Sunday, December 24, 2006

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT

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Blogger Sandy said...

Merry Christmas Wendy and family!!! Lots of love from the other side of the world! We really did miss you at the sushi dinner. Cheers buddy!

8:52 AM  
Blogger Liesl said...

Merry Christmas!

3:57 PM  
Blogger Kerri said...

Those kids are adorable. I hope you and your family had a Merry Christmas day Wendy. How do you like having a warm Christmas? We don't have any snow here in NY....only more rain! It's most unusual.

11:46 AM  
Blogger lindsaylobe said...

At this time as you have probably noticed the landscape in Australia fades to brown, and is fanned by hot Northerly winds”, although I note this year you may even have snow on Mt wellington. A surprisingly cool christmas-a respite from the Bush Fires !!

Australian Composer John Wheeler captures that reality with these evocative words as a Christmas carol, which I like to sing each year. “Orana” is an aboriginal word meaning “Welcome”. May your family celebrate with the carol of the birds ;

Carol of the Birds

Out on the planes the Brolgas are dancing
Lifting their feet like war horses prancing
Up to the sun the wood larks go winging
Faint in the dawn light echoes their singing
Orana! Orana! Orana to Christmas day

Down where the tree ferns grow by the river
There where the waters sparked and quiver
Deep in the gullies Bell birds are chiming
Softly and sweetly their lyrics notes rhyming
‘Orana! Orana! to Christmas Day

Friar birds sip the nectar of flowers
Currawongs chant in wattle tree boxes
In the blue ranges, Lorikeets calling
Carols of bush birds rising and falling
‘Orana! Orana! to Christmas Day

12:58 PM  
Blogger sonia a. mascaro said...

Just lovely Christmas photo!

12:28 AM  

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