If you run a business are you planning to produce a calendar for your clients and colleagues? I’ve received an order from a local mechanics shop for 100 calendars to give to his clients and staff. He’s picked out images from my Dandenong Ranges Calendar Collection. If you’d like to do the same, please get…
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Great Cormorants and Little Black Cormorants
So my last post talked about a family of Cormorants. Well, it seems, they were two different types of cormorants. The Little Black Cormorant below and, at the bottom, the Great Cormorant. There is definitely a difference in size when you see them together, but not a massive difference. They enjoyed being together. This morning…
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…
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…
Christmas shopping?
Australia Post are advising it’s not too late to express post gifts for Christmas. Why not check out what I have available at my Etsy store to pick unique Australian Christmas gifts for loved ones and friends today? Here’s just a small example of what I have in store. Not to mention canvas and framed…
Horse Eventing
I’ve often thought I’d love to do horse eventing shots. I had two daughters doing events over 12 years ago but, at that stage, I didn’t have the camera I had now, and although I took a few shots, wasn’t as obsessed with photography then. Wish I was! I could have had some great shots…
Victorian Tree Climbing Championships
In my day job I provide Virtual Assistant services and one of my clients is a not for profit association for the tree industry here in Victoria, Australia. They had their annual tree climbing championships last weekend and I offered to come along to take photos of the day. I really wasn’t sure what to…
Nature Photo Blog Carnival
Welcome to the October 2, 2012 edition of nature photography. I really do appreciate the posts that are coming through and encourage you, if you like taking photos of nature, to participate in our monthly editions. Thank you everyone who has participated – readers do please visit each post and leave comment if you are…
Gorilla family
This cute family were a delight to watch. Dad was sleeping when I first arrived but then woke up and climbed up to the viewing platform to watch the parade of humans passing by. One little girl came to the window to give him a kiss. Mum was watching bubs swinging around and then she…