Yesterday the weather was gorgeous - sunshine, blue skies, flowers blooming, birds chirping type weather. I took a moment to smell the roses crabapple blossom, a tree which my sister and brother-in-law gave us for our engagement almost 12 months ago. After a rough winter of possum attack I'm surprised to see it going so well...
Our giant horse chestnut tree has broken out into leaf from it's bare hibernation. Have I mentioned how much I love this tree? Love it.
And my little friend beside me whilst I admire our Spring garden? None other than my lovely, lovely Lily - such a gentle soul is my Lily-pad. She really is the pin-up girl around here. Tessa has her fair share of mischief making and barking at night, Pippa generally just creates utter chaos wherever she goes, but Lily...well dare I say it, she's just perfect.
Lily is most likely going to live with friends/family whilst we live out our travel dreams next year. She is not a trouble at all, we have quite a few people putting their hands up for her! She may even go to the city to live with Mr M's brother, the thought of Lily trotting down Lygon Street makes me chuckle. Lily who is used to galavanting about the hills of Ythanbrae, jumping in stock troughs and riding on the back of the motorbike. She might need a bath before she goes to the big smoke!
She doesn't work much anymore and it breaks my heart to see her getting so old. I watched her out the study window the other evening making her way from the back gate down the driveway to the bonfire, she stopped three times for a rest and I nearly cried. Mr M mentioned to me the other day that Lily might not be around when (if?) we come home. But we won't think about that for now.
Love you long time Lil, you're up pretty high on my list of the things I'll miss terribly xxx
Images by Emma Durkin for Cinderella at Brindabella
3 comments:
Loving those pics :)
She is beautiful, I'm sure she will enjoy her old age in such lovely surrounds.
she could come here!! xx
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