More images of these colourful boxes on the beach at Brighton.
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Brighton Beach Boxes
A different view to the Dandenong Ranges but periodically I go out on photowalks with other photographers through Meetup.com. A great way to find others who have common interests to you in your local area. Love it! Below are some images of the famous Brighton Beach Boxes. Originally built in the 1800s, these were eventually…
Attracting bees
There’s been growing concern over the shortage of bees in our country and elsewhere. It seems a number of things are responsible for it: weather, the use of insecticides, lack of govt funding for support and research, etc. This simply encourages me all the more to keep planting things that I know the bees would…
The Cherry Laurel Tree
We have a magnificent tree in our backyard nestled next to the Lilly Pilly and easily as tall, if not taller. For a long time we hadn’t really realised there was a different tree there. It wasn’t until Graham and I began working in that part of the garden that we noted some differences. This…
Visiting the city
Been a busy month this month and while I’ve been taking photos I haven’t always had time to go through them and process them all. Hoping to catch up on that this weekend. In the meantime, thought you might like to see a shot I took on a photowalk in Melbourne earlier in the month….
White-browed Scrub Wren
I was wandering around my neighbour’s yard and noticed a bird flitting around inside her hot house. It has the door permanently open these days so the bird wasn’t trapped, but just was inside. When I got closer I could see it was a bird I’d not captured with my camera before and I was…
Chicken shots
Many of you would know that my husband and I shifted to the Dandenong Ranges nearly 4 years ago. From suburbia to a hills community and a 2 acre property. Bliss! Yes, it’s more work looking after a larger property but the gardens were quite well established and nothing had to be done to the…
Birds in Motion
In the photography forums we talk about getting BIF images – Birds in Flight. It’s a challenge to all those who enjoy ‘birding’ (bird photography) and I certainly fit into that category. It is one of the most challenging but satisfying goals I know. Below are recent images taken at Birdsland Reserve over the past…
Winter Visit to Cloudehill Gardens 5
I’d be most remiss if I didn’t mention the sculptures there on display. There are quite a few, plus other ornaments. It really does add to the gardens.
Winter Visit to Cloudehill 4
Looking at more of what is on display at the Cloudehill Gardens currently. There are two beautiful Japanese weeping maples and these were apparently planted in the 1920s. So they are of quite an age! This is one of them. And here are a couple more images from there.
Winter Visit to Cloudehill Gardens 3
It might be winter but there are still interesting things to see on display in the gardens. I never found out what these are: This is holly. I’m told that it’s a weed or pest in this area but I’d not seen it before and thought it looked lovely. It’s something often seen on Christmas…
Winter Visit to Cloudehill Gardens 2
Still on the same topic. I love the architecture and pathways in this place. It’s so beautifully done. It’s created on a 3.3ha property and used to be a flower farm we learnt while listening to the owner. I’d love to put pathways on some of our property and do ‘rooms’ of plants. In the…