A backyard waterfall
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342088)
Rockingham, Australia
December 26, 2022 1:37am CST
Christmas is over in Australia. We had a very enjoyable day at our niece’s. I took this photo of the waterfall in her backyard. There is a lovely al fresco area where fourteen of us enjoyed a delicious dinner which included all sorts of barbecued meats and a variety of salads. Also on offer were barbecued mango halves.
The weather was very pleasant, not really as hot as we expected. In the evening, we were able to Facetime with our son and his wife in Ireland. They also played a few tunes for us on concertina and violin. My BIL and niece played piano and flute and we sang a couple of songs for them. Then we Facetimed with another niece and her husband in England. I hope you all had/are having an enjoyable day too.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
26 Dec 22
I'm glad you had a nice time visiting with relatives and eating with your niece and her family.
That is a very nice waterfall in her yard. I like it.
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
26 Dec 22
@JudyEv I agree. They did a very good job with it.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
26 Dec 22
That sounds lovely especially to be able to see & see your son. Who would have though this was possible many years ago. Hmm BBQ mango sounds interesting! I love mangoes. Happy Christmas.
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@Beestring (14692)
• Hong Kong
26 Dec 22
I'm glad that you had a nice time with your relatives. The food sounds great too.
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@ptrikha_2 (47072)
• India
27 Dec 22
The picture above itself makes me feel warmer!
Mornings are quite cold with chilly winds testing one's spirits!
Cold winds test even during the afternoon, perhaps the kind of weather you have in June or July.
Glad that you had a nice and active time!
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@ptrikha_2 (47072)
• India
27 Dec 22
@JudyEv
Yes - when we are braving the hot and often Dry Desert like winds !!
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16788)
• China
27 Dec 22
Glad that you had a great time at your niece’s .Now Smart phone sets the stage for facetime,which brings a distant land near.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16788)
• China
28 Dec 22
@JudyEv Oh,it has been four years since the last time you saw your sons !You and your son must have been really excited when you were facetiming.
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@JudyEv (342088)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
@changjiangzhibin89 We hadn't seen them since Covid hit us but now we've visited the one in Melbourne and in April we'll visit the other one in Ireland.
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@wolfgirl569 (108126)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Dec 22
That is lovely. We had a relaxed Christmas day
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@wolfgirl569 (108126)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Dec 22
@JudyEv Getting together on Friday. Roads were still drifting shut Sunday
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@JudyEv (342088)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Dec 22
@wolfgirl569 It will be worth waiting for to see Monster's reaction to her presents.
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@moffittjc (121714)
• Gainesville, Florida
26 Dec 22
I hope you and Vince had a very wonderful and merry Christmas. I love the fact that technology has allowed us to be able to stay in touch with friends and loved ones all over the world, almost as if they were right there at our side.
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@moffittjc (121714)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Dec 22
@JudyEv The only thing terrible about the weather in my locale was that it was much colder than what we normally can tolerate, but at least we didn't have snow or blizzards or icy roads or any of that stuff they deal with in other parts of the country. Actually, this bad weather worked to our advantage, as tens of thousands of flights were cancelled, meaning all those people who were flying to Florida to visit Disney World couldn't make it. The theme park was noticeably less crowded than what it should have been.
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@JudyEv (342088)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
@moffittjc It's an ill wind .... and all that jazz. We were in Luxor, Egypt, just after a tourist bus was machine-gunned. I think we were the only tourists there but we could spend as long as we wanted going through the tombs, etc.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Dec 22
Merry Christmas , what a lovely area to enjoy
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@snowy22315 (182175)
• United States
26 Dec 22
Nice backyard greenery, although I can not see the waterfall. I am glad you had a Merry Christmas.
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@allknowing (137775)
• India
26 Dec 22
Took me back to the time we got together as a family. That is not possible now. The party used to be always at our place.
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@allknowing (137775)
• India
26 Dec 22
@JudyEv We sang too mostly the rounds but with no musical instruments though
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@RebeccasFarm (90464)
• Arvada, Colorado
26 Dec 22
I am sure you had a most lovely time and that backyard is gorgeously designed Judy.
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@RebeccasFarm (90464)
• Arvada, Colorado
26 Dec 22
@JudyEv Yes it surely is lovely to have a place to relax.
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@FourWalls (69008)
• United States
26 Dec 22
Ooh, that’s nice! Wish I had the money to do that. As it is, I’ll just go see the “real” ones.
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@FourWalls (69008)
• United States
27 Dec 22
@JudyEv — okay, I have a white noise app that does that for me.
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@aninditasen (16503)
• Raurkela, India
26 Dec 22
Happy that you had a nice time. Your niece's backyard garden is beautiful. I am enjoying my time with my son.
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@aninditasen (16503)
• Raurkela, India
27 Dec 22
@JudyEv Yet it looks beautiful.
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