Monday 4 June 2018

FINDING MY MOJO!!!!!!

After a few hectic months, we are hopefully getting some normality back into our life.  I'm not going into our trip to Sydney, but will in the coming month post some snaps I took whilst away. 
For now, this is about today and yesterday. with maybe a quilty/crafty post later this week.

MONDAY MORNING.
Started up the vacuum, did a little, then had to unplug to move to another room and what could I hear?
A great commotion out at the bird feeder, which I filled earlier.  Our usual sparrows & doves had been munching away, but I knew that something else must have been there now.



Oh my, what do we have here?  King Parrots. There were actually five to start with, but they all flew in and out several times, with 2 staying in the feeder.  I'd rushed to get the camera, only to find I'd left it in the car & had to tip toe out to the garage without frightening them through the open roller door of said garage.  I made it and had a wonderful time snapping whilst making a coffee & sitting on a stool at the kitchen counter in front of the window.  I popped out to the garage as well to take a few photos.
Just made coffee, then they flew off and as I turned back, these two appeared................
Two lovely pink and grey galahs.

They didn't stay too long, so I zapped my cold coffee and went to sit on the verandah, only to laugh my head off at the antics of the poor doves and sparrows who were then on a feeding frenzy, in case any more "big" birds came back. 

A SIMPLE SUNDAY OUTING, YESTERDAY.
Needing a nice walk to clear some cobwebs (walking here is not what it used to be, with all the new estates popping up & being more a commuter suburb of Melbourne, than a country town), so we headed toward Western Port Bay for a walk along Jam Jerrup Beach, where we'd not visited before.
Now I know this is supposed to be a quilting blog, but I love my nature too much, to let it pass.

Looking out across the bay with a lone mangrove as the tide comes in.

More mangroves with a rather wonky looking one in the foreground.

An interloper stealing the scene.
Hubby told me this looked like a back axle off an old vehicle.  Wonder why it ended up there?

There were many footprints in the sand & also these bird tracks,  but, can you guess what the ones below are?
Maybe I could make this into a guessing competition for the first right answer.   Hmmm!  Have I got something small to gift?
I'll leave it open ended for now to think on it over night.

Ripples in the sand.
There were many of these jelly fish, stranded on the sand, but they were sort of moving, so think they must perk up again when the tide comes in.  I found them fascinating.

 Would this be the start of driftwood, I wonder?

Very orange fungi, forming on more fallen timber.

Looking across a smaller bay in the bay from the point, which was where we decided to turn around & walk back along the beach, as the tide was definitely making its way in.
A  wonderful walk, even though it was cool and overcast, with the sun occasionally peeking through to glisten on the water.

Well that was at least something from me and yes, I'll be back with more catch ups this month, including the photo hunt, as I've already found most of my photos, so well ahead with that.
It's very, very cool here at the moment and I've lots to do to get myself back on track, so I'll post this now & wait to see if anyone has an answer for my question? 
Take care all, have a great week & lots of huggles from 'down under".

22 comments:

  1. Ooh you lucky thing - such gloriously colour birds at your table!! wonderful. It was lovely reading such a happy photo filled post, nice to 'have your mojo back' xxxx

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    1. Thanks Kate & we are lucky with our beautifully bright coloured birds.

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  2. Such colourful birds in your garden, it must be a delight to look out and see them on the feeders. I've no idea what made the tracks, something with two toes but I don't know what. It looks like a lovely place for a walk.

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    1. Thanks Jo & I will reveal the footprint maker next week.

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  3. Lovely to see the parrots visiting and I have no idea about the footprint?

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  4. I'm not familiar enough with Australian birds to guess at the footprints but what lovely visitors you had to the garden!

    In response to your comment the other day, no I'm not an entomologist but a teaching assistant. I just know quite a bit about insect as I like to look for them and identify them, I'm always learning. Entomologist would be one of my dream jobs, if only I'd known that when I was younger, I might have taken a different university / career path!

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    1. Thanks Louise for stopping by. Footprint doesn't belong to a bird. I too have an immense interest in insects & basically anything that moves, so still try & learn about things all the time. Photography is a great love & makes you take more notice of what is around, which is why I take my camera out & about with me.

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  5. Susan Williams5 June 2018 at 13:28

    I think I know what the footprint belongs to. He's moving fast across the sand....boing, boing, boing.

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    1. Thanks Sue for popping in during such a chaotic time and yes, you have hit the nail on the head. It does go boing, boing, but we didn't see any.

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  6. How lovely to have a beach to walk along, I love the footprints and ripples in the sand. How wonderful your garden visitors are and so colourful too. It was worth the tip toe to the garage to get your camera. Have a great week:)

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    1. Thanks Rosie. We live (supposedly), an hour from Melbourne, beaches & the snow, so at least we can get some sea air & go for a good walk, as I grew up not far from the coast in Sydney & love the salty tang & freshness.

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  7. I would never have guessed that footprint but you have given it away!! Lovely walk and the blog doesn't have to be all crafty - mine isn't as you know. I cannot get enthusiastic about craft when it gets hot.

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    1. Thanks Carol & yes I suppose I've given it away, but I suppose it takes an Aussie to know the answer & I've known Sue for nearly 64 years.

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  8. I was going to say kangaroo too - magic. I love your beach photos particularly the one of the solitary mangrove in the distance. That would make a great postcard
    Fabulous birds to have at the feeder - every so slow ghtly brighter than the magpie I keep chasing from mine lol

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    1. Thanks Fil. Yes they were kangaroo tracks, which made it all the more exciting, but they weren't to be seen anywhere. I love our magpies, but they are a very different variety to yours & can be quite entertaining. They even had one on the TV last week, that had learnt to crow like a rooster. They do have great mimicking skills. Take care.

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  9. What wonderful bird visitors you have! I would have been pretty excited to see them too. :)
    The only time I have seen parrots in the wild is when I was in London. Lots of green parakeets in the parks there...some say they are descendants of two that Jimmy Hendrix let loose on Carnaby Street. Or maybe they escaped from the zoo. Are yours regular visitors now? Love your coast pictures too. Makes me hanker for a seaside visit. Off camping again this weekend to your favourite English county. Xx

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    1. Thanks Shazza. Not so much regular visitors to the feeder, but always around in the surrounding trees, parks & bushland, though I think we may be getting more as they are cutting up so much farmland around us for housing estates. I've posted about different birds many times,as I'm always on the lookout wherever we live. Parrots in London....? Ooh, can't wait to see you next post of Yorkshire!!!

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  10. Enjoyed seeing your part of the world Susan

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  11. Hey, you've got your 'happy' back, don't worry about having blog gaps or feeling too wiped out to post, it happens to all of us, you know that {hug, hug}.

    What gorgeous birds you have visiting, and that does look like a super beach to have a long stroll across. Take care, xx

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    1. Thanks Jayne. I love blogging, but sometimes life just gets in the way. We are lucky to have such colourful birds here in Oz & some lovely beaches to wander along. Take care.

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