WOLF OUT AND NOT HAPPY!!

[pjmpjm]

matina, sorry to hear about the Adelaide heat. My niece and other family members in Maine are getting ready for some really cold weather. They'll all get together in two weeks for Thanksgiving, possibly at the house of one of my nephews. Beautiful and sunny up here right now . . . not too hot, not too cold. Sunnya was out in the backyard with me earlier, and now the PM is nearby, sitting on the windowsill, looking down the road and into the bush.

Katy, I got two changes in my BP medication yesterday. It's still too early to know if they'll help. I won't start taking my BP readings again for a couple of days. Guess your farmer neighbours have a different relationship with birds. I still find it hard to believe that those ibises are real. Never saw them in The Hills when I lived there for so many years in my working days, and they don't seem to come up to the mountains. Hope you enjoy your day!

Bye for now, everyone . . .

[kathlyn]

Hi

Pj to be honest that's the first ibis I've seen up close when the farm had sheep in there the birds were around all the time it's only since the guy got rid of the sheep they have been getting closer to the houses only problem is the farms are loaded with foxes yes my gardening neighbours are not fond of the birds they tend to eat the seedlings of the veges after they spent all day planting sunny day not too bad outside Good luck with the bp meds
Matina we are on school duty again hope your better today xoxoxo god bless

[pjmpjm]

Photos from yesterday's little walk near my house . . .

matina, I know you're busy today. Hope all the appointments for you and your mother go well, and that Snowy gets his final injection OK. Quiet up here in the mountains.

Katy, yes, I can understand your farmer neighbours. I've had my backyard 'farm' and my back deck pots pretty well cleaned out over the years, to the point that I haven't tried to grow anything for a long time. Nice spring weather here today. Presently sitting in my upstairs living room with both front and back deck screened doors open, so as to enjoy a nice breeze.