Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Lights
Tag: Australia
Trio
The word prompt from Frank at Dutch goes the Photo: Trio
Fungi
Red-browed Firetail Finches
Sacred Ibis
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Wheelbarrow Gardens
As promised, here are some of the wheelbarrow gardens we have created over the years. I have also used this post to look at the resizing quality of the photos. I was unsure of using resizing. Let me know which you prefer and if it does make a difference to your eyes please.
The succulent barrow
The first of the Hippeastrum barrows – resized
The second Hippeastrum wheelbarrow garden
My favourite wheelbarrow garden at my besties
Hippeastrum – resize 2
What did you think of using old wheelbarrow as gardens?
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Quench
The Ragtag Daily Prompt for Monday: Quench
On a hot January day, all the blokes like to gather around and quench their thirst
Across town, everyone is keen to have a drink
In a quieter part of the country, just a couple of blokes have a quiet drink in a small place
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Purple
The word prompt from Debbie at Travel with Intent: Purple
Check out Debbies Purple – click on the above link – It is stunning and I was thinking what do I have that’s purple to be able to contribute to this photo challenge. There is no way I can do wonderful lights like Debbies post. But I do live in a city which just had it’s Jacaranda Festival and has Jacaranda trees. But I wanted more so it’s floral all the way.
Here’s my bit of Purple
Better start with a Jacaranda tree
Purple berries from a native vine
Looking into a Torenia flower
Another Native flower from my place. Haven’t identified it as yet.
The Native Wisteria or Wild Sarsparilla that grows all over my place
and a regular Wisteria with bonus Wanderer Butterfly
Purple Pansies
Another purple flower I found somewhere
Wonderful Water Lilies
Another Australian Native flower found on the coast, Purple Fringe Lily
My old mates Iris
Back to the streets of Grafton
Thought about a song. Here is the original from 1958
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Magical Light
Yesterday in my garden
I was on the verandah and noticed all the colour in the garden. I grabbed my camera and walked around getting photos of the flowers. I even found a native Smooth Pea just popped up. This will be a huge post so I think I’ll do a slide show. I also haven’t included all the flowers as it would be too much. There are some flowers I have posted before as well. Maybe I’ll do another post if you want.
I am sure you will know some of the flowers but if you want to know about any of them, please ask. I will group them as best I can.
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Wheels or Circles
The Friday Foto Fun from Kate: Wheels or Circles
A cafe view
Water drops
More water drops
How to get your eggs to the market in Paris
This cart in Verona still gets the job done
Flowers of a Fire Wheel tree
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Blending in or Standing out
The word prompt from the Lens-Artists: Blending in or Standing out
Blending in
or Standing out
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The Old Shed
Inspired by Debbie at Travel With Intent quote
“Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security
unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively, unless you can
choose a challenge instead of a competence.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
In times past
on horseback
they rode into the bush.
It was time to muster
to check the stock.
Not a casual ride
a ride with purpose,
spending days in the bush.
Getting to the yards
check the fences
stow the gear
and the swags
in the shed.
Many days will be spent
with the cattle and horses.
Evenings
Lit by the glow of the fire
stories and tales
of the brave,
of the exciting times
and some with exaggerated imagination.
A time of challenge
in the bush.
Muster the stock
and drove them back
to the home yards
down the dusty road
to home
and a comfortable bed.
