OUR WORLD & Wild Bird Wednesday

Another year gone down the gurgler. I cannot say I am sorry

to see it go, it has not been one of the better years I have known.

A young Galah demolishing the golden flowers on our 

sizeable Grevillea robusta.

TV antennae make handy perches for Kookaburras, singly

or in pairs

and a big thank you to all those who visit and comment 

on my humble blog. You all have made this faded year bearable for me.

The above photo of yours truly is a byproduct of my son instructing 

me in the use of an added flash on my camera.

Every time my photographer son comes to visit, I glean a 

little more of the art of photography.

May this New Year of 2013 be a year of Peace

so sorely needed in this strife torn world.

Linking to OUR WORLD

and 

Wild Bird Wednesday

TODAY'S FLOWERS - Orchids again

Since nothing else is flowering in my very dry garden at the 

moment,I had to resort to a few hardy 

orchids in the shadehouse.

This is one of my favourites, though the blooms are smaller, 

they are prolific and have a lovely perfume as well.

I do love the virginal whites.

A HAPPY, HEALTHY LOVEL FILLED

YEW YEAR TO ALL!

SkyWatch - What a Sunrise!

Never did I think I would ever see a sunrise such as this!

If you paint it, no-one will believe you.

HAPPY SKYWATCHING

and a

HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL

FILLED WITH GOOD HEALTH, GOOD WILL AND

ABOVE ALL, LOVE.

World Bird Wednesday & Nature Notes - Aftermath of Christmas

How could anyone, ANYONE, think I wanted a 

frying pan for Christmas????

What about a holiday, a diamond bracelet? Huh? 

A b..... frying pan!!!

Well, who do you think wants a dressing gown??

I wanted golf clubs!

Huh, another happy holiday!

I hope you all did better than these two Welcome Swallows!

Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday 

ad Nature Notes

OUR WORLD - A Season of Giving

Ephemeral as a rainbow held in the hand

LOVE comes into it's own at this season of the year,

seeping gently into hearts like candle light

it is not the baubles on the Christmas tree,

nor the presents under it

it is the spirit of giving and sharing,

of caring for the orphans,

sharing our meal with the homeless or lonely,

of holding those in need in the warm embrace of our homes.

You cannot buy love, nor steal it, take it by force or keep it in a safe

deposit box.

It is only there for us to GIVE.

The more we give the further it goes, a well that never runs dry 

as long as we keep giving.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE !

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

SEASON'S GREETINGS TO YOU ALL!

In the middle of a rural countryside, at a T-junction, a dairy farmer with flair has, for  many years now,

brought joy to passers by with large hay-bale tractors driven by Father Christmas. 

This year, he has lashed out and changed the theme.

I enjoyed it enough to stop and take a shot at it.

Hope you like it too!

SkyWatch - Though Night is Dark, the Sun still Rises

The darkness of the night, cloaking hurt and all life's difficulties,

still boasts the morning star

heralding a new dawn, a new day,

unclear what we will see or find in it, but no matter what it is,

somehow we will cope.

Have a great day all my

 fellow skywatchers!