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Saturday, January 19, 2019

ongoing duck party...


Right on Christmas, these 2 ducks decided to take a wander through our backyard...
I am told that these are Pacific Black Ducks, and are closely related to the mallard...





Then yesterday, 2 Australian Wood Ducks enjoyed wandering round our apple tree...





And we thought that the above sight was surprising enough, back on 18th October, 2018...
Here we see ducks and bubs crossing the road right in front of our driveway...
(No - There is no nearby dam, lake, pond or river...
There are just small wetlands, some walking distance away...)



Monday, January 1, 2018

new symphony...


It has been such a busy year this year...especially in the last few months...
Little energy to spare for my beloved blogging...
So some serious attention to a life balance is needed this year...my New Year intention...

Hope you all have had a wonderful Christmas season
and your New Year is one filled with happiness...



 

Sunday, November 12, 2017

Sunday morning musings...


 Musing on a spring morning, just being still, and dreaming
through leaves of a large tree, can be needed light for the soul...
I have spent many hours of many days working on end of year marking and reports...
(School demands are getting significantly worse..)
My blogs have been sorely neglected...
A little dreaming here and there and a little reading have broken the vicious cycle...
There has been little time to go wandering with my camera...

But that time will come...



 

Saturday, September 16, 2017

blossoming...


after endless days of grey skies, cold winds and rain,
(NOT photo friendly)
it is so lovely to see a Spring weekend blossom into sunshine and shadows...
at least for now...



Thursday, July 13, 2017

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

be thankful...


This was my view from my verandah early this morning...
After hearing many sirens, a helicopter flew overhead...
I did some Google search
and found that there was a major collision at McCrae
on the nearby Mornington Peninsula freeway...
All southbound lanes were closed...



No...
I am not going to launch into a report on the accident details...
Rather, I suddenly felt that this moment put my ongoing health woes into perspective...

I am close to getting my life back...



P.S. The accident drew a news helicopter as well...

Saturday, July 8, 2017

winter grips the spirit... but...


autumn leaves have almost passed by in my garden...
winter grips the spirit...

Yes... It has been awhile since I last posted...

first - ongoing treatment of an abcess-like formation on my ankle...but still going to school...
(ankle elevated at weekends, just to be able to get around at school on Monday)
second - flu...but still going to school...
third - back injury from too much computer-time getting school reports finalised on a weekend
and requiring the last week of school term at home because I could barely move...

Being out and about to take photos seems like a distant memory...

But the ankle is almost healed - after many weeks...
flu gone...
Back finally improving, and I can move more freely...
(Reports and exam-marking all done on time... yeah...)
There is hope...
Perhaps next week - school holiday time - I can get out to take photos...



There is hope...

Monday, June 12, 2017

turning point...




Not often do I indulge in a sad post, but this is to be one of those rare occasions...
You may have noticed I have not been posting here for about a week...
But I have been drowning in mid year report writing and marking for secondary students...

And there is more...

I have decided it is time to let go some of the memes I run...
Monday Mellow Yellows
Scenic Weekends
Wednesday Waters
as well as ones I share with MMT (but she is going to continue the following ones for awhile)...
Shadow Shot Sunday 2
Ruby Tuesday Too
Macro Monday 2
Some of these memes have been running for almost 6 years...a long time...
(And each post always includes a photo relevant to the meme...)

The sadness involves the feeling that I am becoming just a robotic convenienece...
Always there for participants to drop their links...
Many regulars barely comment...
Some participants have never commented on my meme post...

Even today, my last post for Monday Mellow Yellows...
Participants have linked up and not a comment...
Not a word...
Not a thanks...

It hurts...


I do know the meme world is fading these days...
But still...
For those who still connect...
It would be so nice to be noticed...


The autumn leaves in the photo above seem to embody some element of all the memes I have run..
Just a little nostalgia...


deep breath
eyes to the stars
walk on


Sunday, June 4, 2017

Monday, May 22, 2017

Sunday, May 21, 2017

autumn shadows...


bathed in autumn morning light, a wall at my home's front entrance...


autumn shadows
gently dance with
morning light


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2




Saturday, May 20, 2017

scenic autumn light...


autumn morning light can make an ordinary scene quite scenic...
This is a view of a side wall of my neighbour's home...


subtle light
washes the ordinary
with beauty


Linking to:
Scenic Weekends
Just Be


Wishing you a wonderful weekend
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Friday, May 19, 2017

early evening...


autumn, early evening skies in the Dromana Hills...


feathery whips
clouds dancing to
autumn music


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday


Friday, May 12, 2017

autumn sunset...


autumn sunset in the Dromana Hills...


autumn colours
clouds softly bright
in subtle glows


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday


Friday, May 5, 2017

Friday, April 28, 2017

brooding light...


recent skies over the Dromana Hills...


brooding light
lingering bundles of 
wind-shaped clouds


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday


Friday, April 14, 2017

Good Friday morning...


Good Friday morning skies today in the Dromana Hills...


precious morning
a time for the spirit
to reflect


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday


Sunday, April 9, 2017

stray twig...


stray twig on my verandah after heavy autumn winds...


a humble twig
offering a token of
autumn beauty


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2
Just Be



Saturday, April 8, 2017

Friday, April 7, 2017

panorama of clouds...


recent skies over the Dromana Hills...


white and fleecy
panorama of clouds in
the spirit of flight


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday


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