Wild Bird Wednesday - Mother's Little Helpers

Early morning and the Superb Blue Wren brigade 

has come to to lend a hand

even the little woman is in on the act of aphid eradication.

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OUR WORLD & Nature Notes - A Different Perspective

Last week I went to visit a dear friend in Waikerie 

on the Murray River.

I took the upper road along the river, with views of the swollen

river on one side and dry-land farming on the other.

It is a hundred mile trip one way so I stopped to stretch my legs

and met this sweet little stunted succulent plant with the prettiest

little flowers.

The last ten miles were through citrus groves and the air was 

drenched with the heady, heavy scent of blossom.

I rolled down all the windows and became saturated  and almost

overpowered by the pervading perfume.

At my friend's orchard the oranges were heavy with fruit and

covered in blossom.

Her little dog Muffy came along everywhere we went

and as soon as they were let out, the Guinea Fowl made a sprint

for the orchards

Orchids in the shade-house as we headed back for a cup of tea.

Laden with fruit and tired from the 200 mile drive in one day,

I got home to my very different farm well after dark, 

a very happy bunny indeed.

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I Heart Macro & Shadow Shot Sunday - Teeth

. . . but  grandmama, what big teeth you have!

All the better to eat you up with!

Beware the man-eating tulip!

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Shadow shot Sunday

TODAY'S FLOWERS - The Wonder of the First Tulips

A couple of weeks ago I promised you tulips

well, here are a few of the first to come out

a heap of bi-colour tulips

enough to set the garden on fire, tulips with teeth???

these have a perfect cup shape

and a little floral background as well

If I can make it, the sequel will follow next Sunday.

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TODAY'S FLOWERS

Wild Bird Wednesday & Nature Notes - Bath Time

Bath time at the pond, click on the first and flip through the fun!

Flap . . .

dip . . .

have a really good scrub . . .

give it another shake

not enough? . . have another dip

another good shake

and ah . . . that was really great!

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SkyWatch - Surprise from Heaven

Light through scattered clouds

well, with just a little bit more cloud

resolving into nothing much

when, half inch hailstones smashed into the tulips 

and lilac at it's best

that's spring for you, when something is perfect, boom

half an hour later, they were fluffy and innocent

like a fluffy monster swimming on a lake of clear water

or a pink iceberg.

Ah, the vagaries of weather!

OUR WORLD, Nature Notes & Wild Bird Wednesday - Demolition Squad, Sulphur-crested Cockatoos

A big, big thank you to all me blog friends for their kindness

and support during my recent bereavement .

Now it is time to concentrate on another year successfully 

completed and enjoy the day.

As soon as the sun was up, my demolition squad arrived

and had a good look at the job on hand

C'm on man, time to get started!

Hard Yakka but somebody's gotta to do it

Hey Mabel, look at me!!!

Oh yeah? See how much I've done at this end!

It may be hard work but it is kinda fun!

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