Wet and Aggressive Corella challenges Magpie

Wet and Aggressive Corella challenges Magpie

Sunday 14 April 2024

Sunday Selections #669


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 it is snippets from home.

I delight in the sky and for a change these are shots of a sunset rather than a dawn.




 And a softer sunset (when my hands weren't shaking as much as they were on the earlier ones).




And then to the garden.  While I was on a break I did work in the garden.  More needs to be done.  The tuberous begonias are blooming anyway.







Autumn has arrived here and the days (and particularly the nights) are a lot cooler.

Next week I hope to take a walk and show you the arboreal firework display in my area.  I hope your week is blooming lovely.


 

97 comments:

  1. wonderful sunsets, and that orange flower is a wonderful color

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    1. Linda Starr: In the flesh that begonia is a blazing red.

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  2. Hi EC - lovely sunset and so glad you were able to take the shots ... while your garden is blooming happily as Autumn takes hold for you. Enjoy the cooler times ... have a peaceful week - cheers Hilary

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    1. Hilary Melton-Butcher: Thank you. I have only one medical appointment this coming week (two the week after). Himself broke a tooth (on Saturday of course) and has a dentist visit ahead.

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  3. Wonderful snaps of blooms and sky. x

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    1. Bea: Thank you. I delight in both and won't admit how many folders of the sky and the garden I have.

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  4. River Fairchild - I’m so glad the weather has cooled down for you! For me, there have been a few days of weak sun so I’ve started planting as I’ve long been inspired by your beautiful garden. Thank you as always for continuing to bring me inspiration. I could use a swift kick as well though for added motivation. 😂
    I hope the coming week gives you some peace and relief. Give the furry overlords some love from me.

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    1. River Fairchild: I need that swift kick too. I am undecided whether I will go back to bed or whether I will nap when I have replied to comments. Good luck in the garden which as you know I have found became an obsession.

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  5. It's been raining here today and I was glad to see some beautiful Tuberous begonia blossoms to brighten this gloomy day.
    The daffodils are out of the ground but are not blooming yet. I have lot of yard cleaning to do but not much energy to do it. I do just a little bit each nice day.

    I hope that you can enjoy some cooler weather.
    Have a lovely weak.
    Hugs,
    Julia

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    1. Julia: I am LOVING our cooler weather. I know what you mean about the lack of energy. Good luck and I hope your daffodils do well. Some of ours are shooting which is way too early. And I have more to plant coming in the next week or so.

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  6. Oops, it should be "Have a lovely week" Stay strong... ❤️

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    1. Julia: I am pleased that someone else suffers from dyslexic fingers.

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  7. I love seeing the flower pictures from your garden. The sky pictures are so pretty.

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    1. Mary Kirkland: Thank you. I do love the sky and some of my garden.

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  8. Awesome skies and those tuberous begonias, gorgeous! Wishing you a great weekend my friend.

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  9. Dear EC
    Such lovely skies - nature does colour blends so beautifully! Your begonias are stunning.
    I'm looking forward to seeing all the autumn colours in your area.
    I hope you have a good week.
    Best wishes
    Ellie

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    1. Ellie Foster: My city does autumn really, really well. We are cool enough to get some really lovely colour. Watch this space - and have a great week in your spring garden.

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  10. Nice that you have a cooler autumn. Love the sky behind the dark trees. Flowers are pretty too! Happy Weekend.

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  11. Your skies and begonias are breathtaking. I love the blooming lovely wish and boomerang it back to you. Sending calming wishes to your hands. Hugs, Sandra sandracox.blogspot.com

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    1. Sandra Cox: Thank you. I hope your weekend is packed with joy and wonder.

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  12. The sunset invites wonder. Your begonias are spectacular.

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    1. Marie Smith: Some of our begonias didn't come back this year. We will have to buy some more. How we suffer. Not.

