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Not So Creepy Crawly

I would like to thank Frank at Dutch Goes the Photo for his Tuesday word prompt, crawl.  It allows me to post about something near and dear to my heart.  Yes, I know.  Everything is near and dear to my heart, but that can’t be a bad thing surely?  You have probably all seen the news this week about a recent insect study review.  The review found that insect numbers have plummeted, experiencing a 2.5% loss per year.  Now one can argue about the rate of decline, whether it can be applied uniformly across the globe and to all insects, but one thing is clear, our insect population is in trouble. Read more

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Keepsake

In the interests of posting more flower photos and sharing memories, I present to you some rose photos.

I have four lovely rose bushes at my house.  All but one was given to us.  One by our mum/mum-in-law — a treasured possession.  Friends gave us another (Homage to Barbara) when she (the mother-in-law, not the friend) died.  Ever practical, like the woman herself, the flower heads just drop off when they are done.  Barb would have appreciated the joke.  The third rose was also given to us by a friend.  It was one of the roses planted in the Rose Gardens at Old Parliament House (Canberra), but it was culled from the garden to make way for more healthy stock.  Their loss, our gain, don’t you think? Read more

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The Changing Seasons – January

January —  the season of abundance.  It can’t help it if it so hot.  Temperature records were broken again during January, including in my little part of the world.  Our town had four consecutive days above 40ºc, a new record.  Due to the bushfire hazard, many of our nature reserves were closed to the public.  So I’ve been housebound and cabin fever has set in.  Hence, this month’s post focuses on the small haven that is my garden. Read more

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The Changing Seasons – December 2018

It is a bit late for my December Changing Seasons post, but better late than never.

I think I am glad to see the back of December.  It was such a hot, steamy month.  Nevertheless, a month of storms meant it was very productive in the garden.  Hence, we had many visitors of the feathered kind. Read more

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King Of The Flies

I forgot to include this photo of a beautiful fly in my November Changing Seasons post.  You know the weather is warming up when the blow flies come a-visiting.  Maybe these exquisitely beautiful creatures are not such a pain after all.  Unlikely praise for the king of the flies. Read more

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The Changing Seasons – November

November has been one windy, stormy month.  You name it, we’ve had it – thunderstorms, a bush fire and a massive dust storm.  We’ve barely seen our beautiful Brindabella mountains (hills for everybody outside of Australia). Read more

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Viewpoint

To photograph or not to photograph?  The other week a tree fell on a house in my suburb.  It did considerable damage.  No one was hurt.  It would have made an interesting photo, but I don’t take photos of other people’s misfortunes.  On the other hand, it is not my intention to completely sanitise my blog to focus on only the positive. Read more

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Trip The Light Fantastic

This is my response to the Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge – Magical Light.  Join me for a photo journey of light across the seasons.

In Australia, our light can be very harsh.  Generally, if the light is too harsh for photography, it is too harsh for me.  Nevertheless, I understand intuitively that different colours require different light, and that some colours create their own light. Read more