Day: June 5, 2009

It doesn’t seem that long since I mentioned my ‘musical’ granddaughter and her new love – the School Band

Well its half way through the school year and time to show Mums and Dads and other interested parties how well they are going

So thats where Dh and I went on Wednesday evening

She has really taken a liking to the Clarinet and seems to enjoy learning and playing

anything and everything

Here she is (the redhead on the end) watching one of the older more experienced girls

Taking it all in and learning

Now you should see this huge great thing she has started to play

I’ve forgotten the name but it takes up all her lap

Look at that girl blow

Sorry its a bit out of focus but my feet were tapping in time to the music and I moved lol

Not sure what she will do in later life but she really is having a great time at the moment:))

This weekend in Melbourne is The Queen’s Birthday Weekend – a Long Weekend with a holiday on the Monday – the opening of the Ski Season – and a time for the seasons to really change.

Here in Australia our seasons change on the first of the month

not the 21st like in the Northern Hemisphere

Officially our Summer starts on January 1st

Autumn on March 1st

Winter on June1st

And Spring on September 1st

From what I can remember the reason for those dates was something to do with the soldiers of the NSW Corp that came with the First Fleet changing their uniforms on the first of the month.

Summer to Winter June 1st

Winter to Summer December 1st

Some years the look of the garden doesn’t always reflect the seasons

Looking at these photos taken yesterday you wouldn’t think it was officially Winter

Looks more like late Summer with all the roses blooming

Because of the terrible heat they didn’t bloom like that at all during the Summer

Even the Lavender round the wash line is blooming again

Its just the scattering of oak leaves round the base that gives away the time of the year