May 21 - 27, 2011

A night on the town 141 / 365
Well, it's Saturday night and as you can see it's pretty quiet round here. The light trail has made it look like a car has driven into our post office but it didn't ;-) It was raining but eased off enough for me to stand on the street to take a few shots.

I see travel to far-off lands... 142 / 365
I gazed into my crystal ball and this is what it told me ;-)

Lone Lotus 143 / 365
Another Lotus flower from my visit to Anderson Park.

Pretty in Pink 144 / 365
These pretty Frangipani flowers are dedicated to loved ones that are no longer with us but are always in our hearts xx

Fibre Optic Hibiscus 145 / 365
Just having a bit of fun with colours.

You come any closer... 146 / 365...
I swear I will have you!

My lamp of many colours 147 / 365
I came across this lamp and liked all the coloured beads.

May 14 - 20 of 365

'Mums 134 / 365

Wilting Lotus 135 / 365

Itty Bitty Weed 136 / 365
I would not have noticed this tiny little thing only that I was on the ground taking shots of the dew on the grass. It's about 1/2" long at the most.

Waterlily 137 / 365
I tried so hard tonight trying to get some funky fruit shot... didn't work out, so this is a filler from my weekend shots at Anderson Park.

Common Crow on Show 138 / 365
Many of the pretty butterflies seem to have left my garden, maybe because it's getting colder. This lady was happy to show off her lovely markings.

Gramps and the little man 139 / 365
Grandkids are just the sweetest! This little fellow loves his Gramps.

Plumbago 140 / 365
I'm feeling very uninspired. I really should leave the flowers alone for a while. Tomorrow there will be NO flowers :)

May 7 - 13 of 365

Party time! 127 / 365
Jade's birthday party was at my house today. Have you ever seen such a beautiful cake! Jade, of course, was Alice.

Chives bud 128 / 365
Chives seems to be one of my favourite plants. This is the unopened bud with it's beautiful translucent envelope waiting for all the tiny buds to burst out.

It's a bug's life 129 / 365
I think this is probably two hibiscus beetles but this hibiscus is pretty tough and doesn't show any signs of damage.

Peeking over 130 / 365
Jade and Jackson on tippy toes to look at the dogs.

Today's Sunset 131 / 365
I think sunset colours are quite magical. This is from our back deck.

Chrysanthemum 132 / 365
One of my Mother's Day flowers :)

Crystal Ball Gazing 133 / 365
A big thank you to Chel for my Mother's Day pressie xx I have loved what I've seen some 365ers do with their crystal balls. I wonder if it will give me the lotto numbers?

April 30 - May 6 of 365

Crystal Creek 120 / 365
We went for a drive up Mt Spec into the rainforest. This is Crystal Creek where we stopped on our way up.

Hang on 121 / 365
He looks like he's hanging on for the ride :)

Little birds 122 / 365
The grass is growing thicker and higher than I've seen it in a long time and the little birds are loving it. Each morning we look out to see them having quite a feast.

Blue Moon 123 / 365
Hypolimnas bolina (Varied eggfly, Common eggfly, Blue moon)
I think blue moon is a lovely name. I will probably only see one of these every blue moon ;-) This girl has been knocked around a bit but still beautiful. The colour was really refracting in the afternoon sun and giving a lovely purple/blue tinge to the wings.

Bird 'n bokeh 124 / 365
I took this on our trip to Mt Spec last weekend. I was about to take the photo and this little guy turned around and smiled for me. That might be stretching the truth a little ;-) He's just a little thing, maybe a couple of inches long.

Jade's Birthday Jackson was eager to help.

Rhoeo 125 / 365
Variegated Rhoeo or Moses in the Cradle with a couple of droplets.

St Andrews Cross Spider 126 / 365
More droplets!

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.