The Bush is Blooming

It's ages since I've added to this blog which is amazing as I've been contributing heaps to ABC Open with new blogs and photos.
The photo of this bower was taken a week ago not far from the Wonboyn Cabins and park - just a few feet off the roadside.
Check out all the blue bits and pieces this industrious bird has collected - I noticed that the bower birds have been pinching blue pegs from the clotheslines too! Some have added yellow flowers to give a nice mosaic of colour.
A few weeks ago we were in Tassie - I saw 5 schools and now have books in shops around the state. The response was amazing and l look forward to going back next year with 4 new books.                           
The bush here is blooming like crazy. We have had some heavy rains - sometimes 3 inches at a time - followed by lots of sunshine so the flowers have been spectacular.
The birds respond accordingly with many raising an extra clutch of eggs and baby birds are calling in for a free feed daily.
This year l have been trying to record the flowers and note that my photographic skills are in need of an update. 
On the writing front l decided to up the pace a little and produce four books for release next year.
Helen is either shocked or delighted - I'm not sure which as yet.
She is illustrating two - tiny ant - books now. Snug Cove Sam - a story about a little dog who goes out fishing and barks at all and sundry is almost completed and then she will start on Bob the Bakery Cat next. I met this lovely cat in Tassie at the Longford Bakery and he seemed just right for a story.
Both these books will be A5 format.
Happily the chapter book for children is now completed and is at the editing stage so The Bunyip in Fiery Creek will be released around September next year with All Creatures Short and Tall - a collection of stories about dogs, cats, horses, snakes, a pig -----------
So tomorrow the 3rd of December we head off into Gippsland for 3 book signings - the first at Collins in Bairnsdale with Caroline then we are at Atrium Books in Morwell with Ray and staff all day and finally on Saturday we catch up with Liz and Trevor at Collins Sale. If you are in the area drop in and say Hi!
Brian is hoping to catch a gummy shark on the 90 mile beach and I'm keen to get some photos and perhaps write a few more stories for the book while we're away.
It's pretty full on here at Wonboyn with the park filling up with visitors and keen fishermen. Robbie and Bucky are looking forward to time with their grandkids soon too.
The launch for the two little books will be in Eden at the Killer Whale Museum on April the 11th so mark that down in your calendars.