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usually run with a theme. This week I am posting photos from home again. We are still in lockdown, and will be for some time I expect. Our numbers continue to rise and most of them have been in the community for some at least of the time they have been infectious. However I am pleased to be able to say that the State nearest to us is finally also in complete lockdown. Hypocrites that they are their Premier and Deputy Premier blamed their statewide lockdown on the numbers coming from my territory (despite the fact that our break has been genomically linked to Sydney the capital of their State) . We had sixteen new cases on Thursday, they had well over 600. Yesterday they had 825. We had eight.
My voluntary work is considered essential so I will (very cautiously) go into town next week. In the meantime we are firmly at home - which isn't all bad.
Many of you know I am bird obsessed. Last week a pair of birds new to me came to visit. Turquoise Parrots!!!! Their numbers dropped so dramatically last century that they were considered to be extinct in 1915. Fortunately they are not. We saw two of them for a few days last week, and four of them came to visit on Friday. Lots of photos follow. The male is much more dramatic than the female, but seeing both of them delighted me. I hope they continue to visit (and that I can get better photographs).
Beautiful aren't they? While people cannot visit us, they were not our only avian visitors. Most days we get visits from at least a dozen species of native birds (attracted by seed we supply, apple we supply and nectar giving plants we cultivate).
Some of the other visitors included White-winged Choughs, and Eastern Rosellas.
Aren't we lucky?
The garden continues to give me joy (and a lot of work).
The wattle is coming out more each day.
As is the prickly grevillea beside it.
More and more spring bulbs are coming into flower - and I have orchids in bud (though it will be quite some time before they open).
And, if that wasn't enough, I have dawn and dusk to look forward to as well.
I hope your week is packed with colour, with beauty and with joy.
What a privilege to have the turquoise parrots grace your yard. Wow. I love birds and the Rosalie are so colorful.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures. I am still a big sky watcher. The dawn and dusk were my favorites.
Ann Bennett: I am a huge sky watcher. And grateful to see it. And yes, you are right, it IS a privilege to see so many birds.
DeleteThis is wonderful, I'm happy you're getting such fine visitors during your lockdown! Thanks for beautiful and exotic photos!
ReplyDeleteCharlotte (MotherOwl): These are visitors that we always welcome. We spend a lot of time each day watching the birds, and delight in them. While I was doing a little gardening yesterday I was being serenaded by magpies. How I love their warble.
DeleteOh my, that are, Turquoise Parrots, gorgeous birds. Beautiful EC.
ReplyDeleteBob Bushell: Aren't they lovely? Tiny, but very beautiful.
DeleteLovely. I feel tempted to ask: Lockdown, where is your sting?
ReplyDeleteSean Jeating: Lockdown stings some people severely. People and livelihoods. I am fortunate. Though I do miss the library.
DeleteAh, please don't get me wrong, Sue. On reading your words and watching your photos I just once again felt reminded of how lucky amongst others we "gardeners" are compared with folks living somewhere on the umpteenth floor in a one-room-apartment without balcony.
DeleteMy good thoughts are with you.
Sean Jeating: Lucky indeed - which fills me with guilt some days. I would loathe living somewhere without living things (other than our species) close by. And love grubbing in the garden.
DeleteThe sunrise and sunset photos are beautiful! :) It's so sad seeing how high the numbers are daily in NSW, I feel so bad for the people there with their extended lockdown. I hope you all can turn it around like Victoria and Queensland and get out of lockdown soon!
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a lovely weekend :) I had a fun night out with friends yesterday! Definitely making the most of relaxed restrictions here as who knows when another outbreak will reach here from NSW!
Away From The Blue
Mica: I 'think' that we are turning it around - and attribute that to our government instituting a hard lockdown quickly. I am glad you could enjoy a night out with friends.
DeleteMany have taken great comfort in nature during this pandemic. You have such beauty around your home. Enjoy every minute!
ReplyDeleteMarie Smith: I so often find comfort, solace and heartbalm in Nature. And that solace extends to the beautiful photos you share. Thank you.
