This is November 2023

Published on by bushboy

It was a bit of a “do a bit” month, a lot you’ve already seen, even a Secret Diners post. Some of this months photos are from here and from Caniaba where i did some dog sitting. Everyone remembers Teddie.

The best thing about Caniaba is I get to see sunrises and sunsets that aren’t through trees. Most of November has had rainy days thank goodness as my place was brown and crackled underfoot. I had started to contemplate which plants would be saved and others I took cuttings which are easier to look after than plants in the ground. Rows of jars along the window still filled with water and plants, some taking root, others replacements for those now in pots in the shade house. We’ll get to the flowers later.

Here’s the Avett Brothers to get you through this post – November Blues

So off we go when the sun is up. This is actually from my place

This is the way I mostly view sunrise. On this morning was a lovely fog

There was fog at Caniaba hiding the dairy cows in the green field below as
the sun bathed the guardian trees

I love the old buildings next door in the fog. This may have been a dairy in
the past.

Sunrise, fog and spiders webs – a great combination

An unusual combination – sunrise, barbed wire, spiders web and a
Dandelion seed head. Maybe it’s a Santa Clause beard and he’s scouting
around to see who’s been good and who’s naughty. Any nominations for
the naughty list 😈😂

Sometimes a small glint catches your eye

A Grey Shrike-thrush seeing how busy I really am in the office

A first for me a Spotted Turtle Dove although when I heard it’s call, I
remember hearing them when I was a kid in Sydney

The Satin Bowerbirds have had quite a frisky month. The male waiting to
see if his offerings were acceptable to the female fussing about at the
Bower

A tree nearby was a bit shocked at their behaviour

Here is a few bird bath views. A couple of Fairy Wrens a bit wet

A Spangled Drongo dries out

Sometimes Sacred Kingfishers can enjoy their bath a bit too much

At least he knows how to put himself back together again

When we were heading back from the Tweed, I saw dark shapes on the sand
as we crossed the bridge. Went for a look and found some Cormorants in
the distance. There were some Pied Oystercatchers a bit closer patrolling
the edge where there are Sand Crabs.
Those little sand balls are made by Sand Crabs as they dig out their burrows

Just by the back door a couple of Rainbow Lorikeets were having a chat

This is why they are called Rainbow Lorikeets

A lovely little surprise when the little Violets popped back up after the rain

The flowers are so lovely especially enhanced with water drops

I think this is a Beebalm (monarda) flower

Aren’t the colours of the Pink Champagne Bottlebrush flower lovely

I think this has to be my favourite Salvia

Looking into a Hibiscus syriacus is spectacular

What’s not to love about this Lions Tail Hibiscus

November was the best flowering for these Day Lilies ever. Over the month
there were around fifteen flowers

Looking closely at a succulent flower

and into an open Variegated Ginger flower

Before the Ginger flowers open, little balls ready to burst forth

It wasn’t be long before the Strawberries were ready.

Here is someone who likes Strawberries to. Still scouts the verandah in
case some fruit happens to available. The young Bearded Dragon surveys
his realm

The rain bought out the Lichens and Mosses

Lots of trees awakened by the rain, started putting on their new leaves

I love that a lot of our trees and shrubs start out with red/maroon
leaves before turning green

I love rust and the patterns it can make

This one is for Graham. We were chatting about big fish and sea creatures
he posts and I think I said something about the Big Prawn. He asked for a
photo
It used to be on the other side of the road and was going to be demolished.
A hardware chain saved it and it’s on their sites entrance. The eyes used to
light up but the people who live on the other side of the street complained
about the light. Would be OK if you wanted to play backyard cricket or footy
at night

Here’s an Aussie train for Martin. The XPT is a British design.
“The High Speed Train design was significantly modified, with the power
cars being 50 cm (19.7 in) shorter, the Paxman Valenta engine downrated
from 2250 to 2000 bhp (1680 to 1490 kW), gearing lowered for a top
operating speed of 160 km/h (99 mph), suspension modified to operate
on inferior track, and air filters and a cooling system modified to cater
for hotter, dustier Australian conditions. The passenger cars, built to a
loading gauge bigger than that of railways in Britain, were based on a
Budd design. The XPT is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of
200 km/h (124 mph).“
I can see his smile from here

Looks like the sun is setting

So I better be out of here.
Me too said the female Leaden Flycatcher

Hope you had a good time with my November. The usual question, did you have a favourite photo?

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53 thoughts on “This is November 2023”

    1. Thank you Lisa. Webs are fiddly especially getting the light in the right place.
      I didn’t add in a lot of the other city and urban things as they have already been seen or I have other posts in mind 😉

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  3. Wow, so many spectacular choices of pictures to comment on. It looks like you had a marvelous November. The daylilies are my favorite. I bought some this year, and after the first blooms dropped off, they were done. Is that normal? I was so disappointed! I love all your bird poses! Are you sure they are real? They are too perfect!

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        1. Sometimes. This year there were multiple flower heads and they opened one by one so it looked like a lot of flowers. The plant has been there for around six years and was just a small bulb

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    1. Thanks Graham. We were almost driving past when I asked my mate to stop. He parked very close. I learnt to say I want to take a photo. Not call out “Stop The Car” 😂

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  15. Ah! A high speed train! After our conversation about hopping on and off trains in Japan and France. Fabulous!

    DIfferent venue, different scenery, different vibe. Love the bearded dragon – did I understand correctly, he likes strawberries?

    Love the glint of light through the drop of water … any chance it is Jez’s Lensy’s relative?

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    1. Thank you Ju-Lyn 🙂 Not all that high speed, they don’t get over 200km/hr
      Yes, the little bearded dragon likes strawberries, mandarin and is now having a munch on an old bit of apple. Finding water drops is rather special.
      Have a lovely week 🙂

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  16. What a collection of photos – wow, it’s hard to pick a favorite. I like seeing all the flora and fauna that is unique to your country. The flowers I’ve seen so far are akin to what I see in the Botanical Gardens where I go in the Summertime. While our landscape is so blah, I’ll enjoy your colorful flowers. My favorite photo would be the Rainbow Lorikeets. We had pet birds for years and they were always a joy. I realize these are wild birds for you. I follow a UK photographer who often features wild green parrots in his posts. The only time we have parrots flying around is when they slip their tether and go off on their own, supposedly in search of greener pastures. 🙂

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      1. You’re welcome Brian. I can see that with the parrots. A fellow blogger in Chicago has a Macaw and used to raise them when he was younger and mentioned the cost for his newest Macaw. I was amazed how much they cost, but I’m stunned at the price of the lizards. And you have them running along the verandah! I visited friends in Puerto Rico once and outside their apartment were two bushes where lizards darted in and out of and sunned themselves. It was a bit disconcerting when we had to walk to the car – for me anyway. 🙂

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        2. Indeed! On that same visit, my friends and I went to dinner. The husband went to get the car and she and I stood and waited under a canopy for him. He pulled up under a palm tree and a huge tarantula-like spider fell onto the car roof, then crawled into the open window. She and I took a taxi home … luckily I was flying home the next day and I went by taxi. 🙂

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        5. It’s always ask them to move along. Just a nudge can do it as they can move at 5m/sec or 30 times their body length. They are rather large but are great at insect control and totally harmless

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