A busy weekend

This weekend was an active, busy weekend with lots of work in the garden.

During the winter Henk pruned trees,but also felled trees in the paddock and we were left with a big heap to burn.

We can't just burn without permission of the fire department, I rang the local council this week and asked for permission to burn in our paddock.

We have a burning permit till the middle of October, after October it can become hazardous to light a fire.

Rachel and Luke helped Henk with getting all the branches to the fire.

This weekend I have been making marmalade from lemons and grapefruit to sell on my roadside stall and when I was filling the jars I thought of a still life oil painting I did a few years ago of lemons.

Still life of lemons.

I haven't used oil for some time now,but kept all the paints, so maybe I will do a small painting again in oils. Water colours are easier to set up and put away and dry so quick.
But oils have an amazing blending time what I like.

Rachel and Luke helping Henk with the burning.

A lot of smoke

Nearly finished.

Today we finished the weekend with a lovely walk on the river banks in Brightwater with Ollie our dog and a yummy coffee afterwards at the local cafe.

So good Spring is here!
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