11-JAN-2006
Blue green and pink...
with a dash of white in the next shot
and a bit more blue for this one
10-JAN-2006
Violet and red
I have a row of hanging pots with fuchsias
drooping from them. This is a close up
of one that's got a few blooms right now.
Here's how they looks in a cluster
09-JAN-2006
...named after...
This particular rose was named after a Polish film producer (I think)
Perhaps someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
...and this little rose was named after a long-nosed puppet
07-JAN-2006
The dancer
Our youngest grandson, not quite 5, taking part in 2 traditional dances.
More information about these dances and our 2 granddaughters
can be seen in this photo...
03-NOV-2005
Chop chop....
Which is exactly what I did to this poor rose's photo
She's a sprawly shrub that grows like a wide mushroom.
Here are 3 more...
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05-JAN-2006
Having fun with reflections
The old couple out for a meal & guess
who took her camera along!
(Dick was in need of a toothpick haha...)
More shots

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05-JAN-2006
Ssshhh ....the putt!
For our "special" luncheon our table was on the balcony of the club house
where we had a panoramic view of the golfers, vineyards and ocean
http://www.linksladybay.com/
Here are 3 more golf shots
The special? Our 44th wedding anniversary!
Aboriginal Rhythm Sticks...
These are archival again today...we've been babysitting 2 crotchetty kids
who are sick of only having another sibling to play with.
These aboriginal rhythm sticks are hand-made
and they are sitting on my grand piano lid.
Here is the grandchildren having a lesson in traditional
aboriginal dancing.
03-JAN-2006
Pure gold for a day
We have quite a few daylilies blooming right now
Here are a couple of other flowers also in bloom
this time of year
and a rose I've just processed from early November
31-DEC-2005
Best friends...
Three with the first name of ANDREW
taking a spell from the barbecue, New Year's Eve
..in 38C heat...
The one in the middle is one of my son-in-laws.
I'm still processing November roses,
here's "Falstaff" taken side on and facing.
...another difficult one colour to photograph...
29-NOV-2005
The most difficult rose to photograph...
She's a most beautiful & buxom thing, but I discard so many
photos taken of this rose, she always comes out like a jam tart
This is the best I've ever managed...its archival because I'm
so far behind processing our November rose flush.
We've gone from the sublime to the ridiculous down here
yesterday the temperature was over 100F and today
we're back to the 60'sF and its rained nearly all day!
Hope everyone is well rested after last night's frivolities,
no hang-overs!!!