This is May 2019

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Here we are to have a look at my May. I didn’t take many photos to add to this post that I haven’t already shared in some of the photo challenges I contributed to in May. Again the rainfall at my place was very sparse but some of the Australian Native plants had some flowers which received a water from the dwindling water supply in my dam. I have been trying to ensure that most plants in the garden survive by a bit of water every couple of days, hoping I can harden them off for Winter. The weather has been quite warm during the day – mid twenties and the nights were in the low teens so I think some plants may be a bit confused with warm Autumn days.

I don’t think you will need supplies to have a scroll through This is May 2019

Let’s get hopping
I don’t seem to take many photos of Kangaroos, so when some were in a nearby paddock when I was out, I just had to grab a photo. This male was quite wary of my and I made sure I didn’t venture too close as he may have thought I was a threat to his female and joey
kangaroo_eastern_grey_named_caniaba_may 2019
The She Oaks or Casurinas with the seed pods and hanging leaves caught my eye as I was walking on my place.she_oak_forest_nuts_named_home_jackadgery_may 2019
A small shower of rain and the mosses and lichens appearedmoss_lichen_named_home_jackadgery_may 2019
My besties place had so much rain it didn’t seem fair. It did make for some great photo opportunities. The water drops like jewels on the spiders web one morning.spiders_web_water_drops_named_caniaba_may 2019
One afternoon the sunset lit up everything. The Bottlebrush flowers just seem to glowflower_bottlebrush_red_sunset_named_caniaba_may 2019

May was the last huge flowering of the lovely red Hibiscus in the garden
hibiscus_red_named_home_jackadgery_may 2019

The sunset, a leaden sky and a red flowering gum.
red_flower_eucalypt_named_caniaba_may 2019

The tiny Stingless Native Bees loved the Echinacea flowers. Look how full her pollen sacs are!
flower_bee_native_echinacea_named_caniaba_may 2019

The little Grass Dart Butterfly was almost hidden among the flowers
grass_dart_butterfly_flower_purple_named_caniaba_may 2019

The Eggfly Butterflies love the Zinnias
butterfly_varied_eggfly_flower_zinnia_named_caniaba_may 2019
As did the beesbee_zinnia_named_caniaba_may 2019
Water drops on leaves is a must photo opportunityleaf_water_drops_rain_named_caniaba_may 2019
One foggy morning, the old shed on the property next door looked quite spookyshed_old_fog_morning_named_caniaba_may 2019
While walking about my place, I heard just one slight screech and the sound of crunching. I finally saw the Glossy Black Cockatoos in the She Oak enjoying a snack of seeds high up in the tree.glossy_black_cockatoo_she_oak_eating_named_home_jackadgery_may 2019
While further down the track, the Bowerbirds have made a new Bower decorated with blue stuff from all around the neighbourhood. Perhaps a blue peg of mine has gone missing but the rest of the treasures I don’t know where they came from.bower_blue_satin_bowerbird_named_home_jackadgery_may 2019
Every afternoon at my besties, there is a fly over of Cattle Egrets and Ibis as they head off to roostcattle_egrets_flying_sunset_named_caniaba_may 2019
Most days the Wedged-tailed Eagles are riding the currents high in the skywedged_tailed_eagle_flying_named_caniaba_may 2019
A great first for me was finding a small flock of Chestnut-breasted Mannikins as we drove down a lane near my besties. They certainly had a good selection of seeds to choose from.chestnut-breasted mannikin_named_caniaba_may 2019

Bare trees and sunset is another must try and get a photo opportunity.
tree_sunset_named_caniaba_may 2019
Speaking of sunsets, May had so many wonderful sunsets I had to whittle down the pile into just a few. The red tinged grey clouds looked wonderfulclouds_red_grey_named_caniaba_may 2019
Some sunsets were orangeclouds_lumpy_sunset_orange_yellow_named_caniaba_may 2019

Some sunsets had could formations I have never seen before. They were like lumps hanging below the other clouds
clouds_lumpy_sunset_named_caniaba_may 2019
A grass seed and subset, who could resistgrass_seed_sunset_red_named_caniaba_may 2019
Sunset…….bare trees………the black and red won me over.sunset_red_bare_tree_named_caniaba_may 2019

OK here we are at the end. See I told you it was a short month compared to the mammoth efforts you ave gone through in previous months.
Thanks for taking time to have a look at my world.
Did you have a favourite photo?

 

29 thoughts on “This is May 2019”

    1. Thank you Kate 🙂 The water drops on the web had me spellbound. I think I should send the last photo to KMart or Target for one of their “art” pieces lol

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  4. Aw, this was such a wonderful post. Thank you for sharing a walk through your month of May. I can’t really pick a favorite photo, they were all grand. I do agree with your choice for the last photo – it was delightful. 🙂

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  7. Hi, BB. A lovely recap of May. I enjoyed looking at your corner of the world, but the shot that I love the most is the egrets flight across the evening sky. Beautiful! I hope you have a wonderful June!

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    1. Thank you Patti 🙂 To see the fly over is such a wonder in the evenings. Glad you had the time to visit my world. I do hope June will bring some wonders in the Winter that has arrived.

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        1. Oh please. My dam is low about a quarter left. Need a bit more to see my garden through winter or I turn into the bad parent and have to decide who to give a drink to 😦

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