DeleteBuona domenica
ReplyDeleteGiancarlo: Thank you - and to you.
DeleteThose birds are so beautiful!! If they came to visit me I would spend hours looking at them. : )
ReplyDeleteCaterina: We do spend hours watching the birds. Each and every day.
DeleteThe turquoise parrots are gorgeous - as are your lovely flowers. What enormous pleasure you must get from your skies, your garden, and your winged visitors.
ReplyDeleteWe are now in a full lockdown too, thanks to a person who had been in Sydney and brought Delta back with him - our first Delta case. I think that we will be in it for some time, as people visiting Auckland last weekend have taken it back to their homes all around the country. *sigh*.
Like you, I greatly miss the library, but I am trying not to moan too much :)
Have a peaceful and happy week, and stay safe.
Alexia: The Delta variant seems to be particularly vicious. I saw, and mourned, that it had reached your country.
DeleteWhere the lockdown is concerned I am fortunate and it would be very ungrateful of me to complain. I DO get pleasure from the skies, the garden and our avian visitors though. Immense pleasure.
Turquoise parrots! I had no idea there was such a thing. They are beautiful. Everything there is so colourful now.
ReplyDeleteI am desperately hoping no Delta cases get into our state, but realistically, I suppose someone will sneak across the border someday, somehow.
River: I hadn't heard of them either - and was very glad to make their acquaintance. I hope that your State can escape Delta. Fingers crossed.
DeleteI love your beautiful turquoise parrots. I too hope they hang out for you to capture for us. The other birds are also wonderful. I'm always glad to see what's going on in your part of the worlc. :-)
ReplyDeleteDJan: We love them too, and hope to see a lot more of them.
DeleteYou have a rainbow of color in your yard.
ReplyDeleteMike: We do - and are very grateful for it.
DeleteYou certainly live in a paradise, with all the beautiful exotic birds and flowers and animals. I'm sure you also must have some amazing butterflies that visit your gardens as well.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that the Turquoise parrots have survived, especially with all the wild fires a while back and are showing up at your place. They know a good place when they see one... They are beautiful. Thanks for showing us your delights.
Hugs, Julia
Julia: After a warmer, wetter winter I hope to see rather more butterflies then we have seen in recent years - if not this year, then next. I am glad that the Turquoise Parrots survived too and hope that they are thriving in the wilderness too.
DeleteHow strange! I wrote a response earlier...for some odd reason it hasn't appeared. I'll try again!
ReplyDeleteThe beauty of birds and the beauty of nature...worth dwelling on even more during these most troubling times.
I hope the coming week treats you well, EC...cuddles to Jazz. :)
Lee: Nature is always a solace isn't it? I hope that you and your furry overlords have a wonderful week. Fingers crossed, Jazz is doing pretty well at the moment (and I hope I haven't jinxed things by typing that).
DeleteLoved the birds.
ReplyDeleteI too was angry at the remarks of the Deputy Premier, sadly my local member, and I feel utter dismay at what is happening in NSW.
So it was a joy to see your bird photographs. Thank you.
Sue: Welcome and thank you. He backed up his insensitive comments yesterday. Sigh. And yes, I dismay at what is happening in your State - and worry. I hope you can stay safe.
DeleteYour flower pictures are lovely, and turquoise parrots are incredibly beautiful.
ReplyDeleteJoanne Noragon: Thank you. I hope to share more splashes of vibrant colour in the coming weeks.
DeleteThose parrots are delightfully lovely, as are your flowers and skies. You have so much to feast your eyes on.
ReplyDeleteMy selections will be over here.
messymimi: Thank you for visiting at this sad and difficult time. I look forward to seeing your Selections when they go live.
DeleteLindos pajaritos, me gusto el gatito. Te mando un beso
ReplyDeleteJ.P.Alexander: I liked both the birds and the young ginger cat. He and a relative often visit our garden.
DeleteI guess photos 4, 6 & 8 are the female. The don't seem to be a large bird. What a great experience to see them up close.
