Become a part of the silence ...

“In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.”  Robert Lynd

{forever}

i can't believe that it has been over a month since i last posted to either of my blogs!

i miss it.  actually there are lots of things i miss at the moment.  like reading.

and taking photos with my big camera.  and soaking in a hot bath.  and

cooking for pleasure, not just to feed my family.  and playing piano.

and painting.  oh, how i miss painting.  and crafting.  but lately

i just haven't had time to do any of these things.  is it the 

new puppy?  is it the busyness of two kids and 

their after school activities?  is it the lack

of space in my brain because it's so

full of everything else? i am

not sure, but i mean to

figure it out.  you

see, i'm not

one 

to just

say, oh well,

this is just how it

is ... sure, i have to say 

that for a time because some

times it is just a busy week or two, 

but i refuse to say it forever and just give

up on the things that bring such pleasure to my life.
the other day, i was driving home from somewhere and out
of the corner of my eye, as we drove past the lake, i noticed baby
black swans! i decided to jump on this opportunity!  i stopped home to
grab my camera and turned around and drove back.  i took somewhere near
100 photos of these beauties and i felt so invigorated! i intend to make time for such
things much more regularly! don't worry, i'm not going to post all the photo i took but here
are a few of my favorites ...

{White} Corner View

Clouds and Surf at Bondi Beach. Beautiful white.

Seagull at Darling Harbour.

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Corner View was created by Jane at Spain Daily and is now hosted by Francesca.  It is bloggers from all over the world, posting photos of a specific weekly theme.  To join, just post to your own blog and then link up over at Francesca's Corner View for the week.  Then, visit the other Corner Views ... that's my favorite part !  Seeing the interpretations of the themes, visiting different cultures, learning something new !

Corner View {Impression}

This week's theme is 'impression' ... I thought about posting pictures of one of my paintings, but then I took this photo and I just love it.  It's blurry and not at all how I hoped it would turn out.  The bird is a beautiful rainbow lorikeet, covered in wonderful colors !  But I just grabbed my camera and snapped before looking at my settings !  By the time I was able to adjust the settings, he had flown off.

When I was thinking about the word 'impression' ... this photo just came to mind.  

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GARDEN TOUR !!

For those who were interested in a little VIDEO TOUR of my garden ... 

I posted it yesterday. You can see it HERE !

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Corner View was created by Jane at Spain Daily and is now hosted by Francesca.  It is bloggers from all over the world, posting photos of a specific weekly theme.  To join, just post to your own blog and then link up over at Francesca's Corner View for the week.  Then, visit the other Corner Views ... that's my favorite part !  Seeing the interpretations of the themes, visiting different cultures, learning something new !

Scream

 

Doesn't it look like the top bird is screaming at the bottom one ?

Hop

 

Love how the little birdie is hopping from one branch to the next ... I caught him mid-hop.

Dive

 

An accidental shot ....

Fluffy Feeder

I love this fluffy bird just sitting in the bird seed !!

Corner {Fauna} View

Corner View last week was 'flora' so it naturally followed that it would be 'fauna' this week.

These beautiful birds are frequent visitors to our front yard feeder.

And on this particular day, it was quite windy and cold.



Can you see how fluffy the feathers are ?  I think this must be in an effort to keep warm !!



so cute !!

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Corner View was created by Jane at Spain Daily and is now hosted by Francesca.  It is bloggers from all over the world, posting photos of a specific weekly theme.  To join, just post to your own blog and then link up over at Francesca's Corner View for the week.  Then, visit the other Corner Views ... that's my favorite part !  Seeing the interpretations of the themes, visiting different cultures, learning something new !

Australasian Figbird

I've never seen this sort of bird before yesterday.  I was so excited to see him in our tree AND have my camera in my hand already.  He didn't stay for long.  I wish he wasn't partially in the shade but I'm happy enough with the shot ...

I had to look up what this little guy was ... He's an Australasian Figbird. 

Corner View {In The Sky}

 

It's almost palpable ... the freedom of a bird.

I love watching them as they flit about, eating seed from our bird feeder,

flipping water around, drinking out of and bathing in

our bird bath,  listening to their songs

and sometimes getting a good

look as they sit still

on a branch.

but 

only for a moment ... and then, just like that, they are off again ....

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Corner View was created by Jane at Spain Daily and is now hosted by Francesca.  It is bloggers from all over the world, posting photos of a specific weekly theme.  To join, just post to your own blog and then link up over at Francesca's Corner View for the week.  Then, visit the other Corner Views ... that's my favorite part !  Seeing the interpretations of the themes, visiting different cultures, learning something new !

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Bird Bath Book Review

My husband and I put in some a new gardens recently ... As part of the new flower section, Rory built a bird bath.  We have been waiting and waiting and finally the other day, a bird had a proper bath !!  It was so exciting !

     

In other news, my sister has started a book review blog.  She has reviewed two books already ! 

 If you are a book lover, you should totally subscribe .... 

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More Birdies

In The Grass

Pretty pretty birdies !

Corner View {Lonely Together}

It's Wednesday night. After a few late nights and super busy days at work and trying to get ready for a few days away, my brain is too tired to come up with something for Corner View. But ... I hate not playing along so I'm going to share some more birdies with you.  Head shots !

I don't know ... would it be stretching it to say they are 'lonely together' ? Maybe. But maybe not, so let's go with that !

I'm sure the rest of the Corner Viewers will come up with something amazing ! I can't wait to have a bit of time when I get back to come round and visit you all !

Corner View was created by Jane at Spain Daily and is now hosted by Francesca.  Go check it out !

Feathers

I really could watch birds all day long.

And through the eye of my camera ... even better.

I just love how beautiful ...

and intricate ...

and perfectly designed birds are.

I love the details.

And how they sometimes fluff their feathers out ...

Like here, when they clean themselves.

"Could I get a bit of privacy here lady ? I'm trying to have a bath !"

I just think they are amazing.

Oh, where'd he go ?

The red !  The green !  And that bit of blue !

Just stunning.

Like I said ... I could watch (photograph) them all day long !