Tuesday, September 25, 2012

DUBAI

 
 
Dubai is still a city of cranes..........although the building boom isn't like it was a few years ago.....They claim to have the tallest building in the world.

Museum of Dubai..........the exhibits look real........


The women wore leather shapes on their faces to protect them from the sand in the desert. ......................................

 
Pearl diving around Dubai now has ceased...........the Japanese produce pearls and the UAE cannot compete.................................
I have a few more photo's to post soon.
Have really enjoyed Dubai, so different to Australia. There are about 20% arabs in Dubai and 80% of tourists and workers.
Weather was hot and very humid, soon it will clear and the tourists will arrive. Very little rain comes to Dubai.
Took a tour of the lights at night, loved it...........especially the 'Palm'.... They have built out into the sea in the shape of the palm, and at night if flying over you can see the shape of palm leaves.
Building their own rail system to make it easier to move around the area.
A driverless rail system is now running in Dubai. However this will not be connected to the palm rail.
Bye for now.
Love from NANA ON THE FARM
 

Monday, September 17, 2012

EVERLASTING FLOWERS, CLEAN UP CONTINUES

Beautiful display...................from a few seeds............Thank you Meridith..........I am enjoying the brightness of them...........some even have a black centre.............colours vary from white to pink..........how lucky I am ..................Now they have to set seed that I can save.................Next year will have a meadow of paper flowers..........Nature is great and gives so much........
Where does all the rubbish come from?????????.............we are trying to take out plants that make a lot of work...............go back to lawn......................It is taking a lot of time.................more to come.....The fire restrictions will be here before we know it..................so the burn up now...............Smooth the dog hates fire and is at the house.................hiding away......

Wednesday I am flying to the UK..................to see Liz and family.................I will take lots of photo's and post them when I am back in October............while there Zayne will be having a birthday............it will be fun..................I will get to meet lots of the little friends...........and have a party as well..................................Would be lovely if the weather warms up and the rain stays away......
Bye for now,........................................................... it is so exciting to be at last on the way to UK.
Take care all.. Thinking of you and wishing that you could be coming too...........what fun that would be.
LOVE FROM ,...............NANA ON THE FARM...............

Friday, September 14, 2012

EMILY AT 'NANA IN THE CITY'

Relaxing at 'Nana in the city's place'........................Emily.................you look very happy there..........Everybody wave back....................Hi Em...................

Received this from a  iphone........................you have grown...............can't believe you will be in the teens soon..............................
Love from NANA ON THE FARM..

Thursday, September 13, 2012

PUMP SHED -GONE.


Pictures taken on a long lense...................The shed that housed the pump.................. for water from the dam to the house.....................Pa is taking the whole shed away....................Now we have a very bare old dam site.............Hopefully this area will grow crops in the future!!!!
The clean up continues.............................slowly getting shrubs cut down................Pa chainsawing and Nana follows up with the roundup....................paints the cuts .................should go into the plant ..................gone forever!!!!!!!!!!
Apricot Tree......................Amazing sight this year................After all the frosts there are lots of flowers..............................now the fruit will be ripen just at Christmas time.....................jam is beautiful.....................
Yesterday was very warm...........sky looked threating..................however just a mil of rain during the night.........................the crops want much more than that................Long time since we had a good rain.........................must be coming soon.

Bags are starting to be packed for the holiday in the UK..

Love to all. take care...................NANA ON THE FARM.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

ORCHID IN FULL BLOOM

BEV and RAY...........................................................................................I have a beautiful bloom. Thanks Ray.............................I LOVE  it...................I have neglected this pot plant...................and still it came out in this beautiful flower.................they are so pretty..............I am so excited..........a orchid flower WOW.

Many thanks for giving me this orchid to enjoy........................... Two posts on one day,.................. but I couldn't resist showing you all this .....

Love from ---NANA ON THE FARM.......

LUCKY PA...........CROP SPRAYING

Pa had golf balls as a present on Father's Day.......................Then in the mail on Monday Pa received..................two books and a water bottle................one that he can take on the tractor and not break.....Thanks to everybody...............it's great to be remembered.
Today the crop was being sprayed for rust.................................very hard to capture the plane.................bright yellow but going overhead quite quickly........................Much easier than using the tractor.............................not  knocking down the crop........
 
No rain in sight, ......we are waiting for a good drop for the crops.
 
Take care, From NANA ON THE FARM

Monday, September 10, 2012

White Girls, Adeshokan kids.


Girls in Pa's crop....................waiting for a big rain....................IT WOULD.......... finish this nicely..........The girls are having fun..........................nearly lost.
These are two beautiful..... UK kids................... at the Olympics in the UK.........................How lucky are they.........We wish we could be there as well......................................... They are our little grandchildren..............back to school this month.........................had a wonderful summer holiday.......

. See you soon.....

Time is nearly there for Nana to fly to the UK....................can't wait to see you both.........

take Care,   Lots of Love and Kisses to all. from NANA ON THE FARM.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

FATHER'S DAY AT THE FARM


 
The beautiful Grandies decorating the kitchen window.........Nana these are our feet........Mum helping to put up the notices. The girls didn't want the day to finish. .....They bought their wonderful DAD a Hawks...Dressing gown.....we loved it. Bacon and Egg breakie followed...yum.
 
 
 


Dressed up for morning tea.......they love to be princesses etc.

September has arrived.....weather was beautiful.......girls wanted to play on water slide and get into
the bathers.....Spring has sprung
For those who like plants and something a little different.........These are the flowers on the Aspadistra.
The big dam that supplied water to the house has nearly been filled in...........Water comes from the Mallee Pipe line now....Pa has the Versatile and grader filling up some of the hollows...We did love the dam, especially catching yabbies......racing them .....then back into the dam.  The queese loved to come down and swim.

Bye for now.
take care...Love NANA ON THE FARM