In the playground

Terri’s Sunday Stills: Appreciating our #Pets and #Playgrounds

It was serendipitous that yesterday I was walking about and went down to a wonderful kids playground in South Grafton. It was early in the morning so there wasn’t any one about so I could take photos and not be seen as some weird old bloke hanging around a kids playground taking photos 😂 Once a car parked I just went off else where. If you want to see where else I went, pop into my Monday Walk. The park has a Pirate theme

These spring loaded whatevers seem so crazy when you get some kids on them. Here is a Seahorse

A bewildered but happy fish

There are also musical instruments to play. There wasn’t a stick around. As it was one of the neighbourhood dogs kept barking every time I moved. Playing a tune would have driven the dog crazy

I did have a soft thump on the drums

The front of the Pirate Ship and up the ladder

and down the other side

The stern was a climbing paradise

Pets bit. I guess there has been a few around but not many photos or they were taken on an older camera or photos lost in an old computers demise. When one of the last cats was getting old I said no more cats as they are so bad in the bush. One night a tiny baby kitten arrived much to my dismay. My eldest daughter bottle fed it so there was no way that black cat was going anywhere.

Benny, named after Benny the Ball on Top Cat, younger readers ask their parents, as he had a big round head and small ears. My fears were well founded as Benny became a very big cat, I called him the Jackadgery Panther, and was a killing machine. He used to hide in the garden and when the youngest was out playing, he would pounce from the bushes and chase her around the yard. Even local dogs were scared of him. I saw him chase the German Shepherd and a Kelpie up our drive and out the fence, walking back smugly.
It was ironic that the person who had a love/hate relationship with the cat was the only one left at home to become responsible for care and feeding.
After Benny finally had to be put to sleep at a grand age, the lizards and skinks have tails, small birds are in the garden and small mammals are happy to enjoy the garden too.

He used to drag that dog/bear toy all around the house. It would turn up anywhere. Benny used to look embarrassed when caught with the toy

Random shadows and reflections

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #235: Shadows and Reflections in Monochrome

Some of these photos you may have seen before but they were in colour. A few favourite shadow photos plus some new ones

The Frangipanni tree
the fence post
a magical cast
wonders for free

Looking ahead
seeing behind
travelling at speed
being lead

Look but seeing
thinking
puzzling
about being

Now you see
come sit
almost lunchtime
you and me

A Wagtail there
crumbs perhaps
or splash
look elsewhere

See within
reflect without
inside counts
easy win

Looking deep
no escape
spirals of reality
just sleep

Contentment lies
balance again
light and dark
truth and lies

Moored again
await adventure
reflecting
loss and pain

Put things back
together
repair
no black

Little steps
some are up
some are down
finding depths

Finding peace
and harmony
relax
thoughts cease

There’s magic
look
wonder of nature
just magic

I am sorry that this took so long for you to get through. It started and for once I let myself get carried away.
Originally there photo of the reeds was the last one then words needed photos and photos needed words. Thanks for getting this far 🤗

In the frame

The Friendly Friday Challenge: Framing Your Subject

Last on the Card – May 2021

Last Photo for May 2021

Thank you to everyone who showed us their last photos for April. There were some new contributors which is lovely. I have fun and hope you do as well as this challenge is all about fun. Thank you to everyone who contributes their good and not so good photos. Like a lot of people I forget and am surprised at what was the last photo on the three devices I use to take photos.

