Webs, weeds & wisdom
Seasonal Waffle by Kate Walker
It’s Spring and mud luscious this year, sparking my memories of bumper rain in the ‘50s and ‘60s. My sister was born at the end of the 50s during a huge dump of rain and to get to the hospital to see her my father carried me on his shoulders and waded through the swollen billabongs that separated the hospital from the rest of our town. To get home we managed to catch the returning school bus as it passed the hospital. A new sister and my first ride in a school bus, so much excitement!
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What a season this rain promises! Bumper crops, plenty of hay, and a wealth of flowers. Wattle in full blaze trumpets nature’s bounty. Drive slowly towards Cooma Cottage along the old Barton Highway section of the Dog Trap road and look to your left, you’ll be blown away by the myriad multi hued daffodils that fill the paddocks. This part of the world is so very beautiful at this moment with its rolling hills, that change from Spring’s emerald greens to slate blues. Sitting at my window I love to watch the storms rolling in and out.
Two weekends past, the Turning Wave festival was such a buzz! It was fun to sit in the Yazzbar or the Royal, perhaps, the Memorial Hall for sure and the Lovat Chapel by chance and join friends both old and new, tapping feet and appreciatively clapping each talented piper or fiddler. And on the Sunday afternoon, a Yass Showcase Concert, with local talent galore, brought the festival to a rousing finale.
This season has only begun. We’ve had a circus in town, at the showground. A show not to be missed. My sources advised that the circus acts were most entertaining and athletic – a great family outing. Do come along to Sculpture in the Paddock at Cooma Cottage this month to walk off Winter weight and enjoy the sculptures. Take a friend so you’ve someone to discuss the many works. Some will delight and others will confound; regardless, you’ll have an opinion.
Then with your Best Foot Forward, were you at Tootsie Fine Art and Design last Sunday? Dunlop Volley art works were auctioned as a fundraiser bringing in somewhere close to $10,000 to build Kim Nelson’s legacy. Hibernate no more!
Here’s to seeing you springing round town!