ReplyDeleteLots of colour in your garden.
The visiting cat looks very nice.
Andrew: You are right, and I captured both on them in the seventh photo. You are right - they are small birds, but very beautiful. There is lots of colour in the garden, with more coming out each day. In one of my garden wanders today I noticed that we have tulips in bud.
DeleteI havenn't heard of turquiose parrots but I'm so glad they are not extinct. It must be lovely to have all those birds visiting. Lifeline is more essential now than at any other time. I hope they get a good injection of government funding after all this hard work!
ReplyDeleteHave a good week ansd stay safe!
kylie: It IS lovely to have so many birds visit. Lifeline has been running hot for a while now, and lots of the callers haven't had to reach out before. I am glad that we are there for them. We don't get a lot of government funding. With luck/justice we won't have to fight quite so hard for the funding we do get.
DeleteYou stay safe too.
Beautiful birds. I needed an injection of beauty today. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteOlga Godim: I need beauty each and every day - and am happy to share.
Deletewonderful photos again thank you.. what a pretty little turquoise parrot pair. I haven't seen them in the wild myself. the Eastern Rosella is also a favourite with me.
ReplyDeleteAnna: Thank you. Eastern rosellas are very welcome here. They are very fond of green apple and we try and ensure that they get some. The turquoise parrots were new to us - and I was delighted to see them.
DeleteSunday beauties as always just delightful xx
ReplyDeleteaussie aNNie: Thank you.
DeleteYes, I'd be chuffed to see choughs, too! Right now, late afternoon, I can hear fig birds and sometjing "chirpy" though I've no idea which chirpy one it is.
ReplyDeleteThat's the thing about birds: most are excellent mimics and the human ear is easily bamboozled!
My Swamp Orchids will be finished in a couple of weeks if you'd like another cutting?
dinahmow: We were chuffed to see the choughs. Zoo bro tells me there is quite a colony at the zoo - which isn't far from us. Some bird calls we recognise. Others confuse us. Repeatedly. Much as I would love a swamp orchid, I will pass. It is too difficult to ensure they have enough water. I look forward to photos in the fullness of time though.
DeleteYou have the most astonishing birds there. I remember the Rosellas from my one visit to your shores but the others are new to me. There are certainly some pleasures to be derived from lock-down, though they began to wane a bit for me after the first six months!
ReplyDeleteJohn "By Stargoose And Hanglands": I can well understand lockdown starting to pall after six months. Hopefully ours won't last that long.
DeleteThose turquoise parrots are beautiful. You are indeed lucky to have them visit you. The other birds were fuj to see, too. I'm amazed at the number of birds you attract to your home. Your early spring flowers bring lots of color to your world right now, even if everything else seems bleak.
ReplyDeleteI feel for you being in lock down. I wish we could be in lock down here in the states but that ship sailed, never to return again. We are finally wearing masks again, at least. PLEASE stay safe when you MUST venture out. Take extra precautions, please.
Bleubeard and Elizabeth: The birds are a constant joy, and I am so grateful that they visit. The garden is a plus too.
DeleteI will be careful. Very careful - and hope you will too.
Most of my life was filled with chirps and squawks from countless parakeets (Budgies), zebra finches, cockatiels, A yellow naped macaw--- and wonderful native birds. Seeing these was a treat.
ReplyDeleteBill: Seeing them is a treat for us too.
DeleteDear EC
ReplyDeleteWhat stunning colours in your flora and fauna. I love the rosellas and turquoise parrots. Spring is such a lovely season - so much to look forward to. I think the UK will be back in lockdown this autumn ad winter as the usual annual flu and colds hit as well as covid.
Thank you for sharing this lovely celebration of colour which has brightened up a grey morning.
Stay safe
Best wishes
Ellie
Ellie Foster: We are expecting a cold snap next week, but it is obvious that spring is very close now. Our garden is predominately a Spring Garden, so it is exciting to see things bloom - and the birds are a bonus.
