Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files. Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image.
The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life. Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle.
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
I usually run with a theme. This week is pretty much a repeat of last week and again snippets from home. It has been HOT here this week and MS loves the heat. I loathe it.
Starting in the garden. Early. I am still trying with variable success to capture the shimmer of dew drops.
There are more liliums coming out each day. Beautiful things.
We have had some early morning visitors.
This boy, who we imaginatively call Young Ginge, lives with the white cat I have featured here before and often visits with him. Batty and Odie don't like him either.
They do however like the other early morning visitors, and have indicated they would like a closer acquaintance with them (and their relatives).
Dear EC
ReplyDeleteFabulous lilies - such beautiful colours. Are they scented too? I am sure you are aware, but lily pollen can be a problem for cats so hopefully they will keep away from them.
I do like the colourful birds that visit you. I am sure Batty and Odie would indeed like a closer relationship with them!
Have a good week.
Best wishes
Ellie
Ellie Foster: The liliums are indeed scented. Heavily so. We do know that they are toxic for cats and keep them outside mostly.
DeleteThank you for the lovely bouquet this morning! Add in some colorful birds and a ginger cat and our bright day just got brighter!
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed your email is restored. Gini and I hope your weekend is going well.
Wally Jones: Thank you and Gini. I hope (and assume) that the two of you are deep in the natural world again.
DeleteWhat beautiful flowers and of course your birds. I am once again filled with bird envy.
ReplyDeleteAnne in the kitchen: I suffer from world wide bird envy.
DeleteSorry to read about the heat and the MS.
ReplyDeleteMy gosh, those flowers are soooo pretty!
The Happy Whisk: The sweaty season (which most know as summer) is my least favourite, but in the scale of things I am well aware I am lucky.
DeleteHubby can relate only with him, the cold hurts more. That wet cold, kinda cold. Here's to some good fruit headed your way this summer.
DeleteThe Happy Whisk: I feel for your husband. I am already planning my Christmas fruit salad - a tradition I intend to keep. Himself will have turkey. I hope he will share with the cats.
DeleteEven though you say normal service will be resumed, I have enjoyed each photo very much. Those early morning visitors I would love. Those birds would be very welcome out back. Delightful! Not too keen on humid weather or too hot a weather, but I love all that is brings. Your dew-covered grass is a treat, as are all your flowers.
ReplyDeleteDeniseinVA: Thank you. I would welcome the birds that visit you too. Rather a lot.
DeleteLovely flowers and parrots!
ReplyDeleteroentare: We are very lucky to have so many birds visit us regularly.
DeleteRepeat, repeat.... I will never get tired of those beautiful flowers and good-looking birds. : )
ReplyDeleteHugs
Caterina: I am glad to hear it, because they OFTEN feature here.
DeleteHow I would love Young Ginge. I miss my two beloved so very much, but at my age now, I won't get another cat. It wouldn't be fair on them if/when something happened to me. I just have to love from afar.
ReplyDeleteThe heat has been unbearable. I hate it.
Take care care, EC...I hope the coming week treats you more kindly...my cuddles to Batty and Odie...many of them. :)
Lee: Young Ginge and the White Cat visit us often - as do the other cats (also ginger) from their household. I wish that they had a caring owner like you. And yes, the heat is foul.
DeleteYou get to see these beautiful birds out in the wild. 💙 Love that!
ReplyDeleteSandi: Each and every day. I am not going to admit just how much time we spend watching the birds.
DeleteI like it all: the greenery, the flowers, the bird visitors. Delightful pictures!
ReplyDeleteDUTA: Thank you. As our heat starts to bite, the green will be replaced with gold. I hope and expect that the birds will continue to visit.
DeleteI can see why Young Ginge hangs around, probably enjoys the birds too. And I too hope the coming week will be a good one for you and those delightful kitties.
ReplyDeleteDJan: Young Ginge is indeed attracted by the birds. I have used my pump action water pistol on him when he gets too close to them.
DeleteBeautiful photos, and the expression on Young Ginge's face made me chuckle. He must have been hearing Odie and Batty's imprecations!
ReplyDeleteDiane Henders: It would be hard not to hear Odie and Batty expressing their displeasure. Very hard. White Cat spits at them and Young Ginge ignores them.
DeleteYour second dew drop photo is quite good.
ReplyDeleteBatty and Odie are a team in their dislike of 'the foreigners'.
Corellas have been a bit rare around here this year. Maybe more soon as they flee the northern heat.
Andrew: You started an obsession. I tried last week to capture the shimmer of the dew drops - and gave you credit for the attempts. Batty and Odie dislike all visitors who are not birds. Parcel delivery is viewed with extreme displeasure.
DeleteRiver Fairchild - It’s all beautiful, a feast for the eyes. I’m sure Batty and Odie would love to mingle with their feathered guests! I’m always happy to see any of your garden guests - feathered, furry, and blooming. I’ll take them all. :) Try to stay cool.
ReplyDeleteRiver Fairchild: I am doing my best to stay cool and except when appointments demand I go out am staying home. These visitors are welcome though.
