singing his song...

Magpie singing a song in the early evening after one heat wave day in mid January...

first swimming lesson...

First swimming lessons at Dromana beach

3 minute rain...

During the mid January heat wave, there was a 3 minute dousing of heavy rain
- just enough to create some watery patterns on my verandah...

water bomber...

Water bomber helicopter attending a fire near my Dromana Hills home during the heat wave mid January...

fishbone fern...

Macro of stressed fishbone fern during our mid January heat wave...

Linking to:
Weekend in Black and White

fly boarding...

Today is Australia Day.
And fly boarding is the new craze to invade my Dromana summer world this year.

cloud art...

Cloud patterns during our 4 days of heat wave in the middle of January...

dragon in the spotlight...

Dragon on my verandah

texting and paddle boarding...

I was amused by this scene at Dromana beach.

Linking to:
Weekend in Black and White

construction time out...

Workman on resting scaffolding round the construction of The Nepean resort in Dromana

horse trailer...

Inside view of a horse trailer at Balnarring Beach

dimensions...

Early summer morning view of life on Balnarring Beach...

tail curl...

My cat Shadow has a habit of curling her tail upwards in quite a distinct arc...

walking together...

Early each morning, horses are exercised at Balnarring Beach...

loose threads...

Plant near Balnarring Beach

signs of old plants...

Apparently the "sticky" features are tops of banksias that used to edge the old Balnarring Beach shoreline...

water abstract...

Water rippling over sand and stones and shells creates an interesting light pattern...

shadowy chain...

I thought the chain's shadow was more interesting than the chain itself in this one...


Linking to:
Weekend in Black and White

exploring...

Young boys checking out the rock pools at Balnarring Beach

weathering art...

Old piers at Balnarring Beach on Westernport Bay

a foot...

love wearing these unusual sandals...


Linking to:
Weekend in Black and White

preening...

Peewee preening itself on my clothesline...

remembered on a tea towel...

Old map of Hobart in Tasmania remembered on a tea towel...

baby feathers...

Baby feathers tucked into the warmth of the grass...

long stare...

Seagull on a table in the gardens of Portsea Hotel

feathery light...

beyond the agapanthus...

View of Port Phillip Bay from the back of Portsea Hotel

eastern blue-tongue...

Eastern blue-tongue lizard on one of my garden pathways

in to shore...

Boat approaching a pier at Portsea on Port Phillip Bay

looking back...

Rear vision view of a petrol station in Dromana

catching the shadow...

Bird on my verandah in the morning light...


Linking to:
Weekend in Black and White