I think of all the things that other animals have, flight is the one I envy the most. It looked like so much fun, gliding around on leathery wings in the sunshine.

Not a bad day for winter. Our local flying foxes provided good entertainment on my lunch break

A sunny winters day in the garden.
New propagater box for my first go at growing capsicums and eggplant from seed. Always trying something new.
Breeze was a bit cool but very welcome sunshine.

The root was from an agave I had to dig out of the space - who needs a gym when you have a garden

A pond has been slowly forming at the end of my garden. From abandoned bit of bed by the gate to future wildlife habitat.

The rain over the next few days will help to fill it and once the edging is all finished and plants in it should look ok.
How long before a frog moves in?

There are some days when the news can be overwhelming and leave you feeling sad and afraid. Today is one of them.
Try to remember that the good in the world has always outnumbered the bad, stroke a cat and enjoy the sunshine x
(Pic @imageplotter.bsky.social)

I’ve been neglecting posting on Bluesky for a while. Doing less photography at the moment and more gardening - particularly the veg plot which has been a lot of fun. Planted up with winter veg seeds today. Not much to see now but treasures to come (hopefully)

We’ve had a beautiful autumn day. Spent the morning in the garden with fellow sun worshipper Bryn.

The magic of spring never disappoints. It’s bulb planting time down here - promise of magic to come

Love bluebell time, and a good bit of moss

Rooty spread foot of a beech tree in the wood, sheathed in a sock of vivid green moss.

Background of zingy bluebells & electric greening wood

The beech trees in their mossy socks, like some giant, day-glo-feathered cart horse legs caught clopping through the ever-lasting leaf-litter, neon dogs mercury & kingfisher-blue bells. Heady.

One for the #cricket lovers. Watching the Flintoff doco on Disney - I’ll admit that I’ve shed a few tears but then to also see Warnie in the footage - double whammy. So glad to have seen these guys play.

Autumn and the spiders are back

Is this code?

Keir Starmer at microphone, the Union flag and Stars and Stripes flag behind him. Screen caption says: “there’s a famous slogan in the United Kingdom”.

“Dogger, Fisher, German Bight. Southeast 3 or 4. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor.”

😮 so many! you’ve nearly as many as we have

Flowchart to identify common warblers. Where is it. Is it in a garden? Yes. It is a garden warbler. No. In a wood? It is a Wood warbler. No. In some reeds? Yes. Is it really good? It is a Great reed warbler. No. Is it in Blyth? Yes. It is a Blyth’s reed warbler. No. It is a reed warbler. Is it somewhere else? Yes. Is it kind of green coloured? Yes. It is a greenish warbler. Not sure. Does it say “Chiff chaff”? Yes. It is a Chiffchaff. No. It is a willow warbler.

It’s nearly spring so time to swot up on warbler identification.

We have the unenviable title of hottest city in the world today - maxed out at 44°c at home.
Tough day for the wildlife.
Braved the heat to see our flying foxes taking a dip in the Torrens.
#adelaide
#hotweather
#flyingfoxes
#wildlife

Not seen that type of cue before. I’ve done a late sowing of the round apple cues for the first time - we’ve a heat wave at the moment but hope to get them in the ground soon

Scored a free well read book from work. It was on top of a pile of free law books, and caught my eye. I know of the sorry but never read it.
Started it during my lunch break and no doubt will finish it tonight. Just the type of read I need right now.

Under the legs! Very nice

Helicopter at the snapper point sprint

#tdu

Look at the colour of that water

#tdu
#southaustralia

The helicopter got the best view of the cost line

#tdu

Wheels in motion.

Not a bad day to be out watching the cycling

#tdu
#southaustralia
#cyclong

All set up for a few swims and watch the tour down under go by

First year growing cosmos - skipper approves

An add for rabies was covered in the Scared for Life podcast - terrifying stuff - along side all the fun things of a 1970’s childhood

Love watching my blue banded bees roosting in the salvia
#gardens #bees

Have you seen blue banded bees asleep?

Found this group in the garden all tucked up for bed last night. I think these are the males as the female has an underground burrow.

Love seeing and hearing these stripy buzzy guys around the garden.