SkyWatch ~ Equinox Sunrise - Moonset

The full moon flees from a purple sky and dashes over the

hill top chased by the red glow of the rising sun.

The sun meanwhile bursts on the scene shooting a victory sign

high into the the retreating darkness

and shows her glory in a blaze of gold

setting the sky alight with a roaring fire.

With this God given glory, I wish each and everyone of you a

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HAPPY NEW YEAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

May whatever God you believe in smile upon you and keep you

in good health, give you someone to love and of all things enough!

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World Bird Wednesday - Rainbow Bee-eaters

I hope you all enjoyed a joyous Christmas, as did I.

One of the wonders of this past year was a sighting of the

colourful Rainbow Bee-eater, Merops ornatus, in the North

Flinders Ranges of South Australia. Apparently you can tell

the date by their arrival.

A stickler for punctuality, it arrives on the same day year after

year. A bird of iridescent plumage with two pencil-line feathers

curled at the tip sticking out from the middle of its tail.

Worth enlarging for a better view.

The Bee-eater hovers like a Hummingbird and is one of the rare

Australian birds to do so.

Stay well and healthy throughout the coming year and apart from

happiness, I wish you all a host of birds to watch!

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MY WORLD ~ Moving Towards Christmas

Christmas is definitely on the horizon when our little township

puts on its street party early in December. There usually is a

street parade with a fire engine and decorated everything from

the ambulance down to littleies with tinsel on their tricycles.

There are food and drink stalls for charities and everyone

has a bit of fun. This deliciously dressed up young lady chose

to pose for me. Don't you just love the smile for the camera?

Today we had occasion to go into the metropolis for a few

necessities, right over to the other slightly seedier part of town.

I must say we had a whale of a time!

One of the major breweries always puts on quite a Christmas

fairyland display on the riverbank below the brewing works.

I hope you noticed the whale actually spouting water.

Dorothy and her companions are there as well as Humpty-Dumpty

precariously perched on his wall.

A mill with a rotating water-wheel, magic mushrooms and

fairies and Vulcans forge smoking at intervals.

Many other things as well as Father Christmas in his sleigh with

all the reindeer pulling as hard as they can and getting nowhere.

I had seen this all before in its dormant state so I was glad we

stopped and enjoyed all the workings for a little while.

To all of you out there flapping your wings in cyber space,

A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Stay well, stay happy, stay safe if you are travelling and above

all, LOVE EACH OTHER!

A big thank you to the MY WORLD Team for steering us safely

through another year of sharing what is dear to our hearts.

TODAY'S FLOWERS ~ Christmas Colour

To all of you out there in blogland, a

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

may you all stay safe this holiday season!

Red geraniums in the sunlight this morning in my garden.

With the light shining through them there is even a Christmas

star shining through.

Thank you Luiz for steering us along a flower strewn path for

another year. It has been a very pleasant journey.

Shadow Shot Sunday ~ Shadowshapes

Shyly she hides her face in shadow her beauty concealing,

While peonies bask in their glory and double their treasure.

They enlarge of course, just click.

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on the Logo lets you join in or just have a sticky beak.

SkyWatch ~ Last Light Rainbow

The sun peeped out from under the westering clouds and

through the tears of heaven painted wonders in the east.

The colours bloomed and smiled, them quickly faded

as the sun slipped back behind her sheltering clouds in the

west.

Click to enlarge or spread your fingers if you are an apple fan.

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Watery & World Bird Wednesday - Egrets and Pelicans

"Gone fishin' . . ." Egret and, are they Herons or juvenile Egrets?

Can some knowledgeable person please enlighten me???

The fishing was good so when they had had enough, they flew into

the Norfolk Island Pine to roost. It was still afternoon, maybe

just for an afternoon nap.

The fishing was so good that there were no squabbles between

species. Here the Pelican, Pelicanus conspicillatus, has no

problem in sharing his space with two Australasian Darters,

Anhinga novaehollandiae.

I just threw in this baby Pelican because it was so cute with

its mouth full. Note the change of water colour with an 180

degree directional change in photographing.

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