happy birthday to me, happy birthday to meeeee…..you get the picture 
yes, I turn another day older today (and celebrated by putting on several kilos, according to those wretched scales. They lie, I tell you. LIE!!)
Anyway, because I fully believe no one should have to work on their birthday (and yeah, blogging isn’t really work, but same principal), here’s some pics instead.
Large gum trees have a habit of dropping branches–so if you ever hear a gum creaking, get the heck away from it. It’s about to drop something on your head. This one fell on a perfectly fine day–no wind at all. Mind you, most of the old trees in Melbourne are severely stressed right now because of the drought. And thanks to water restrictions, there’s not a whole lot anyone can do to save them. Except hope for the rain they keep saying is eventually coming.
another angle of the branch
the view out the window from my office chair. You can’t see it in this pic, but I actually have a little bird bath near the lavender, and I can sit here and watch all the birds come in for a swim. On a hot day (which we’ve had plenty of) it can get rather crowded.
This was taken at the Crown Casino during Chinese New Years. I just loved the colors in it
March 7th, 2007 at 8:10 am
Happy Birthday!!!!
March 7th, 2007 at 10:36 am
Happy Birthday!
March 7th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
Happy birthday Keri! *throws confetti and brings the male stripper*
Wow! You have an awesome view from your office. I’m green with envy! Heh! All I have is the wall of my next door neighbor’s house. Ugh!
March 7th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
Happy Birthday Keri. Hope you have a lovely day. And yes, those scales absolutely do lie. That is one gorgeous view from your home office.
March 8th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
thanks for the birthday wishes! It’s been a most excellent birthday week, with all the parties and good news
and yeah, the view out my office is amazing–and one of the reasons I fell in love with the house. My last office had a view of a wall–very exciting. Not.