April 23 - 29 of 365

My world 113 / 365
I would love one of the crystal balls I've seen some 365ers with. This paper weight was all I could find. This is my front garden refracted in the globe. It's a snowglobe without the snow ;-)

Early morning fog 114 / 365
Our town clock rising out of the fog. Whenever we have fog it means a warm day. It was a very sunny 30C.
It's a bit nicer enlarged :)

Blue-banded Eggfly (Hypolimnas alimena) 115 / 365
This butterfly has been in my garden for weeks now. Most days I try to get a shot of her but she only keeps her wings open for a second. She seemed to be sunning herself so I took the opportunity for a quick snap. It's still not great but probably as good as I'm going to get.

Water fun 116 / 365
The kids were having some fun under the sprinkler.

The Strand Jetty 117 / 365
Townsville.

Blue Wanderer 118 / 365
I spent quite some time trying to catch a shot of a Ulysses butterfly. There was a couple flying around on the Strand today. While I was waiting for it to come back this lady landed right in front of me.
Tirumala hamata (Blue tiger, Blue wanderer)

Marina 119 / 365
I was taking some photos at the Marina and came across this old fellow contemplating life... It's my hubby, waiting patiently :)
This is on the Strand in Townsville and the Casino is in the background.

April 16 - 22 of 365

Reflections 106 / 365
We were out for a drive today and I noticed this reflection at the side of the road. This is actually nothing like our countryside usually looks, the exact opposite in fact. The dead tree is a bit of a giveaway.

MMM (Common Crow) on Duranta 107 / 365
I found a beautiful butterfly today and chased it all around the garden. It was red, yellow and white. I captured it but not as sharply as I would like. Whereas my little MMM was happy to pose for me. The MMM refers to the markings on the wings and it's my name for this butterfly which is actually a Common Crow. I'm slowly learning the names of the butterflies around here thanks to other 365ers helping me out.

Caterpillar?! 108 / 365
This is some kind of water plant I have in my pond. When I looked at the shot I think I found the world's smallest caterpillar. You might need the magnifier to see it ;-)

Whiskey 109 / 365
This is our neighbour's beautiful cat asking if I really needed to wake her up for this photo.

Gentle giant 110 / 365
My grandson Jackson's little fingers and the gentle touch of his Great Dane puppy Maddie.

Butterfly dream 111 / 365
This is one of the butterflies I've been chasing in my garden. I didn't get a really clear shot of her so I decided I would have a bit of fun in photoshop.
She is a Northern or Scarlet Jezebel (Delias argenthona) - don't you just love that name!

Hibiscus refraction 112 / 365
I haven't tired of refractions yet. I still think they are amazing.

April 9 - 15 of 365

Chel 99 / 365
Chel and I went for a walk on Sandgate beach today.

Shadows 100 / 365
Amelia and I were having a bit of fun with the early morning light through the window.

Crocus Droplets 101 / 365
I've had a busy couple of days in Brisbane so I'm trying to fill in the missing days.

On the road again 102 / 365
We were on our way home today but a truck rollover on the Mingela Range had the highway closed for 15 hours. It took us 1 1/2 hours to travel about 5 kilometres when half of the highway opened.

Elusive Butterfly 103 / 365
I've been trying to get a shot of this beauty since my granddaughters spotted her a few weeks ago. I had to pull out the telephoto and a chair to shoot her up in the Tamarind tree.
I'm not sure if she is Papilio aegeus (Orchard butterfly/Citrus swallowtail butterfly)

Bringin' back the chives 104 / 365
Chives seem to be my standby plant. I decided to play with the flash and refraction tonight. If you use the magnifier you can see the flower refracted in the droplets.

Shell Ginger 105 / 365
Just a quick snap shot of my shell ginger. Not one bit creative today! Maybe I'll get some inspiration tomorrow.