Annie's Blog

 Pacific Ocean, from Point Cartright, Sunshine Coast  It is always lovely to have family to visit. An excellent excuse to go visit the beach! Mooloolah River, Sunshine Coast. Ah, de-stressed already!

 Some flowers for a special blogger..  Thinking of you today Kate...  A visit from my sister was a wonderful opportunity to go visit the Pioneer Cottage at Buderim  and admire the display of Spring flowers in the garden  A stunning iris, and some simple daisies...  A little word...about these birds... they came right up to the window and the door early this morning, at almost the same time as Kate was writing her post. They sat there unafraid as I opened the door, and talked to me.. well, they warbled. It was as if they were trying to tell me something! Tonight as I read the news from Kate on a friend's blog,  I knew what they had been to tell me!! May God Bless Kate and her family as they mourn the loss of their dear husband, and father.

Having another try at a Doors and Windows Photo Challenge for some reason, some of my photography is always on my phone, from inside the car so I thought I'd bring a short collection from inside my car..please flip through quickly... If you like to go back to my first DOORS and WINDOWS post last Saturday (only a week early)..you will find this door featured slightly differently... This one was an early morning visit through the McDonald's driveway on my way home from church with two small children...we had to wait, despite driving through, so of course I couldn't just sit without taking a WINDOWS photo!!!  Then I have been spending a little time at the University here lately...  so I jumped out of the car this afternoon while waiting for my daughter and grandson... It has been nice to know that the paramedics are training just out the back of where my daughter works...  The GREEN building at the University of the Sunshine Coast houses the E...

Reading through a previously very well devoured devotional As well as Ann Voskamp's very inspirational blog post today Many thanks once again to Ann V for her very inspirational, insightful and honest writing!

I enjoyed today's challenge. But for me at the moment it is always a challenge with only a mobile phone camera!! At least the day was a fine sunny one at the beach today, so I had a great drive along taking photos of some interesting doors and windows.  just some of the doors and windows  of the beach houses I drove past  loved this traditional looking Queenslander, always interesting! everywhere I stopped to take a photo there would be someone sitting out on a balcony next door, so I would hurridly turn around and take a photo of the ocean as well over the road!! The view through the trees is always like the view from a window or door or balcony!! I think I enjoyed looking at the local architecture as much as for doors and windows... I only really found one interesting door out on my drive.. I tired to get a photo of some louvers for you...sometimes they are very popular at the beach, especially in tropical areas!!  The ad...

Banksia is unique to Australia

Had to go to the podiatrist to sight the ocean again..not a bad excuse! One day I might even get to walk on the beach with bare feet, and maybe even swim again! One can always dream. Funny that the podiatrist was in the same street we used to go visit relatives at the beach a long while ago. Well it seems a long while ago when the kids were still at home and we all went to the beach together! sigh. Guess 20 years is a long time.