DeleteTake care.
All are just beautiful especially the parrots.
ReplyDeleteMargaret D: Aren't those parrots beautiful? I do hope they become regulars.
DeleteHi EC - stunning photos ... it's interesting how your Chough is distantly related to our red-legged Cornish Chough - King Arthur by legend turns into a Chough.
ReplyDelete(described here: In heraldry, Choughs are known as “beckits” and three were depicted on the coat of arms of Archbishop Thomas Becket. Choughs appear on the Cornish Coat of Arms, as they do on the city of Canterbury’s coats of arms, due to its connection to the Archbishop.)
But your Turquoise Parrots are just beautiful ... as too the Rosella - gorgeous to see them around the garden.
The garden is flourishing isn't it ... beautiful Spring flowers ... while Ginger looks at home, poor Jazz though.
Enjoy home life ... this 'thing' is becoming a real nuisance on top of all other things going on. I'm getting out a bit more, but staying local ... I'm pleased you're continuing on with your volunteer work ... it will be much required in these trying times.
Stay safe and with thoughts - Hilary
Hilary Melton-Butcher: I didn't know that King Arthur turns into a Chough. I love them - but have never thought of them as regal birds. My mistake.
DeleteGinger (and a relative we call Big Ginge) are regulars in the garden. They love it. Jazz loathes them both - but particularly Big Ginge.
I am grateful to be able to continue to volunteer - and yes it is needed. Badly needed.
Look after yourself. I hope your locality stays safe.
Love the bird visitors. So beautiful. And your flowers are amazing.
ReplyDeleteThe Blog Fodder: Thank you. We love the birds and the garden is also an obsession.
DeleteI am so glad to be back here! Your avian visitors are magnificent, as are your skyshots and garden. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThe news about the variants and lockdowns is so worrying. Please stay safe. Wishes in plenty for good health all round and healing for those who need it.
Nilanjana Bose: I am actually grateful that our Chief Minister called a lockdown. I hope that with it we will be able to crush this variant. Fingers crossed.
DeleteIn the interim the garden, the sky and the birds continue to sustain me.
I hope you are safe too.
It's quite clear that all the birdies know the best place to hang out, nd that's very cool! So sorry tat you guys are in lockdown again, and hope that things get better soon. Glad that you are able to make it into town for that much needed volunteer work that you do. I imagine that many people are suffering from domestic violence issues and need help. You are truly appreciated and hugged, RO
ReplyDeleteRO: I am very, very glad that the birds feel comfortable hanging out here. I won't tell you just how much time we spend watching them each day. I am also glad that I can continue to volunteer. So many people are hurting. Badly. Hugs to you to dear friend across the seas.
DeleteI have no doubt that even across the miles and through the ether, the green glow from my envious face is illuminating your house. Turquoise Parrots in your yard!!!! I would have damaged furniture dancing with excitement! Kudos to you for still going into Lifeline, Sue. I think I will start an online petition to have the federal government award you Australia's highest civilian honour. You won't have to travel far to accept it. As long as ScoMo doesn't present it to you!
ReplyDeleteDavid M. Gascoigne: Believe me we were also excited. VERY excited. And have been every time since that they have made an appearance. An award from Smirko? I will pass on that one (which is just as well because I doubt the opportunity would ever arise.
DeleteI've had difficulty commenting here, but I think I fixed the problem. I'll tell you more about it later. Meanwhile, what beautiful birds. I'm sorry you're in lockdown, but happy for you that you have such lovely "visitors".
ReplyDeleteElizabeth Varadan, Author: I am so glad that you could fix the blogger glitch. How? I hope our lockdown is successful, and the early signs are good. In the interim I am loving the visitors we are 'allowed' to have.
DeleteOh WOW...such a treat to visit, as always, dearest Sue!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adore seeing all these beautiful birds...and your stunning flowers and sky photos! Thank you so much for sharing all this beauty with us.😊😊
Haha, I can imagine Jazz wasn't much impressed!😉
So sorry to hear of the rising Covid cases there. They are rising exponentially here too. Last I heard, they are up in the 38,000's.🙁 It is frightening...
