Anyone who knows me personally knows that when I’m enthused about something I tend to put my all into it and get excited about my latest project. And so this one is no different. I was watching Gardening Australia on Ch2 last Saturday night and one of the segments was about a lady who is…
Category: Insects
Working on my macro
Well, actually Nikon calls it a micro lens and it’s a 60mm AF-S lens. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with it and want to learn to master this lens. Lighting plays a key and at the moment I’ve been doing hand held but may have to consider using a tripod. Below: Hoverfly and daisy; bee…
The Butterfly House
One of my favourite places to visit is The Butterfly House. It is a hot house to visit and I was conscious that I shouldn’t change my lenses when inside the house. So I did a full circuit with my short lens (18-55mm) and then went out, changed lenses and went back in with the…
The Damaged Butterfly
It was very windy yesterday but fine and we took advantage of it and spent some time in the garden. Hubby found this butterfly in the garden with a damaged wing. We rescued it off the ground and put it in a bush. But not before it spent some time with us – it seemed…
Common Brown Butterfly
When we went out on Australia Day to buy new sheep for our property, I had to sit and wait in the car while Graham went to pick out the sheep. Trying to get down a stoney driveway and into an uneven paddock on crutches isn’t my idea of fun – I want to heal,…