There were certainly an interesting array of vehicles in the parade at the steamfest. Small cars that putted along, right up to very large monstrous vehicles that were frightening – especially if you were in their pathway. I was stunned that some people were walking in and around these vehicles as they were moving. Only…
Melbourne Steamfest
Yesterday my husband and I visited the Melbourne Steamfest in Scoresby. I’d read about it in the local paper and knowing how much my husband loves steam engines, I mentioned it to him. The clincher was when a friend at church mentioned they also had old radios on display. Graham is a ham radio operator. …
Networking and building
Today’s post is somewhat different. I wanted to tell you a bit about what I’ve been up to lately with my photography. So many things have been catching my interest and my passion. I am happy to tell you I am now walking again – without a crutch in hand. I still take it with…
Grey Fantail having fun
This cute little Grey Fantail let me follow it around the garden the other day and I was fortunate to capture a shot of it with its fantail on display. You have to be quick! And later I caught it in the birdbath having fun, although I couldn’t get very close for a better shot. …
Autumn amongst the green
Saw this Liquidamber leaf on the lawn the other day. It certainly showed up amongst the green on the ground. I love this time of year – fresh with rain, colourful with the Autumn leaves, still warm in the days, cooler at night.
Nature Blog Carnival posts March 2012
Welcome to the March 5, 2012 edition of nature photography. My entry for this carnival is about the Dingy Swallowtail Butterfly. My husband found this butterfly on the ground near an Oleander bush on the weekend. It had a damaged wing and could not fly. I picked it up to put it somewhere safe to…
A study of Bella Donna Lilies
Or otherwise known as ‘The Naked Lady’. I assume because of it’s lack of leaves (dressing) when in flower. The leaves are present at other times. These are popping up all over our garden at the moment and are very pretty. They look so delicate too.
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…
Living in a cloud
It’s only just the start of Autumn but instead of hot summery weather we definitely are having colder and wet weather. This week we’ve had rain and mist, and it’s been like living in a cloud. And it looks so beautiful, is there any wonder that we love living here?
The last of the roses
Not many of our roses are flowering now, some but not a lot. I really missed seeing them because of being confined indoors after my accident. I’ve been going around dead-heading them to try and encourage a bit more flowering and this bush obliged.
Nature blog carnival
If you’re a nature photographer, or you know someone who likes to take photos of nature, and you write a blog, please tell them about our Nature Photoblog Carnival. Entries are nearly closing – and we’ll be posting the submissions here Monday week. To submit an entry simply go to http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_15019.html and fill out the…
Would you like a strawberry?
This weather is really liked by our strawberry plants which are literally running wild and throwing runners across the garden, mainly under our fig tree. But there are more plants in the vege garden, doing the same thing, out in the open. The result is what you see below. And yes, they smell and taste…