This morning T2 and I went to Kings Park to draw some of the lovely flowers that had been left on Anzac Day.

We had a lovely time together:-)

And Pa took T1 for a walk to look at flowers:-)

This morning Rob and I were so gifted with a wonderful reward for walking as far as the osprey nest in the pine tree (first time for at least a year, not on the gofer!), and we saw the osprey pair fly up from their nest. They are repairing it to make babies again this year:-)

What joy!

This morning’s walk in Kings Park, as well as being lovely to just be able to go for a walk, was accompanied by the sound of lawn mowing!

This morning, as I walked slowly around part of my used-to-be-usual walk, trekking poles in hand, and then stood at one of my favourite places in Kings Park (see pic), I heard a magic sound. The calls of 2 ospreys! I have so missed these sounds in the past year, as I’ve had to pull away from being outside to nurse my new knees to health. Tears pricked as I realised how very tough it had been, finishing with Mum’s passing on 2nd April.

But this was all done, and this morning I could celebrate the arrival of these 2 doting parents as they arrived back at their nest to repair it ready for making babies:-)

Joy!!!!

Travelling to Geraldton this weekend to help with the Rotary District Conference has stretched me. I was time-keeper for the whole weekend, rather amusing when I find it so hard to be exactly on time, plus I’d briefed all the speakers so was watching over them too.

My team of Bec and Tristan were amazing – speaker wranglers I called them. With their enthusiastic and expert help the exceedingly tight timetable ran on time!

What did I learn? That it’s an act of kindness to myself to allow myself a little extra time to be on time, and not push the maximum into the minimum time!

Dusted off the indoor clothes line today, to hang out the washing. It’s too cold and damp outside to get anything dry!

Today we sailed outside Cockburn Sound on the sea!!!

Lovely to share the sea with Rob and my new knees:-)

Today Fi and Rob and I met up with Tris and his lovely children at Hyde Park. Of course Jeanette and Christopher joined us:-)

We had a lovely laughing time as Fi prepared to leave for Tassie, after sharing happy and sad times with us all as we had said good bye to T1 and T2’s GreatGrandma. And it was good to see that Tris remembered how to play!

Today we gathered as a family to farewell Mum. As she lay there, finally at peace beneath the open sky and a huge bunch of her favourite lilies, Jillian held us safe in a sacred space so that we could farewell Mum with love.

Thanks Jillian!