Eli helping his Mum gather up the leaves

It's feeling pretty wintery here in Canberra at the moment. Things aren't helped by living in a brick-veneer 'house' with limited insulation and relying on a deficient (yet expensive) electric heater as your only source of warmth.

Nevertheless we've been having lovely blue skies recently and (if you can ignore the biting wind which blows of the Snowy Mountains) it's a good time to do impromptu gardening.

On Saturday Amy and Eli gathered up the leaves which had fallen under the apple tree, whilst I fiddled with daffodil bulbs and pretended to look busy (while avoiding the hard work). Following my lead Audrey played in the sandpit.