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  13. Gorgeous pink sky and flowers

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  14. "Autumn has arrived here"
    WHAT! It's like your world is upside down.

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    1. When the magnetic poles finally reverse, do you think north and south will be renamed?

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    2. Mike: I suspect I won't be here when that happens.

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  15. I'm so happy autumn is here....and the cooler weather with it.

    We've been having some very bright, colourful sunsets up this way.

    Have a good, happy week ahead, EC. Take care...my cuddles to Batty and Odie. :)

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    1. Lee: Like you I am very happy to welcome autumn. Batty and Odie thank you.

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  16. a lovely pink/orange theme today!
    I used to be a great lover of cool colours but that seems to have shifted in the other direction. Funny how things change.
    Have a great week

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    1. kylie: I am definitely a lover of colour. All of it.

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  17. Your sunsets are colorful like your flowers. It's still raining here.

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    1. Strayer: Our rain has been and gone. I hope you get some sunshine. I know you are missing it.

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  18. There is always something blooming in your garden. At times I think there is no way that photo can come out half decent, but in spite of my hand shakes, my phone camera is excellent at compensating.

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    1. Andrew: There is always something in flower here. Which I work at. My phone is older than yours and doesn't compensate well. It has other problems too.

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  19. Today I came across the little gold leaves you send from your garden years ago. All the downsizing I've done over the last ten years, from a great house to a studio, and your garden comes along with me.

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    1. Joanne Noragon: I don't even remember sending them. How lovely that a little of my garden has travelled with you.

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  20. Those begonias - I love nature's outline of each petal. Exquisite.

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    1. Rawknrobyn: Nature is the BEST artist isn't she?

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  21. Today's post contains the most beautiful things sunsets, flowers and a wish. Thanks for cheering us up!

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  22. The begonias are so gorgeous and the sunsets so soft they could almost be dawns. I've been rearranging things in my garden too.

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    1. River: I have been weeding rather than rearranging. And need to do more. Just for a change I have spring bulbs arriving soon which will need to be planted.

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  23. What stunning sunsets. Just gorgeous. So are all the flowers in your garden. You must spend a LOT of time working there. I could never keep a garden as large and inclusive as yours. You are blessed and I suspect sore at the end of each gardening session.

    Sorry to read about Batty and the V.E.T.

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    1. Bleubeard and Elizabeth: I am not on top of the garden and yes, I am often sore. It is worth it though. Batty minds his health issues much less than we do - though he still doesn't like having his snifter twice each day.

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  24. Lovely sunset photos EC, always beautiful colours.
    I certainly do like your tuberous begonias, they are beautiful and give a lovely show of colour.

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    1. Margaret D: The begonias live on our front verandah - and I find them welcoming.

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  25. There are well known Canadian painters, verging on iconic actually, known as The Group of Seven, and your sunset pictures bear a vague resemblance to their genre. They painted, of course, in a much different landscape, but the similarity is quite striking.

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    1. David M. Gascoigne: What a flattering thing to say. I will have to explore further.

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  26. Skyscapes and flowers are always worth yet a photo. Yours are wonderful - I like so much to see those (for me) houseplants growing in your garden.

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    1. Charlotte (MotherOwl): I am not good with houseplants and am very glad that the tuberous begonias thrive outside. They get some shelter from both the sun and the frost, but are definitely happy on our verandah.

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  27. Thank you for the beauty that you bring into my eyes. And I am so glad you are my friend, dear EC.

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    1. DJan: Ditto. I am looking forward to more photos of your excursion to the tulip farm.

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  28. I love your garden! Love the flowers.

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    1. gigi-hawaii: Thank you. We love being able to have something in bloom all year round.

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  29. This post is a bouquet of healing flowers, my friend! Thank you so much for sharing your sweet nature with all of us. Aloha!

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    1. Cloudia: Thank you, though believe me my sweet nature has, like the garden, some prickly bits.

