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On Our Walks
A while back there was a lovely thread of sunrises that the early risers among us posted. I loved it, so I thought I'd broaden it to a thread for all the lovely sights we see as we do our slow staggers through chemo, or those walks we take after active treatment has finished and we're trying to get our strength and fitness back.
In Melbourne today the weather was sunny, still and mild; perfect for a walk. I have followed my GP to a small town in the Yarra Valley (a good GP is worth the 30 minute drive I reckon), and right outside her surgery is the start of a beautifully laid out walking track. It's 7kms long and I've been keen to explore it. So today I walked halfway along it and back. At over 7kms it was the longest walk I've done since the day before chemo!
In Melbourne today the weather was sunny, still and mild; perfect for a walk. I have followed my GP to a small town in the Yarra Valley (a good GP is worth the 30 minute drive I reckon), and right outside her surgery is the start of a beautifully laid out walking track. It's 7kms long and I've been keen to explore it. So today I walked halfway along it and back. At over 7kms it was the longest walk I've done since the day before chemo!
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- @"Annie C" thank you. Another awesome story, keep them coming. Your offer sounds amazing!!
- @arpie
A beautiful franjipanie. I hope it puts out another seed pod and your brother is again successful.
You did the right thing with your phalenopsis orchid by raising it up from the water. That is keeping it dry and helping to keep the humidity up around it.
@Doodoo
The bee in the flower shot is delightful.
When you visit the Kimberley just make sure that you bring your camera. There will be lots of flora and fauna to photograph. We will take you to some great places in and around town.
Ian is also a keen photographer. We once owned a Kodak Express Shop in town, back when print film was king. We sold the first digital camera to a major government department. It cost $1800 and took 8 digital photos! - Gorgeous photos!
@Sister scabby potato paddocks hardest work I’ve ever done! And I’ve roused is shearing sheds, milked cows, cut thistles by hand and carted hay in the height of summer 14 hours a day and still would never ever volunteer to pick a scabby paddock ever again - I can imagine you don't @"Kiwi Angel"!
- And never do selective apricot picking!...
- @Sister I remember doing strawberry and apple picking when I was young back in New Zealand - tough work!
- Thank you SO much for all that info, @"Annie C" !! I didn't know it's name! I will put it on a sticker on the plant!
It IS gorgeous, isn't it?? (I assume Cam knows it - he is the one in the middle of the Daffodils photo!) He's only gotten into plants (orchids in particular) about 10 years ago!! He has also grown Hoop Pines from seed - whatever seeds he can find in the wild, he'll have a go at propagating!! ;)
Hmmm .... Not 'quite' the same colour - but pretty close!!! He cross pollinated the 'Fruit Salad' one with another one & then grew the seeds up - and THIS was the result of ONE of the seeds! None of the other seeds were this colour. We've been given permanent load of it - it is to revert to the family eventually, as it is the only one in existence!! It is just sprouting shoots again now. He gave this one to me at the same time as the Orchid - as Congratulations after all the BC surgery & results.
He's called it "Child of Nambour'' (a town in Qld where we spent our first few years - we had heaps of Frangipanis there!) - Sat in my backyard with camera yesterday & took these. Haven’t done any photography since being diagnosed
- Sounds different to my experience of the region @"Kiwi Angel". Back-breaking grape picking at minimum wage and hailstones the size of softballs and almost knee deep. But I was young and fit and had a ball!
- @kmakm do not want to head back to Sydney. I was just settled in on the balcony with my Netflix