DeleteGorgeous but I would feel sorry for any birds Batty and Odie caprued. I hope you are doing okay.
ReplyDeletee: Batty and Odie can look but not touch. They are indoor cats. I discourage the other visitors from their attempts to pursue their acquaintance with the birds. I am struggling a bit - but it is the season. I hope you and your new baby are doing well.
DeleteThe blue eyes and peachy cheek colouring of corellas makes them stand out from their ‘cocky’ yellow crested cousins. I’m an hour away in distance from Andrew and we don’t seem to have as many in our parks this year either
ReplyDeleteCathy: We have LOTS of corellas at the moment, long and short beaked. The grasslands near our local shops are sometimes covered in hundreds of them. I wonder why your numbers are down?
DeleteBecause they are all in your area? I haven't seen any here either, though there are galahs in the city parks.
DeleteRiver: We have corellas here all year round. We are seeing galahs at the moment too. We are very lucky.
DeleteScented Lillies are one of my favorite flowers. The deers love them too and will eat all the buds if they can get at them. Every year, I have to try to protect them the best I can but they will still eat what they can reach and my tulips too.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy seeing the corellas too.
Hugs Julia
Julia: Our vandal birds like tulips but leave the lilies alone. We do have some problems every year with people helping themselves though.
DeleteYour dew on grass capture is progressing beautifully.
ReplyDeleteJoanne Noragon: Thank you. A work in progress.
DeleteThe lilies are beautiful but I'm glad I can't smell them. Young Ginge is also beautiful.
ReplyDeleteRiver: You wouldn't like the smell at all. Young Ginge IS beautiful. So are Medium Ginge and Big Ginge.
DeleteNice bright red liliums.
ReplyDeleteMike: Very bright. And beautiful.
DeleteStunning photos and what amazing colours, stay cool as it's been a real stinker here in Newcastle xx
ReplyDeleteaussie aNNie: Thank you. It hasn't been quite as hot here today as it was yesterday - but still much hotter than I like. I hope you can stay cool.
DeleteLovely selection EC. Major Mitchell is looking great. It looks like one.
ReplyDeleteMargaret D: Thank you. I corella rather than a Major Mitchell - we very rarely see them here.
DeleteMore beautiful flowers... Cold, dark, wet here.
ReplyDeleteBill: I would never have known it was cold and dark and wet where you are judging by today's beach shot. I would swap our heat for your cold in a heart beat though.
DeleteHi EC - delightful liliums - they'd brighten our grey life here! - sorry ... more your kind of weather than mine. Thankfully it's not often awful down here ... and we're nearly at the turn of the year - towards a brighter, kinder world I 'eternally' hope ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteHilary Melton-Butcher: Thank you. Here's to a brighter, kinder world is something I will happily drink to - at any time of the year.
DeleteI know that hot weather is anathema to you, Sue, so I hope you are able to escape it at least some of the time. I am visiting my daughter and family in Ottawa at present and it’s a modest minus two with a little snow on the ground. Your kind of weather, I suspect.
ReplyDeleteDavid M. Gascoigne: Minus two? Jealous thoughts. It is a little after nine here and too hot for me already.
DeleteI don't think I've ever seen a lilium before. They are beautiful. Lilies, yes, but these are even more beautiful and stunning. Your dew shots are marvelous. You are so patient and show such attention to detail.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that Batty and Odie don't care for those other cats. I hope the gorgeous birds are safe from your intruding cats. It's great that Batty and Odie can look, but not touch, too.
Sorry the heat is so miserable there. It's cold here, so you would like it much better (as do I). Have a safe and hopefully heat free week, dear Sue.
Not sure when you will see this, since I got a "Failed to Publish."
Bleubeard and Elizabeth: Liliums are a type of lily - and I am happy to see them come back year after year. The interlopers eye off the birds but I have (more than once) gunned them down with my water pistol when they have been making attempts to catch them.
DeleteI like how you capture those dewdrops with your camera. They definitely shimmer. Love the ilium, something I don't see in Hawaii. You do have a beautiful garden. Love the birds, too.
ReplyDeletegigi-hawaii: Thank you - on all counts.
DeleteI bet Odie and Batty would enjoy a very close up personal relationship with your colorful bird friends and maybe a spar up match or face to face with Young Ginge or The White.
ReplyDeleteStrayer: Our boys have made it very clear that they are ready to defend their territory - despite being less than half the size of the white intruder. And yes, their lust for the birds is evident. Tough.
DeleteIt is lovely to see the lilies this time of year, EC. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMarie Smith: I am more than happy to share - and glad you like them.
DeleteThat's a lovely ginger cat, I really love gingers. They remind me of my beloved Midge of many years ago, such a loving cat. I've been reading of the OZ heat and I check your weather forecasts from time to time as I have relatives in ACT and Melbourne and Perth, very hot and it's not even your proper summer yet. Just a few snow flurries here, but all melted now, very mild temperatures.
