The White-plumed Honeyeater is another frequent visitor to our yard though, in this image, he sits in my neighbour’s tree.

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On the Birds in Backyards website, it says…

The White-plumed Honeyeater is one of the first birds to call in the morning and the last to call in the evening.

 

 

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White-plumed Honeyeater (Nikon D3000)

 

Thanks for looking.

A bit of good news. Earlier today, I managed to write the first scene of Cladessa. An incredibly short scene, mind, as is my won’t, but I’m glad to have begun. I do have 36,000 words drafted from 2015. I’m not sure how many of them will survive. I think I write tighter, these days, and my story lines shifted during the first book. I’m sharing the draft at Wattpad.

We still haven’t taken our camper trailer out. We need reasonably dry weather after we come home so we can pack the trailer tent away without worrying about mould.  I’m looking forward to photographing water birds and trying out my collapsible tripod.  In the meantime, I’m loving getting up close and personal with my local birds.

I’ve managed to make it around to a couple of blogs, so don’t pass out with shock if you spot me leaving footprints in your part of the blogosphere!

🙂  Do have yourself a great day!

 

Birds

Lichenostomus penicillatus

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Old wheel, wild oats, other dead weeds – gray-scaled (Nokia Lumia 530 Windows Phone)

Down at the footbridge, the wild belladonna lilies put on a good showing last season. When the first green leaves popped from the ground, I took a trowel on my walk and brought home bulbs for my garden. Only one bulb flowered for me.

Now, the strappy leaves of the belladonnas are spouting again. Someone, with grander schemes than mine, has halved the clumps.

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embossed and gray-scaled in ImageMajick (Nokia Lumia WP 530)

My stolen bulbs are sprouting, too, so I reckon I can expect more flowers in season.

Sally D has some wonderfully textured palms and succulents in her B&W images.

Thanks for looking. It’s good to be back blogging and I will get around to visiting you all over the coming weeks. I know I can’t hope to catch up on all I’ve missed, but I will endevour to keep up this time and not let writing interfere as much.

Time management is the key!

Do have a great weekend.  🙂

Sally D's Mobile Photography Challenge

Sally D’s Mobile Photography Challenge: B&W

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The crimson rosella is always about. He sampled some of my matured rosehips – now I’m glad I have been slack with the trimming. (Nikon D3000)

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Thanks for looking.

🙂

Birds

Crimson Rosella

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