Morning Wake Up

We had some gorgeous little friends wake us up this morning. They spent a lot of time on our neighbours balcony and our bedroom windowsill. They also came over to our balcony to give our toucan some company. We were watching them with our door open, but after one tried to fly into our apartment we decided the door closed would be a better option, so we admired them from inside. I wouldn't mind waking up to these guys every day.

Little Visitors

James was out on the balcony today when a whole bunch of these little guys came to visit. Wanting to share with me, he took photos. :) Apparently they were quite friendly, and happy to let him get close for photos. Cute little guys. Now they just need to visit more when I'm on the balcony. :P

And just for an idea of how many there were:

Sunshine, tea and chirping birds

Yesterday I got myself quite bummed. The whole Visa application process is very draining, and plain annoying. I had felt quite on track, and like I would be ready to send it off in a week or two...but now, it feels like it may take longer, AND it's going to cost more. I had assumed the Police and Medical checks could be done between being granted the Temporary Visa and the Permanent Visa, but apparently not...and the medical costs a nice $332. Yikes! So yeah, yesterday I was bummed out about all that. So I thought, maybe it would be good for me to start listing things worth being happy about. There are so many little things in life that are worth being happy about that I, and possibly others, forget about. So, I want to take some time every now and then to think of them. :)

Here are a few for today.

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Birds chirping. I love spring and summer time, the sound of birds chirping is one of my favourite sounds. It's oddly relaxing and happy, I love waking up to the sound of birds. :)

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Sunshine. Ah, sunshine. Doesn't sunshine just make you feel instantly better. I find the weather can really have an affect on my mood, and the sun makes me so much happier and productive. I also love the feeling of sunshine on my skin, mmm. Sunshine AND birds chirping are the best combination for a summer nap.

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Ah, tea. I wouldn't be British if tea didn't make me happy. I love tea. Yum, yum, yum. Who doesn't feel better after a nice cup of tea?