This Iris is a memory of the bloke who lived down the road and loved gardening. He let me have this Iris which is flowering now.
Tag: Australia
Mundane Monday Challenge #116
A Photo a Week Challenge: Birds
There isn’t many challenges that have the topic Birds. I couldn’t resist but who can stop at one or two especially when it is my favourite Australian bird the Eastern Yellow Robin. I did limit myself but they are so cute I just had to share a few photos.
I love how they just fly and land sideways on trees
and look around the corner to see if I am still there
Even fluffed up in the bird bath they still look captivating
The subtly of their yellow feathers shows through in the bird bath
Just a lovely little bird
This is one of his favourite resting spots
Hope you love the Eastern Yellow Robin as much as I do. See other peoples photos of birds in the Photo a Day Challenge: Birds
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Yellow
I know Frank said it’s time to get away from Bugs. So for this weeks Tuesday Photo Challenge: Yellow I just thought I might do a combination.
Here are some bees on Singapore Daisies.
and a bee among the Cassia flowers
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Water Lillies
Here are a few water lillies for Cee’s Flower of the Day: Water Lily Pond
I love the subtle pink hue
The Cape Waterlily stands out among the crowd
The Yellow Waterlily is from Mexico
The Cape Waterlily is from South Africa and is everywhere in Australia
An Australian native waterlily the Water Snowflake. This one is growing on my dam.
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Things made of wood
A great photo challenge from Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Things Made of Wood
So many things made of wood to choose from. Here is just a few
The hand made wooden pier at a friends place
The eagles nest
An old wooden bridge
My friends wooden seat. It is very comfortable
The stairway leading to the flat in Paris
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Black and White Sunday: Before and After
It is interesting to see the same photo in black and white and in colour. What is your favourite?
In days gone by, I am sure someone has a black and white photo of the old horse drawn trolley bus.
It has been lovingly restored and you can still take a short ride when it is available.
I took these two photos this afternoon thinking of the Before and After photo challenge. The Iris is one of my favourites that I was given from my elderly neighbour before he went into care
The colours are stunning
Pick your favourite from other photographers contributions at Lost in Translation
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Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Collage
I have put together some of my photos of birds for the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge Collage
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Thursdays Special: Traces of the Past
Australia isn’t an old country. Settled in 1788, many of the buildings have gone and there is still some Traces of the Past.
I have, as in my last blog, gone back thousands of years. This time I have a bit of the architecture from the not too distant past.
Many of the buildings in Sydney and the surrounding settlements were made of sandstone. Sydney sandstone is a valuable building material now-a-days. This church is in Springwood in the the Blue Mountains which surround Sydney to the west.
Another sandstone structure. A spire on a building in Newtown, Sydney
A mix of building materials. Sandstone, brick and copper on the Trades Hall Center in the City.
A copper dome and weather vane on a building in Newtown, Sydney
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Flower of the Day: Rose
I love Roses, their scent, colour and form. I have a few rose photos to choose from, this is one of my favourites from my besties garden in the early morning.
See more lovely flowers in Cee’s Photography Roses
