Sunday Selections #594

 

 

 

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. Sorry, this has been a busy and sad week so it is more snippets from home.

Jazz does have cancer.  Palliative care is our only option.  We will keep him comfortable and happy for as long as we can and will then set him free with love and regret.  We have transdermal painkillers for him which are administered by smearing them in his ears.  They seem to work really well.  As I prepare this post he is purring and eating a little.  Both wonderful signs.

Now to the snippets.  I am still surrounded by beauty, and very grateful for it.

Early mornings continue to delight me.

The birds also bring me joy.

The blotchy young crimson rosellas in the photos above is developing his/her adult plumage.  Soon he/she will look like this, resplendent in blues and reds with no green feathers to be seen.

 

The rainbow lorikeets also continue to add colour to our often bare trees and wintry skies.

I hope you find colour and beauty in your week.

 

Sunday Selections #569

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. I am still struggling and this post is more snippets from home.

Starting with things which have delighted me in the garden.

I *think* this beauty is a Tiger Moth.

Then to our night flowering cactus.  I showed you the bud last week.  It comes into bloom in the evening and lasts a day.  It is huge (seven or eight inches across), delicately scented and beautiful. So here is the progression.  Today it is looking a bit sad - but there are other buds coming on. 

As you can see from the last photo in the series the spikes are particularly fierce.  It also has fine hair like threads which break off and fester.  Jazz bites and scratches me so often I now have Jazz antibodies and no longer get infected when he attacks.  The same is not true of this cactus.

I am going to finish with an early morning skyscape which delighted me.  In some of the shots those of you with good eyesight will see birds soaring overhead.  They were corellas and were making quite a ruckus.  A totally unmusical ruckus.

I hope your week brings you health, beauty and joy.