Sunday Selections #589

 

 

 

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?  Snippets from home.  We have another outing planned but it will have to wait until after the school holidays.

I continue to delight in the sky.

I really like the way the sunrise was reflected on the hills in the valley.

We are still getting frosts, but they are nowhere near hard enough to freeze bubbles.  So I turn to the birds.

Word has obviously got out that the sulphur crested vandals will find sustenance here.

A male king parrot.

The female king parrot was obviously having a 'bad feather day' but I do like the chevrons you can see under her tail.

Aren't the Eastern Rosellas bright and beautiful?  This is a male, who is more vivid than his mate.

The garden needs a LOT of work, but is reminding me just why I expend so much time in it.

This camellia is spectacular isn't it?  It is blooming much earlier than usual - which has the benefit that the petals are not being burnt by the sun.

Most of you know that our lives are ruled by a resident cat, named Jazz.

Himself saw an advertisement for what was described as a cat tree - though I think cat castle is more accurate.  So he bought it, to replace the one that Jazz had shredded.  It arrived as a flat pack.  Some hours later we put it up.

Jazz is totally unimpressed.  If we pick him up and put him on it he purrs.  And gets down immediately.  Sigh.  We hope he will warm to it later.

I hope you all have a wonderful week - and impress the people (furry or otherwise) that you need to.

Sunday Selections #547

 

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 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).

The ginger interloper is a regular visitor.  Jazz is not impressed.

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.

Sunday Selections #236

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.
 
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life.  The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River.  Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
 
Like River I usually run with a theme.  This week I am returning to my avian obsession.  Birds, birds and more birds.

The Eastern rosellas adore apple (which for some reason has to be green).  The cockatoos and corellas also love it - and throw pieces to the ground.  Where they are not wasted.  Never wasted.

This male King Parrot was making it clear that sustenance was required.  And then his female companion ate from my hand.  Bliss.

There are some other birds visiting at the moment who are more camera shy:  Bearded Ravens, Wattle Birds and Spotted Pardalotes.  With luck, all of them will feature here soon.

Sundays Selections #221

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. 

The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life.  The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River.  Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.

Like River I usually run with a theme.  This week?  Gratitude.

Thank you one and all for your comments and messages of support.  They have meant an immense amount to me.

Himself has reverted to type and his recovery is not smooth or without complications.  There has been a trip to Intensive Care, and he now has fluid on the lungs.  Not much fluid I am assured.  But still.  He is not breathing easily and even the slightest exertion makes him breathless.  Just the same there are some signs of improvement and fortunately no date for his return home has been set.  He has been sent home too early from other hospital trips and I don't want him home until the only direction he is going is up.

In the midst of the chaos, the worry, the fatigue there has also been beauty.  For which I am thankful.  Very thankful.

At home.

Eastern Rosella

Cockatoo

Corella

young Currawong

And in the sky.

Gorgeous, one and all.