Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer

Linking to Sunday Selections #461

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.



As the song of Nat King Cole goes,  the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer are here but mostly CRAZY and HAZY.

The Adelaide Hills have many wineries and the fires have burnt many of them

We are fortunate that the bushfires have not directly affected us here, although they came quite close.  We have friends who have suffered but have still got their houses but their land  and outbuildings are burnt.


 It is awful.  Many have lost their homes and everything that they have worked hard for.  I don't know how they will get back on their feet after this, but there have been bushfires before and will probably be more again as that is Australia and we are  resilient.

Map showing some of the fire affected areas

Photos taken from the internet

We live about half way between the city of Adelaide and the area marked in RED, the shaded green area is the Adelaide Hills and we are in the foothills area.

I am sure  Nat King Cole  never had this in mind when he was singing.

The HAZY is the smoke from all the bushfires and the dust from the dry land.

There have been so many fires all around the country and the amazing firefighters have been on the job for weeks.  They are the heroes of our country.

Now for the LAZY.
We have been sitting around watching movies, eating leftovers and watering the garden and filling up the bird baths as it is HOT here, 40C and higher.

The lorikeets feeling the heat

Rusty, our Kelpie X grand dog

Rusty loves to race around after Luke on the Quad bike

Rusty and Luke

Then some fun in the pool

We took our van up to Mannum for Christmas with our son and family

View from the Mallee to the back of  the house

The country is so dry, and no sign of rain here.