So let’s see what you have for May 2021

The rules are simple:
1. Post the last photo on your SD card or last photo on your phone for the 31st May
2. No editing – who cares if it is out of focus, not framed as you would like or the subject matter didn’t cooperate.
3. You don’t have to have any explanations, just the photo will do
4. Create a Pingback to this post or link in the comments
5. Tag “The Last Photo”

Here’s mine

From my Samsung Galaxy S9

From my Canon PowerShot A1200

From my Canon PowerShot SX70HS

Here are the ones that you may have missed so pop on over and have a look

Su at Zimmerbitch – https://zimmerbitch.wordpress.com/2021/04/30/last-shot-on-the-card-april-2021/
Marilyn at Teepee12 – https://teepee12.com/2021/05/01/last-photos-april-30-2021/
Lady Lee at ladyleemanila – https://ladyleemanilablog.wordpress.com/2021/05/01/last-photo-for-april-2021/
Maria at Kamerapromenada – https://mariawijk.wordpress.com/2021/05/01/last-on-the-card-april/
Geriatri’x’ Fotogallery – https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2021/05/01/last-one-for-april-last-of-the-tulips/
restlessjo – https://restlessjo.me/2021/05/01/six-word-saturday-404/
Elke at eklastic – https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2021/05/01/new-coat-of-paint-anyone/
Philo at Philosophy Through Photography – http://philosophyvia.photos/2021/05/01/keep-calm-eat-doughnuts/
Jez at Photos by Jez – https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2021/05/01/last-on-the-card-may-2021/
Fandango at This, That and the Other – http://fivedotoh.com/2021/05/01/my-last-photo-april-21/
Victoria at One Womans Quest11 – http://onewomansquest.org/2021/05/01/looking-up/
Graham at grahamsisland – http://grahamsisland.com/2021/05/01/medinilla-magnifica/
Maggie at fromcavewals – https://fromcavewalls.wordpress.com/2021/05/01/the-last-photo-april-2021/
Cee at Cee’s Photo Challenges – http://ceenphotography.com/2021/05/01/last-on-the-card-april-2021-challenge/
Barbara at teleportingweena – https://teleportingweena.wordpress.com/2021/05/01/last-on-the-card-for-april-mockingbird/
Russell at Beautiful Photographs – http://ecstaticeclectica.com/2021/05/01/last-on-the-card-april-2021/
Clare at Clares Cosmos – http://clarehoran.com/2021/05/02/last-photo-challenge-april-2021/
Lauren at lssattitudeofgratitude – https://lssattitudeofgratitude.wordpress.com/2021/05/01/aprils-last-photo/
Danny at Danny James Photography – http://dannyjamesphotography.com/2021/05/01/last-photo-on-the-card/
Karen/Elizabeth at Pics by Kaz – https://elizabethkrallphotos.wordpress.com/2021/05/02/last-on-the-card-april-2021/
Manja at Manja Mexi Mexcessive – http://mexcessive.photo.blog/2021/05/02/last-photo-in-april-2021/
Lisa at oureyesopen – http://oureyesopen.blog/2021/05/02/last-photo-april-2021/
Maggie at What Rhymes With Stanza – http://whatrhymeswithstanza.com/2021/05/02/last-photo-of-april-21/
Aletta at nowathome – https://nowathome.wordpress.com/2021/05/02/last-photo-for-april-2021/
scrapy at scrapydo2 – https://scrapydo2.wordpress.com/2021/05/02/last-on-the-card-april-2021/
Margaret at Pyrennes to Pennines – http://margaret21.com/2021/05/03/a-window-on-our-local-country-houses/
Natalie at Little Pieces of Me – https://littlepiecesofme1.wordpress.com/2021/05/03/the-last-photos-april-2021/
Heather at sgeoil – https://sgeoil.wordpress.com/2021/05/03/a-glimpse-of-the-cast/
Robert at Roberts Snap Spot – http://robertsnapspot.com/2021/05/03/last-photo-i-took-in-april-2021/
wanderlustig – https://wanderlustig2019.wordpress.com/2021/05/04/last-on-the-card-april-2021/
Carol at mamcormier – http://mamacormier.com/2021/05/05/last-on-the-card-april-2021/
Jude at Cornwall in Colours – http://cornwallincolours.blog/2021/05/05/last-photo-8/
Lisa at Daily Musings – https://dailymusing57.com/2021/05/05/last-on-the-card-for-april/
Ju-Lyn at Touring My Backyard – https://touringmybackyard.wordpress.com/2021/05/08/stop-and-smell-the-purple-flowers/