Hope you are having a great weekend, dear friend.
Much love and hugs ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Ygraine: Unimpressed is an understatement. Jazz would be very, very happy if we never had ANY visitors. And that certainly includes cats. The birds he quite likes to watch...
DeleteHealth wishes and hugs to you dear friend. I hope that your pain is being controlled.
Now my week is packed with more joy and color because of your beautiful post.
ReplyDeleteGranny Annie: Thank you - what a lovely thing to say.
DeleteI love birds, once thought to be extinct, is surviving and visits you. As always, I look forward to your post and you never disappoint.
ReplyDeleteWhere I now live, political leaders refuse to enforce anything that would diminish COVID. My husband is just recovering.
Have a wonderful week enjoying your surroundings in spite of lock down.
Myrna R.: Thank you. I am very, very glad that your husband is recovering, and hope that you are ok. Our Federal Political leaders object to lockdown. Fortunately many State leaders ignore them.
DeleteThank you for sharing all this beauty.
ReplyDeleteSnowbrush: It is my pleasure.
DeleteHermosas imágenes, ellos siempre nos alegran con sus trinos, revoleteando entre los árboles, verlos es una delicia y un deleite para nuestros oídos. Mil gracias por compartir, un abrazo desde Andalucía!
ReplyDeleteEnca Galvez: Thank you. Birds delight us too. Stay well - and stay safe.
DeleteWhat gorgeous turquoise friends! I could decorate an entire house with their colors. You have so many exquisite birds and I'm glad to see that they appreciate your efforts to feed them.
ReplyDeleteYour interloper is persistent, considering Jazz wants nothing to do with him/her! Tell Jazz I still think he's best (and I'll admire the ginger in silence).
Hugs to you and stay sane-ish.
River Fairchild: Ginge (and his relative Big Ginge) are in our yard several times each day. Jazz sings his displeasure at them.
DeleteBelieve me, we are also grateful that the birds appreciate our efforts (as certain cats rarely do). Sane(ish) is the best I can manage - and thank you.
If yours isn't a bird sanctuary I don't know what is. The ginger kitty made me smile and the turquoise parrots are beautiful. What a wondrous gift.
ReplyDeletePlease be careful when you are out and about. Your numbers are still way low compared to the states and I trust they stay that way.
YOU take special care.
Hugs
Sandra Cox: I would love to have a bird sanctuary - though Jazz, Ginge and friends would have to be excluded. The Turquoise Parrots are an incredible gift, and I am very grateful. I will be careful - and hope that you are.
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ReplyDeletelovely bird and flowers collection. And the sunset is wonderful.
orvokki: Thank you. I never, ever tire of skyscapes.
DeleteWe've had a huge spike in Covid cases here too.
ReplyDeleteI love the bird pictures. The flowers are so pretty. Such pretty pictures this week.
Mary Kirkland: I suspect your spike makes ours insignificant. I am glad that you enjoyed the prettiness I shared.
DeleteOur cases are going up, deaths are going up, but Boris Johnson has opened the whole country up again as if this is nothing to worry about. If I had beautiful birds visiting my garden I'd be happy to be in lockdown again!
ReplyDeleteLL Cool Joe: Our Prime Minister would happily follow Boris Johnson's example. So far the States (most of them) are resisting. And yes, our birds do help with the lockdown woes. Mind you, this morning I notice that they have been beheading and shredding flowers in the garden. I will be out with my pump action water pistol soon.
DeleteBuon inizio settimana.
ReplyDeleteGiancarlo: Thank you - and to you.
DeleteOh, wow! The birds are spectacular! How wonderful that the turquoise parrots weren't extinct after all - it's a great privilege to see them.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are lovely, too. Our blooms are scarce this late in a hot dry summer, so I particularly enjoyed your fresh spring photos!