ReplyDeleteShammickite: There are three ginger cats (two long haired) and a white cat with ginger tinges that visit us daily They all come from the same nearby house and obviously have honed in on our garden. It has been v hot - and we are promised a brutal summer. Sigh. Snow flurries sound VERY good to me.
DeleteYour garden is beautiful, even in the heat, and so are the cats.
ReplyDeleteMy selections are over here.
messymimi: Thank you. I have already enjoyed your selections. Very much.
DeleteSuch beautiful flowers. Love the colors and the style of them. I bet your kitties would like to get to know those birds more intimately. I am not sure the birds would be happy. Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a wonderful week and you feel good!
ReplyDeleteDMS~ Jess: Thank you. I suspect the cockatoos would give the cats a run for their money - but Batty and Odie are not going to get a chance to know the birds any more intimately than they do.
DeleteI can't wait for autumn!
ReplyDeleteYoung ginge is adorable and your dewy capture glistens.
Have a good week
Kylie: Never mind autumn - bring back winter. Young Ginge is a lovely boy - and is here today already. You have a great week tool.
DeleteIgualmente te deseo, y aprovecha ese buen tiempo para pasear, por eso mismo prefiero yo el calor al frío y lluvia.
ReplyDeleteTus plantas preciosas, y sobre la mirada de ese gato a las aves, nunca hay que olvidar que es un felino, y que como tenga oportunidad lo caza. Al menos el gato de uno de mis hijos que vive cerca, lo intenta siempre...
Un abrazo.
Manuel: Thank you. I much prefer the cold weather and rain is always welcome here. I know it is in a cat's nature to hunt but the birds are unthreatened by our boys who don't go out. I discourage the visitors from hunting too. Have a great week.
DeleteAhh, so many wonders and you've covered most of them: birds,flowers and cat. Wishing you a healthy, happy day.
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Sandra Cox: How lovely to see you here. How is your husband doing? I am thinking of you both.
DeleteLove the liliums and your wonderful birds and I'm glad they are safe. That orange one reminds me of our Cadbury, personality plus.
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Wisewebwoman: The garden and the birds bring me solace. Young Ginge is a very nice boy - and is agitating for some attention as I type.
DeleteBright, colourful and luminous wonders from your world. They are exotic creatures to me and bring colour and joy to my dreary December days. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteCharlotte (MotherOwl): I am sorry that your days are dreary, and am more than happy (and grateful) to give you colour and joy.
DeleteBeautiful pictures. It's nice and cool here and I am loving it. I don't like the hotter weather.
ReplyDeleteMary Kirkland: Thank you. I am not a summer fan at all.
DeleteSorry about your heat, I will say stay as cool as you can ... but I'm sure you are doing that!
ReplyDeleteLovely flowers, they are so colourful.
Here in my part of the UK we are getting rain, rain and more rain!
All the best Jan
Lowcarb team member ~Jan: Thank you. We are being promised rain but it isn't falling. The heat continues.
DeleteAs it tends to get much colder in Florida I long for your heat in Australia. Then again this summer was intolerable so I guess I'll just grin and bear it. I love those lilies and colorful birds. I hope you're having a good new week and a cooler breeze finds you,
ReplyDeleteRasmaSandra: If I could send you some of our heat I would. With pleasure. I hope your sads are going away.
DeleteDoes the word Ginge have a meaning, or might you have meant Ginger?
ReplyDeleteSnowbrush: Ginge is an indication of the well known Australian habit of shortening words. It is indeed short for Ginger.
Delete"Ginge is an indication of the well known Australian habit of shortening words."
DeleteMaybe not so well known here, eh? Call me a sme ol skepti, but doe not the tim that peop spen tryi to figur out wha is bei sai outweig the tim it tak to spel out wor? Seriously, in your opinion, is there really a meaningful benefit to shortening words?
Snowbrush: It isn't every word, but typically the names of things - to which we often add ie. And sometimes it isn't shorter at all. A tin (can) of beer is often called a tinny. And no, we rarely struggle to know what is meant.
Delete"It isn't every word, but typically the names of things"
DeleteI was kidding about its frequency. It seems to me from talking with Canadians that their word usage is pretty much like Americans, but I know British English is different, and I suspect Australian English is too. I use the word "suspect" because I'm exposed to British English often, but only to Australian English when chatting with you, Andrew, Kylie, or Angela.
Snowbrush: I suspect our usage is closer to British English - though our slang sometimes confuses them too.
DeleteIt's so nice to see flowers while it's frightfully chilly in my neck of the woods! ☺
ReplyDeleteRain: I am happy to share our flowers and wish you could share your chilliness.
DeleteGinge fits perfectly. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteColoring Outside the Lines: Ginge would like to move in. Batty and Odie insist he cannot. Happy Holidays to you and yours as well.
DeleteWhat gorgeous blooms - and I SO understand cats not liking other cats (eg., my two). They are very territorial little tigers.
ReplyDeletejenny_o: Very, very territorial beasts. Our two try and exert their dominance over each other, let alone the interlopers.
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