10-SEP-2018
Blue Skies - early Spring
A couple of galahs waiting their turn on the seed dish... they are sitting in
the tree from where the dish hangs. Often there is a long queue sitting on
various branches while the lorikeets have first go at the seed. I took the
photo looking skyward from below & you can see the crossing over of a 2nd tree
behind the seed-dish tree.
24-FEB-2018
Late February in the hills
The view at this time of year taken from the fenceline into one of our horse
paddocks. That isn't our dam, ours is on a different angle.
14-FEB-2018
Blue Skies - late Summer
Taken while in the rose garden looking skyward. No roses at this time of the year
and that is a climber on the right framing the view..I am standing very near the
archway.
01-JAN-2018
Grazing in summer
The mare again in our paddocks enjoying the quiet life.
A lovely cool change arrived overnight, a delightful breeze blowing this afternoon.
20-NOV-2017
A Favourite Tree
I believe it to be an Eucalyptus largiflora or River Box, but could be
wrong. We were given it as a tiny tube-stock plant by a local who had
some to spare - and this was 30+ years ago, so not a fast grower.
It is a favourite with the koalas, though the young koalas prefer the
tree next to it because it has a lean making it easier to climb.
We can see this tree every time we watch TV, it is directly in front
of us, down the hill a bit, but centre stage from the balcony, though
from memory I took this photo at ground level.
01-JAN-2018
Pelargonium/Geranium patch
Just inside our front gate, photo taken from under a very large cedar tree
looking back to the patch of pelargonium/geranium where I've been extending
the patch recently with help from one of our grandsons who is very good
at digging holes and being a helper to an oldie like me.
The last day taking photos with this camera before my computer started
rejecting my canon cameras. My Mr. Fixit (son-inlaw) has promised to come soon.
THANKS everyone for the good wishes on our reaching the 56 years, much appreciated!
02-JAN-2018
Pathway to the round-yard
Passing one of our bush gardens where the pandora vine has overtaken other
native shrubs. You can just see a self-sown grevillea in flower. In the
background is the ancient tree where we often have koalas, ring-tailed
possums and various of the parrot family, a hive of bees and a pair of
ducks that nest each year, then toss their young out onto the ground when
they trail in single file down the hill to our dam where they stay
until the ducklings are big enough to fend for themselves.
13-DEC-2017
A Strange Light on the Hills
Our sun has been setting 8.30 p.m. and this photo was taken just before the sun set,
I noticed a strange light reflecting on the distant hillside and the faint trace of
a rainbow, quite eerie in fact.
05-DEC-2017
Looking the other direction
The 3rd of a series of 3. This time you can see the mare from next door through
the line of trees.
05-DEC-2017
Another view
I'm standing by the fenceline to the horse paddock looking in a different
direction to the previous photo.
I'll tell you of an experience I had this afternoon... I took a mug of
coffee and a nut bar out the front of our house, we have a bench out there
where we can view the birds and koalas etc. Two sulphur crested cockatoos
noticed me and almost took my nut bar from my hands, then kept me
company while I had my coffee.
05-DEC-2017
Late Spring Early Summer
The grasses are changing colour, but we are having the occasional rain which is
keeping some green amongst the gold. That is our dam on the mid-right hand side
and next-doors horses who share our paddocks to keep down the grass during the
summer bush-fire season.
28-OCT-2017
Lilies and Daisies
The line of Cladoxus "Katherinae" also called "Paint-brush lilies" have a bed of
Erigeron which pop up in many places in our gardens and pots. When the lilies
die down and take a rest over summer the little daisies take over until its
time for the lilies to come into flower in July/August (our winter). They flower before the
leaves arrive, and this year we had 14 giant blooms of russet red. The
leaves are quite attractive as seen in this image. They share the narrow
bed with one rose "Dusky Maiden" a single red. They are in close proximity
with the photo featured "next" and can be seen through the main bedroom window.
I grew the Cladoxus from seed and they took about 5 years before starting to bloom.