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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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This litle thornbill has led me a merry dance over the last week. Until this morning, I could never get a decent enough photo to identify what I was looking at. Very thrilled to capture it visiting the birdbath — just the two quick shots before it saw me.

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This thornbill is also known as the coastal thornbill or south-eastern thornbill as it is a little different from the inland species found on the other side of the Great Dividing Range. Also found in Tasmania. At about 10cm, there is not much difference between the male and female. This one might be a juvenile as it has a duller red eye than the picture in my bird book (The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds).

Thanks for looking.

Do have a good day.   🙂

Birds

Brown Thornbill

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