Ah May … absolutely sublime but odd.
Weirdly, still bathed in sun this late into autumn.
Because truth in promotion is important (just kidding), here is an artistic shot of a plastic bag polluting the creek. Still, the light is nice.
Record May temperatures have extended the growing season for my tomatoes and the beautiful autumn colour beyond their usual best-before date. Read more
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Beautiful bird.
The Rose Robin
hidden depths
behold, shy and superb
the rose robin
graced with its presence
glints
Kind Regards.
Tracy
Response to the Ragtag Daily Prompt — Pink.
One must not be subtle or delicate about climate emergencies.
Who shall dry my tears
when the flowers are gone?
Not the morally bankrupt,
nor the weekend warriors.
Caught in your own bubble
of flattery and deceit.
Walk into my parlour. Take
your seat. Parliament is now in session
and treachery abounds.
Watch your step, watch your back,
said the spider to the clown.
What goes around, comes around.
Earth, she will not wait. Read more
Dear Readers, my husband and I are just happy snappers when it comes to bird photography. I originally posted these photos on my FB page because I didn’t think they were good enough for the blog, but one of my friends thought otherwise. So I duly present them to you, because although the photos aren’t brilliant, this little Nankeen Kestrel definitely is. Read more
I do like my food. Who doesn’t? My son tried crickets the other day. They were cooked. He wasn’t too keen on going back for seconds. Some of my friends prefer the raw diet. Let me show you. Read more
Lies. lies, lies. Sounds like something Mr Trump would say, don’t you think? Fake it ’til you make it, otherwise known as cognitive behaviour therapy. It also describes the internet perfectly. Have you ever wondered what human nature is? Isn’t it just nature? Sorry, I’m amusing myself. All this fake news has got me thinking. Specifically, I am thinking you might enjoy learning about a little bit of trickery in the orchid world. I am talking about sex, lies and infidelity, ladies and gentlemen. Read more
Take me to the April sun in Canberra (pronounced Canbra). In the words of George Eliot:
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”
Daylight savings has ended. so we sleep in another hour.
This week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge is hosted by Amy. Her chosen theme is “less is more“. Amy’s inspiration for this theme is a quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupery:
“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
Now that is a very intriguing notion to me, because it seems to me that there is nothing more perfect than nature’s design. Read more
Hello Groovers, I was going to start with a joke about how I’ve been hanging out in a hotbed of radicalism, but that doesn’t seem very appropriate now. So instead, I will tell you about how lovely it was to spend last weekend at the National Folk Festival (Canberra) with many people of goodwill. Admittedly we were a little cranky given the political times/blame games, but we took our frustrations out in peaceful and creative ways, such as through humour, verse and songs of kindness. Here’s how it goes. Read more
Reflections of An Untidy Mind 