Our politicians are beginning to reinstate some COVID restrictions now, too. Too little, too late; as the numbers are skyrocketing with the Delta variant. I despair. This pandemic is making me far too cynical about people, so your birds and flowers gave me a much-needed lift. :-)
Diane Henders: I hear you on the cynicism. I always have tendencies that way and the pandemic hasn't helped. I think it was Cicero who said that if you have a library and a garden you have everything you need. And there is no room for politicians in either of those places if you ask me.
DeleteAgreed! :-)
DeleteDiane Henders: My mistake. Some politicians would make very good fertiliser (suitably treated of course).
DeleteYou must have the most colorful birds possible at your garden and feeders. The Torquise Parrot! The Eastern Rosella is beautiful. But that Mister Ginger. Is Mister Ginger sporting balls or not?
ReplyDeleteStrayer: Ginge and his relative Big Ginge will not let me get close to them. My guess is that both of them are intact. They have a home, but as far as I can see they are outside cats - and they are always hungry.
DeleteMy favorite, a pink sunset! And all those birds, wow, but I especially love the kitty! Your photos ROCK!
ReplyDeleteYolanda Renee: Thank you. Ginge will be pleased to hear that he is superior to birds and the sky. Of course, being a cat, he already knows that.
DeleteThere is always so much beauty in your posts, EC. And this time around, Turquoise Parrots! Nature sure has given some species a flamboyant look! They are amazing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the colour and interest. And I wish Jazz didn't have to suffer the indignity of interlopers, no matter how much I enjoyed seeing one.
jenny_o: Jazz doesn't like visitors (whatever species) but doesn't have a great deal to complain about. Which doesn't stop him.
DeleteAren't those parrots beautiful. They are tiny, but definitely jewels.
Those parrots are stunning! Please look after yourself.
ReplyDeletee: Aren't they lovely? And thank you. I am looking after myself. Apart from going in to town to do my shift at LL I will be at home. And will be masked and sanitised on that trip - and interacting personally with virtually no-one.
DeleteI am always amazing and delighted with the various birds you have visiting. They are all so beautiful. And your garden, just gorgeous. Take care going to work. Be safe and have a wonderful week my friend.
ReplyDeleteMason Canyon: Thank you. We are also delighted with the range (and the number) of birds who visit. You take care too please.
DeleteI am glad that your cases are low compared to ours. Ours are sky high in the 800s per day. Ouch! On the other hand, keep those bird pictures coming. Simply gorgeous! I love those parrakeets.
ReplyDeletegigi-hawaii: The State next to us has similar numbers to yours. I suspect that their Premier has given up, and accepted it as the 'new normal'. I hope she is wrong. Aren't our visitors lovely?
DeleteOh the parrots and rosella are just beautiful! I love those colours. I just can't even listen to the news anymore about easing restrictions while Covid is still so rampant. I'm so against the lax laws on mask-wearing now here in my province...I'm happily tucked away at home, lucky enough I don't need to leave the house for much.
ReplyDeleteRain: Aren't those colours amazing? Splashes of joy. Like you I am happy tucked away at home, and go out as little as possible.
DeleteHoly moly, the turquoise birds are incredible! They're shaped so cutely and huggably, while having such vibrant plumage. Thanks for sharing their signs of life with us, EC.
ReplyDeleteJohn Wiswell: The Turquoise Parrots are tiny, but pack a powerful beauty punch don't they?
DeleteWonderful, all of them! I showed my husband your post. He was in Sydney over 30 years ago and one of the many things he remembers are those amazing colorful birds you have over there. He said they were everywhere and he loved seeing them. Sorry to hear about your lockdown still going on. I hope it all turns the corner soon. We have a long ways to go too.
ReplyDeleteDeniseinVA: Thank you. I am glad to have brought back happy memories to Gregg. I think our lockdown was the right decision and am hoping that numbers go down. There was a small surge yesterday though, and the shopping centre closest to home and 'my' pharmacy are contact points.
