Community gardening

This morning, early, I received a feint phone call, 'Ma, would you like to come, too'? Would I ever! So off we went to Bondi Junction looking for the Waverley Community Garden, somewhere off Ebley Street. Off, and down a gully, as it turned out.

But what a wonderful way to spend a short morning: three generations working at weeding, watering, growing, talking, and bonding. The first image shows the flower of an onion and, yes, my girls are in the photographs. too. I have already located the nearest community garden to the house that we move into at the end of January. In our suburb! And our local council - Willoughby Council - runs seminars on 'Chooks in Backyards' as well as promoting the 'Sustainable Street' programme. 'Twas meant to be, dear God; 'twas meant to be! See in that final photograph, Alannah's hand on her mother's arm? Kirsten had been showing the other little girl - Marlo - the flowers and fruit of the zucchini plant. I have a series of shots that show Alannah's thoughts: 'Huh! I will put a stop to that! She is MINE!'!