Almond Blossom in Willunga

At last , this morning there was some lovely sunshine so we decided to go into Willunga and photograph the beautiful trees in blossom at the little local park. The rose garden still has a few roses blooming and it won't be long and the next lot will be blooming. My camera batteries went flat fairly quickly but managed to get some good shots. Brian meanwhile is getting adjusted to a camera he doesn't have to limit himself for the number of shots he can take! In his day each shot counted as it cost 20cents a shot, plus of course some came back a total waste and you had to rhrow them out. Now it is done with the flick of a button and you need only keep the ones you are happy about. It was quite surprising how many young families use the little park, it was lovely to see a lot of Dads with their offsprings happily biking or using the play equipment.
Yesterday we attended the auction of the Gallery premisses. It only attracted one very low bid so the place was withdrawn for the moment. It is a very old building but has a huge block at the back. Un fortunately it is also heritage listed so it is closed to a developer which is good, but on the other hand it also stifles a lot of people with good ideas who do not have unlimited finances. If I were young I would have certainly bid for it.
After lunch we headed for Strathalbyn to see my brother for his 81st birthday. On the way, though , we stopped at the gallery I noticed last time we came past called "Toad Hall". What an absolute delight it proved to be with excellent art works of paintings, prints, glass ware, ceramics, pottery and textiles. The building was the original Rechabite hall and lends itself perfectly to display fine art. I bought one of Pearse's clay chooks to replace my unlamented rooster!
We went on to my brother's place to wish him Happy Birthday and as he said, the best present he had was waking up in the morning! We are getting to that stage I guess...

The allegoni huegelii or native hybiscus  has started to flower . They are such a stunning purple and if you pick them (they only have very short stems) the flowers will survive over a week without water.