DeleteYou know I especially loved those bird pictures. And the turquoise parrots...sooooo pretty! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteJ C: Aren't the Turquoise Parrots gorgeous. I was thrilled to see them, and continue to be thrilled each time they visit.
DeleteSo many beautiful bird pictures. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHena Tayeb: My pleasure - and I am glad that you liked them.
DeleteI am thrilled for you and envious of you. Those Turquoise Parrots are super beautiful, but so are the rosellas. Gosh, how nice to have such exciting birds in your garden. Our birds are not as exciting by a long shot, but I do enjoy them a lot. They entertain me to no end.
ReplyDeleteCarola Bartz: I feel envy for rather a lot of the birds you see too. And yes, they are all of them feathered enchantment. In my garden and in yours.
DeleteOur numbers are so high and climbing. They won't close our schools and the governor said schools requiring masks will lose funding. We're overcrowded without online school and thrust right into a petri dish of Covid each and every day. I suspect all of us are going to get it if something doesn't change fast. I'd be so happy to be in lockdown again. The birds are beauties! As always!
ReplyDeletemail4rosey: It might be inconvenient but I am very glad that our Chief Minister called a lockdown. I hope our petri dish is starved of growth - and feel for you. And for so many others.
DeleteAmazing pictures
ReplyDeleteRajani Rehana: Thank you.
DeleteHello! Great post. Very interesting and inspiring.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. Lovely birds :)
All the best! Greetings from Poland!
Ayuna: Welcome and thank you. The birds are wonderful aren't they?
DeleteI just can't get over that turquoise boy. Wowser. Beauty abounds at your house, EC:)
ReplyDeleteYOU take special care, especially of yourself.
Hugs
Sandra Cox: Aren't they amazing? We had a bleak day yesterday with rain, wind and snow on the hills. The Turquoise Parrots were back and filled me with joy. I am careful - and hope that you are too.
DeleteWe have been hearing a lot about your lockdown on our news bulletins. Covid is not going away!
ReplyDeleteI was pleased to read that you are still able to help out at Lifeline, in these times I think this is even more essential, so I do applaud you and thank you.
Your photographs are all so lovely to see and I especially liked the sunrise and sunset photographs.
Nature provides such beauty at times.
My good wishes to you, please stay safe.
All the best Jan
Lowcarb team member ~Jan: Quite a lot of Australia is in lockdown at the moment. Sadly I don't think Covid will disappear any time soon.
DeleteNature is a healer isn't she?
What a sweet interloper friend, Ginger, so delightful to visit with I just know. Yes all of the birds are beautiful and such a joy to behold you are truly blessed. I'm just learning about this new interloper (guest turned long-stay-over guest) of a peacock that seems to enjoy our little place in the world, at the moment anyway. Take care stay safe.
ReplyDelete21 Wits: A visiting peacock? Beautiful as they are they can be very noisy. Much noisier than Ginge who is very quiet.
DeleteYou stay safe too please.
What beautiful visitors you have during this pandemic. I read that Melbourne, NSW and parts of Queensland are in lock down. I guess Canberra has been spared? Yes, the make turquoise parrots are brilliant and the rosellas do come in a rainbow of colours. Enjoyed your Spring blooms, I hope to visit Australia in Spring one day!
ReplyDeletekestrel: Canberra is in lockdown too, though I think that Queensland has had theirs lifted. The birds are beautiful and I am enjoying our Spring blooms. I do hope you can visit some Spring - though I don't know when our borders will open again.
DeleteThank you, thank you, thank you for giving me so much loveliness to ponder on
ReplyDeleteKim: I am very, very glad that you enjoyed the loveliness which brightened my week. And how I wish I had some of your photographic skills.
DeleteI am fuming about Sydney people and their behaviour with covid.
ReplyDeleteThat red flower on the prickly plant looks like Carnival!! The birds look like Carnival. All of nature is one glorious Carnival right in your yard. How wonderful.
neena maiya (guyana gyal): I blame the politicians and the way that they pander to business. I hadn't made the Carnival connection but you are right - and thank you.
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