Wild Bird Wednesday & Nature Notes - On a Cold and Foggy Morning . . .

A cold and foggy morning 

comforting to look out at from a warm and cosy bed

but not so nice for little birds with clammy feathers

their shoulders hunched up

seeking the first rays of the thin yet

warming winter sun

as I was giving my dog his morning brushing massage,

a flock of about 10-12 welcome swallows,

Hirunda neoxena,

 flew in and spread themselves on my pergola

some eight feet from us

they were there again the next morning as I 

left my room to groom the dog

they even let me walk to the front of the pergola

to photograph them in better light

just quietly meditating with the rising sun . . .

So comforting to have the birds come and companion sit.

Linking with Stewart's

Wild Bird Wednesdayhttp://paying-ready-attention-gallery.blogspot.com.au 

and 

Michelle's Nature Notes

SkyWatch - Wirrialpa Sunset

Some 700km north from our rapidly cooling autumn weather, our first evening at Wirrealpa station gifted us this brilliant sunset. Going north for us is like going south in the northern hemisphere to seek out some natural warmth.

One could get lost in the colour alone,

 let alone the soothing vista of windmill, trees and sky.

The sun drops lower, the birds are stilled and peace reigns in this little piece of heaven of 1,650 acres running sheep and cattle and catering for guests in their cottage and shearers' quarters.

As night falls, the sky clears revealing a blaze of stars unmarred by any light source. The perfect place to sit back, look up and float away into the universe.

TODAY'S FLOWERS - Flowers of Hope II

In the same Rehab. Centre as last week, I discovered these

wonderful delights in a number of enclosed courtyards.

Beautiful Rhododendron specimens which I certainly appreciated

but was surprised that only one patient took advantage of this

lovely sheltered spot and he had been wheeled thereby someone

else.

Whenever I have been in a like situation, I have always sought

out any little place that had vegetation to regenerate the soul.

Another courtyard had these warm colours in it. Oranges and

glowing reds and still no-one taking advantage of all that

beauty.

Thanks to Luiz Santilli Jr. we can all share the most beautiful flowers

with each other so click on the logo and join in.