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Retired. Worked and lectured in Architecture. Interests include cosmology, photography, art, music, nature/landscape. All photos are my own. Please take note: -> π« crypto, π« Gold, π« NFTβs
#nature #birds #photography #blurds
Managed to catch this little fellow before he got back into the cover of the plants. Due to me having to aim focus and shoot fast itβs turned out to be a blurd rather than a bird π.
California Quail (Callipepla californica)
Thank you Shantha.
20.02.2026 00:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you Darya. β€οΈ
20.02.2026 00:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#nature #birds #photography #waterfowl #ducks #geese
You need to spread your wings if you want to fly.
Yes they were a couple of blooms that got broken in some wind we had a couple of days ago.
16.02.2026 23:56 β π 15 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I like using cherry tomatoes whilst there is extra work there is also extra reward .. itβs all about taste. π
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15.02.2026 23:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Freeze it π
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#nature #gardening #photography #landscape #horticulture #urbanjungle #vegetable #homegarden #harvest #tomato #pasta
Last of the tomatoes - time to build some pasta sauce to keep us going over the next few months.
Brilliant analysis
12.02.2026 22:55 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#nature #gardening #nativeplants #birds #seed #landscape #insects #photography
Sparrow on a stake.
Cicada singing on the branch of a Pseudopanax tree.
#nature #nativeplants #landscape #insects #photography
Another cicada pic. Just because their βsingingβ at the moment makes it feel like my tinnitus volume has been multiplied by an unbelievable degree.
#nature #nativeplants #landscape #insects #butterfly #flutterby #photography
Yellow Admiral (Vanessa itea). Also known by its MΔori name, kahukΕwhai (meaning "yellow cloak"). Making the most of the suns warmth on our fence.
Kowhai tree in blossom - Oct. 2024.
Hi Ed, Thank you. - Itβs on a Kowhai tree in our garden.
10.02.2026 07:22 β π 13 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
#nature #nativeplants #landscape #insects #photography
Cicada season is back in full swing.
Thank you β€οΈ
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#nature #gardening #birds #waterfowl #swan #landscape #photography
Sunday Swan-song. Heathcote river Christchurch.
β£οΈThank you Shantha.
27.01.2026 04:05 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you Lilith. Yes I have a number of japanese paper and bamboo fans modelled on designs from that period, that my father bought back from Japan 3/4 of a century ago and their tail feathers look just like them as you say.
27.01.2026 04:02 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Fantail, (Piwakawaka),
#nature #gardening #nativeplants #birds #seed #landscape #insects #photography
#bloomscrolling #flowers #nature #gardening #photography #landscape #horticulture #urbanjungle #rose #thorn #rosaceae
Rose, (Rosa chinensis Jacq), fresh after some summer rain.
High chroma yellow ligularia, (Marsh marigold) flowers.
Soft lavender Hosta flowers.
#bloomscrolling #flowers #nature #gardening #photography #landscape #horticulture #urbanjungle
The high chroma Ligularia flowers providing an interesting contrast against the laid back soft lavender Hosta flowers in a damp and shady corner of our garden at the moment.
Och, och, czy to marcepan w gorzkiej czekoladzie Schluckwerder? UdaΕo ci siΔ! To dla mnie zbyt wielka pokusa, - MuszΔ iΕΔ do sklepu, - Natychmiast!
15.01.2026 22:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#bloomscrolling #flowers #nature #gardening #photography #landscape #horticulture #urbanjungle
Agapanthus looking vibrant after a night of rain.
Well edited, it's like the ultimate mirrored decoupage. β£οΈ
11.01.2026 22:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you Shantha π
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#bloomscrolling #flowers #nature #gardening #photography #landscape #horticulture #urbanjungle
Mid-summer flowering of some of our roses:
#bloomscrolling #flowers #nature #gardening #photography #landscape #horticulture #urbanjungle
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