Sunday Selections #814

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. Sorry I still haven't succeeded in working out how to do a blog hop. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.

 

 I usually run with a theme. This has been another busy and fraught week (and next week will be too).  Instead of a theme I am reverting to type and showing some of the things I have noticed (the pleasant things) over the last little while.

 

 The garden has been severely neglected.  Just the same, some things have continued to bloom.

 

 Seeing the Balloon Spectacular made me remember and revisit some of the feature balloons from previous years.

 

These are from 2016

 

 

2017

 

 2018

 

 And there are plenty more if you are interested in a revisit.

I hope your week has splashes of colour and joy.

Sunday Selections #780

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 my theme is a little more random than usual.  For some time I was unable to transfer photos from my phone to the PC.  This glitch has now been fixed so these are some of the phone photos that have been languishing.

Batty (black) and Odie

The final photo of Odie is somewhere he loves to go, and that he gets removed from.  However I do accept that on top of the entertainment unit is tempting.  He can survey the room, look outside and it is close to the heater duct.

The next photos are part of the reason the cats like to look outside.  A male king parrot - to delight them and us.

And some shots from our garden.  It is winter here - but there is always something in bloom. 

Some people are having trouble commenting on blogs with embedded comments.  I have found a way to circumvent this problem.  I hope this helps - and is clear.  I use firefox as my preferred browser.

Open the blog you want to comment on.  If you look at the blogger address you will notice a padlock and a shield to the left of the https://.  If you click on padlock it offers 'enhanced tracking protection'.  Turn it off.  The shield will now have a line through it and you should be able to comment (and not anonymously).  Sadly you have to repeat this for each blog (including your own if you have embedded comments), but once it is done, it is done.

Have a great week.

 

Sunday Selections #585

 

 

 

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.  We are at home again this week.  Insomnia still has me firmly in its grasp.  These days I usually give up and get up around three.  Which has the benefit that I always see the dawn.

 The garden has, not before time, been claiming a lot of time and attention.  The tree dahlias have succumbed to winter.  I have chopped down about seven or eight of them and have about the same number left to remove.
 

I have weeding to do, and bulbs to plant.  There are still things in bloom like the daisies, and the hoyas.  Winter is here but hasn't slowed them down.  Some bulbs have jumped the gun and are happily flowering, months too early.

The camellias are heavily in bud, and this one has flowered.  The cockatoos and the king parrots are shredding the buds so I hope this isn't the last flower.

There are plenty of paper white jonquils in flower and more come out each day.

This anemone is the only one in flower so far, but there are plenty of others above ground.

Hoyas are sensitive to frost but this one hasn't missed a beat.

And the birds, despite their destructive ways, continue to give me joy.

 

Temperatures are definitely chilly in the morning at the moment (we have had snow on the hills most days this week).  This corella was certainly snuggled into its feathers.

The crimson rosellas arrive early, often just before first light.  I was lucky to capture this one with the camera just before it took flight.

Whatever the temperatures, I hope your week is healthy and happy.