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  30. Beautiful skies and flowers! Is the weather finally cooling off so you can enjoy being outdoors a bit more?

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    1. Diane Henders: It is finally cooling off, and it is my energy levels rather than the temperature that is keeping me (mostly) out of the garden. There are LOTS of spring bulbs arriving here this week or next so I will have to find the energy somewhere...

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    2. Oh, no, spring bulbs! They suck me in every time - I don't think I've ever managed to get through autumn without buying at least a few. They're the ultimate expression of optimism. :-)

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    3. Diane Henders: We refer to garden catalogues as garden porn - and succumb every time. Both of us. Separately.

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  31. Your photos of those sunsets are beautiful! I love watching a beautiful sunset!

    And as for those flowers, they're beautiful, too! I love smelling the beautiful fragrance that flowers have to offer, and seeing their beautiful colors! Another thing I love about flowers, is they show me the softer side of life.

    Have a lovely night, my friend!

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    1. Lon Anderson: I never ever tire of skyscapes, though I am most often out with my camera at dawn. I agree with you about flowers too.

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  32. Uff! Seems I took my intention for my deed. ;-)
    But now: Lovely sunsets, lovely flowers.
    Here the cherry blossom is coming to an end (sniff), but today we got our potatoes planted (hurray).
    Wishing you a serene week, dear Sue.

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  33. Delightful. I hope you are enjoying all the flowers and lovely skies to the fullest.

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    1. messymimi: I am. It is not long till sunset, and I have one eye on the sky.

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  34. That soft sunset with the silhouetted trees in the centre is one of the most beautiful photographs I've seen

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    1. Kim: For a photographer of your calibre that is a lovely (albeit untruthful) thing to say. Those twin trees feature in a lot of my photos. They are at a near neighbour's place and I love them.

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    2. It is a 100% truthful thing to say; I genuinely find it very beautiful. The simplicity, the symmetry, the leading lines, the way the small branches to the right are pointing towards the centre, drawing your eye around the scene...

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    3. Kim: Thank you very, very much. That is the scene I delight in looking from our driveway (or the verandah) down the valley with the Brindabellas in the background. It is beautiful at all times of the day and the year.

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  35. I don't see sunrises very often but I do see beautiful sunsets! But not recently as we have been enduring lots of heavy rain and strong winds, but with the rain the grass has become a lot greener and today the sun is out! Your flowers are lovely, none for me yet, not even any leaves on the trees!

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    1. Shammickite: I see almost all dawns, but also delight in sunsets. Ours have been less 'in your face' this year, but are still a joy. I hope Spring is inching into your surrounds.

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  36. Lovely flowers, Glad to know that colorful autumn has found you. I hope you have a great new week.

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    1. RasmaSandra: Autumn has a way to go yet, but is definitely on the way. You have a good week too.

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  37. Amazing photos you always come up with.. incredibe Beauty here x

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    1. aussie aNNie: Thank you. The world is packed with beauty.

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  38. Beautiful photos. I like the softer sunset as well. Your garden looks good. Those are colorful flowers.

    Have a lovely day.

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    1. lissa: I do love skyscapes. All of them - and thank you.

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  39. Gorgeous sunset. Marvelous garden.
    You have made our day more lovely.
    Thank you, EC.

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    1. Wally Jones: Like the parson's egg, the garden is good in parts. The sky is always a delight.

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  40. I do like your sunset photographs.
    We've had a few evenings recently where the sky has looked good... but I don't tend to take photographs just enjoy the view, it's quite peaceful somehow.

    The begonias in your garden are so colourful.

    Hope your week is going well.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Lowcarb team member ~Jan: Sunrise and sunset ARE peaceful - but I also often take photos.

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  41. Sunset is a beautiful event as well. Your flowers are fabulous.
    My city is humming with a renewed vitality... spring has arrived.

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    1. Caterina: I am glad Spring has arrived. I know you were waiting anxiously for her to make an appearance.

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