Greta van der Rol

3 lorikeets on a fence only the centre brd is facing the camera

One of these things is not like the others... #rainbowlorikeet #lorikeet #australianbird #bird #photography #wildlife #nature

I'm having such fun bringing these characters to life. This is Morgan Selwood dancing. She does that in the little novella A Victory Celebration.#sciencefictionromance #scifiromance #spaceopera #AIart

I've updated the cover of A Matter of Trust. It's a novella, the first book in the Dryden Universe. And it's probably a bit sexier than most of my books. #sciencefictionromance #scifiromance #spaceopera #AIart https://books2read.com/u/3nn993

He was a very wise man. None of this 'the science is settled' rubbish. The science is NEVER settled. #TerryPratchett

It's a riot of colour when the lorikeets are jostling for position.#birds #photography #AustralianBird #Nature #wildlife #rainbowlorikeet #lorikeet #bird #wildlifephotography #nature

14 years ago today a man called Terry Thompson opened the cages of his private zoo, then killed himself. The police had no choice (really, I mean it) than to kill the animals. This is why I wrote my tiger books. Read the story here https://substack.com/home/post/p-176145254

If you could visit one world — Morgan’s Confederacy, Ravindra’s Union, or Dryden’s pirate zone — which would you choose? #scifibooks #sciencefictionromance #booksky #romancelandia #spaceopera

Plotting a space battle while 3 lorikeets watch me from the fence. The contrast makes me grin.”
#AmWriting #WritersLife #SpaceOpera #birds #birdphotography

#SciFi #AlienLife #SpaceThoughts

She’s part human, part machine — and definitely nobody's puppet. #SpaceOpera #SciFiRomance #Supertech #MorganSelwood #booksky #romancelandia

A close-up of a lorikeet's head, showing the purple feathers of the head, green back, and orange-yellow chest

What's happening over there? #rainbowlorikeet #lorikeet #australianbird #bird #photography #wildlife #nature

White tiger: the tragic truth behind the white coat Crossed eyes, curvature of the spine, and mysterious illnesses

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#photography #tigers #paranormal #booksky #romancelandia

Looking for a read for spooky season? A legend come to life, danger, thrills (and a bit of romance) gretavanderrol.net/.../paranorm... #halloween #spookyseason #shifterromance #weretiger #ebook

lorikeet carefully pruning wing feathers

He must have an itch #rainbowlorikeet #lorikeet #australianbird #bird #photography #wildlife #nature

Have you noticed how stories achieve immortality on the internet? I've seen urban myths, virus hoaxes and jokes doing the rounds that I first saw in the nineties, when the web was just a few threads between a couple of bushes. Ho hum. #spiderweb #photography

A man walks down a lamplit street filled with shadowy figures, spooky, sinister

A riveting #historicalfiction novel full of real history gretavanderrol.substack.com/p/murder-cod...?
#May1812 #Napoleonicwars #intrigue #GrandChiffre

Bath time for a baby bird. Except that's sugar water so he's going to be very sticky. #rainbowlorikeet #lorikeet #australianbird #bird #photography #wildlife #nature

two lorikeets on a callistemon, one tucking in to a flower

When natural food is on offer. #callistemon #rainbowlorikeet #lorikeet #australianbird #bird #photography #wildlife #nature

I have a new cover for Black Tiger gretavanderrol.net/books-2/para...

Beautiful blonde woman seen from the back with one hand raised to her face. She's wearing a long flowing red gown that exposes her back

The Crimson Lady. She's a legend and a mystery gretavanderrol.substack.com/p/the-search... #sciencefictionromance #scifiromance #spaceopera #booksky #romancelandia

First walking iris flower of the year. It'll only last a day #flower #flowerphotography #photography #iris

A rainbow lorikeet coming in to land, claws out eyesfixed on a spot

Eyes on the spot #rainbowlorikeet #lorikeet #australianbird #bird #photography #wildlife #nature

A white egret, wings stretched wide, toes pointed down, shapes to land in pool, where it is reflected.

A #WhiteEgret ready for touchdown #bird #photography #flying #landing #reflection #wadingbird

A very different Terry Pratchett novel I’m a Terry Pratchett tragic -one of those fans who would read a shopping list if Terry wrote it, so I’m sure nobody would be surprised to learn I have (just about)all his books in hard backs.

gretavanderrol.substack.com/p/a-very-dif... Not all his books are set on the Discworld #books #review #terrypratchett #booksky

Sanitising history When I went to university I studied history. One of the reasons was my own family history – that is, what my family endured during World War II in Amsterdam.  It was all relatively fresh back then.…

I wrote this a few years back. Nothing has changed, gretavanderrol.net/2019/09/21/s... #history

A close up shot of a lorikeet showing his purple head and lower breast feathers, green back and red/orange upper breast

Up close and personal #rainbowlorikeet #lorikeet #australianbird #bird #photography #wildlife #nature

The Barossa and the Adelaide Hills Adelaide’s Sunday morning was overcast and cool, with the ever-present possibility of showers. I went on the Barossa Valley trip by myself. Well… along with another eight Ghan passengers. Amanda me…

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A European honey bee in flight approaching a red callistemon flower

I'm proud of this one. #bees #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #honeybee #callistemon #flying

Step into a universe where duty is a double-edged sword honed by passion. Love is not t a battlefield—it is an an entire galaxy.
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#sciencefiction #scifiromance

Pale-headed #rosella on #callistemon. It must be spring #australianbird #bird #photography #wildlife #nature