Hello

It's seems like months since I last posted on here and much has happened in the intervening time.  I've had another trip home to the farm in Western Australia and spent 2 1/2 weeks with Mum getting stuck into all manner of things that needed doing.  So it was a busy time but I managed to sneak in a few hours here and there of walking in the bush and enjoying those big wide skies.

My walk into the bush was for the specific purpose of looking for some of the little birds that live there.  Most are shy so the best thing to do is sit down and wait for the birds to get use to your presence and they come to you.  I was rewarded by seeing this Western Yellow robin.

My brother who is an avid nature lover and bush walker had never seen one of these robins so I was pleased it had made an appearance for me.  My brother also told me to look out for a Red Capped robin which I remember seeing as a child while we were waiting for the school bus.  I thought I was going to be out of luck but as I emerged onto the road from out of the bush, I saw a flit of red.

These photos were only possible because of the new camera we have which has a fabulous zoom lens.  Our other camera which I loved died but I now have the joy of taking closeups of like these.

This next little bird is the female of either the Western Yellow robin or the Red Capped robin.  She was very tame and was happy with me taking these photos.

They are a little dark as I was looking into the light but overall I'm happy.  I might just have to paint the one above.

I was also able to take closeups of birds I've shown on here before but will share them anyway.

Crested pigeon.

28 or Port Lincoln parrot.

I think this is a Long Billed corella.

Butcher bird.

Pink and grey galahs.

Noisy miner.

I have other photos from my trip which I'll share in another post.

Anne xx

Photo Scavenger Hunt - Marchn 2015

For this months scavenger hunt, I set myself the goal of trying to get all photos from my time spent on the farm with mum in Western Australia.  As always, thanks to Greenthumb at Made with Love for organising such a fun activity.

Circle

An old wagon wheel.

Card

These two photos are of Mum's card making room.  Displayed are hand made cards she has received and hung for inspiration when making her own cards.

Window

A window on the old house my father grew up in.

Art

A painting I did in 2008 and gave to Mum.  I took it outside and propped it on an old bench seat to take the photo.

 Skyline

Dusk one evening on the farm in Doodlakine, Western Australia.

A favourite word.

I don't have a favourite word but as the farm is very dear to my heart, this photo of an old tractor seems to suit the theme.

Movement

 

The wind was moving the leaves of this eucalypt tree.

Bathroom

The old bathroom in the old house my Dad grew up in.  Hot water was obtained by lighting a chip heater which can be  partially seen on the left of the photo.

An old hook, shoe polishing brush and Gilette razor dispensor, all found in the old bathroom.

Car

 

This old car was in use many, many years ago.  Before it was placed in it's final resting place, when not a running vehicle, my sister and I would play for hours pretending we were driving.  The old gear stick, starter button, hand windscreen wiper and steering wheel all got a good work out.

Plate

The china painting on this plate is the work of my grandma.

 Something you made.
 

This is a card I made for dad for Fathers Day, another one Mum has displayed in her card room.

 Whatever you want.

Mum's beautiful little rescue cat named Cara.

Looking forward to April's list of photos.

Anne  xx

A little bit of Western Australia

We've been a week in Western Australia with Mum and it has been busy with seeing family, a spot of gardening and some short walks to take some photos.  On our way up to the farm, hubby and I stopped off at York where Mum and I stayed for a few days last year.  I'll do a longer post on that when I return to Victoria but thought I'd share the photo below of the Avon river which runs through the town.

 When we first arrived at the farm, my brother and nephew were in the middle of shearing so hubby went over to the other farm a couple of days to help out.  He was on the broom cleaning up the wool scraps after the shearers had finished shearing each sheep.  The shearers in the photo below are not young men, I don't know how they do this hard work on consecutive days.

That's my brother Eric in the striped shirt.  The fleece is thrown flat over the wool table to be checked for scraggly bits and then  packed into bales.

After shearing on one of the days, my brother received a large load of fertiliser for this year's cropping season.  

 The ever present pink and grey galahs, these ones are in a dead tree just outside from Mum's back yard.

 Hubby set off to go fishing in Walpole early Thursday morning and his accomodation in the caravan park where they are staying is this hippy van we hired.  It's decked out with a bed and little kitchen and fridge in the back.

 A couple of nights ago there were some beautiful thunder clouds which created a perfect photography opportunity.

 The dusk light was beautiful and created gorgeous colours in the landscape.

It's lovely to be back where I can see 360 degrees.  Some of the nicest photos I can take are always back here in Western Australia.

Anne  xx

Photo Scavenger Hunt - February 2015

It's time once again for the monthly Photo Scavenger Hunt.  Thank you Greenthumb at Made With Love blog for organising this fun blog activity.

Flowers

Something a little different, a female cucumber flower.

Love

This photo encapsulates the word love beautifully on many different levels for me.  The love I have for my farming brother (love him to bits), the love I have for the farm where I grew up in Western Australia, the love of fresh milk, non homogenised and non pausteurised milk, the love of recycling - using an old tractor seat and turning it into a milking stool.....

Number

Birthday invitation.

Something beautiful

Our beautiful daughters Genevieve and Charlotte.

Favourite colour

Green in all its shades.

Bird

My lovely cousin in England knows how much I love owls and made this handsome one for me.

On the road

With Louise of Ramblings of a Roachling blog in 2012.  Somewhere in Staffordshire or maybe Derby county.  Louise? 

Tap

The tap on the gas meter, very boring.

Price

The price of the book below found in an op shop.

 Heart

A garden ornament I made a couple of years ago.

 A corner of your home

In the lounge room.

 Whatever you want

Our three animals showing a definite interest in the dinner plate being removed from the table.  So funny but so very naughty.

 Looking forward to seeing what scavenging we will be doing for the March list.

Anne  xx