Hans the Mini Schnauzer - Pictures of the Week

I began tidying up my digital pictures when I got completely sidetracked (ahem... moi?!) looking at my puppy's pictures so I thought I'd share some, perhaps on a weekly basis. This gorgeous first pic is the 'before' ....

...and this gorgeous second pic is the after .... after several months growth, after a very big haircut, after a sleep.....

I'm being a stage mother here (*grin* I actually detest those people in real life with a behind the scenes media career behind me!!) ... and I'm tickling the poor guys chin and shoving a big camera and flash in his face.... but I think he's very cute and good for a smile.

He's had a pretty good evening as we've taken a walk around the acreage and he's woofed hello at the ponies and the baby miniature pony has started coming closer and closer to him - I'll try and get a shot of that soon. He had a good sniff around the kangaroo trails and was very excited when I trimmed a few branches of some of the big bushes in our driveway ... poor husband has had to risk his lovely new car being touched and scratched.

Anyway, just a little quickie to share a smile ...

Cheers all, and thanks for visiting!

Suzy ;)

Backdoor kangaroo

Hello dear blog world,

Thought I'd pop by for a quickie to tell you about a first for me on the farm. This morning as I hurriedly closed my back door and took a few steps towards the carport to make my way for peace and harmony at a yoga class - big breath! - a kangaroo - not quite as tall as me was jumping around blocking my way! The poor guy was in a mad panic at being disturbed by me. He kept thumping into the wire fence in an effort to flee on next doors rolling hills - eventually he made his way down our drive way towards to back of the property, saying hello to the miniature ponies in the paddocks on the way.

I was a little toey because kangaroos have very big claws and I didn't want him to feel cornered.

They are a pest but very gorgeous. We still get a thrill seeing them so close and fortunately there's enough other stuff for them to eat around the place and they mostly leave my plants alone.

Yesterday afternoon coming home up our one kilometre dirt lane I saw this gorgeous little joey jump into his mother's pouch and they hopped away. You have to be really careful because their heads are rather small and I think their brains match and they are very likely to jump straight in front of the car. At dawn and dusk it's really important to go slowly around here.

I was thinking one day I might get my son to film from the passenger seat our journey home - it's amazing what we see everyday. I'm very grateful.

Hope a little something special pops up in your day too.

Cheers,

Suzy ;)

Kangaroos and Garden Views

Now this is a new thing for me - my photos were straight and I've uploaded them and now they're vertical - well, two of them! Sorry about that....any advice welcome!



I've included these pics as they were shot from my balcony - just outside my studio door - that's why I included the one with the railing ;)


This next pic was taken from the back door - down the balcony from studio in another direction - and the kangaroo is sitting in our paddock - just beyond our 'back garden' - we've had some big winds and I need to get some tree fellers in to clean this up. The battered 'letter box' is actually the bird feeder - regularly attacked by hungry and cheeky cockatoos.



The next pic below has some of our exotic verandah rail included - a bit like having the front page of a newspaper in a ransom photo!

Now this very pretty tree sits just outside the front door - and I'm ashamed to say I missed shooting in with my better camera - $#!@#$!@#$ because the blossoms were DIVINE!


The next two pics are from the back deck again - I love my kookaburras - it's soo funny when their real counterparts sit next to them - one day I'll get lucky and press the shutter button in time to share!

Our view - serenity now....
Just a quick posting to share some of our visitors with you.

I'm very busy getting ready for the market at Allwood House adjacent to the Hurstbridge Farmers' Market on Sunday - 8.30am to 1.00pm if you're interested. Make sure you come and say hello if you're passing.

Have fun,

Suzy ;)

Fabulous Studio Views with Kangaroos

I'm back with some fun pics of my studio and the gorgeous views of kangaroos grazing in the paddock from my windows. You'll have to believe me - they are not cardboard cut outs! I'll include some close ups another day. Just this morning as I drove my son to school down our one kilometre lane of gravel we saw four small kangaroos cross our path - it's been a glorious morning - very frosty but sunny. We are sooo lucky to be living here.


Here are a couple more evening shots - I LOVE working here! My lovely nieces came to visit for the first time a couple of weeks ago - and boy did their eyes light up at my playroom! It's so exciting to be finally up and running. An awful lot has happened to us since moving here on August 1....before we know we'll have been here a year. A divine place to find some peace in one's life.


I've been playing with my heart....


The hearts are made from recycled denim and some gorgeous crocheted lace and lovely beads and bling from my vast collection. I gave this one to my niece and she loves it. Very sweet to hang over your door or drawer handle - or even on your dressing table. Each side is different for a quick an easy change. The heart is sitting on a wonderful treasure hunting find of a vintage cardboard case - truth be told probably something from the '60s and next to it is a beautiful fabric covered mini-hat box that I bought in Paris. The lid is shaped like a hat.



Blingage Darling, love it! How fun are these rings? - I'm still playing but I plan to list them - I'll let you know when. I've also been creating some 'plastic fantastic' earrings - but I've given them all away - so I'll have to get very busy and make some more.

How gorgeous is the afternoon light in my studio some days? These earrings (and the ring) were shot without a flash - just the glorious sun pouring through my studio windows.

And this final picture for today is an example of what I can achieve if I get out and about early in the morning ... photographed with my dog at my side and in my dressing gown! I LOVE the privacy of living on acreage ... mmmmm, so why am I showing the results off on a public blog?? ....mmmm perhaps because there are no dressing gown shots included! - LOL

Until the next exciting instalment I wish you a fabulous time in your own home. Cheers, Suzy ;)