June 11-17 2011

Chrysanthemum 162/365

Rainbow Lorikeet 163/365
We were walking on The Strand today and this little fellow was right in front of us in a tree. He didn't mind me snapping away at all. I could have touched him I was so close. Their colours are so pretty.

The Ship Endeavour 164/365
This magnificent replica of Captain Cook's ship HM Bark Endeavour is making an historic circumnavigation of Australia in 2011-2012. The finely crafted wooden vessel will visit 18 ports on the 13 month voyage. It is open for public inspection as a floating museum, displaying the living and working conditions on one of history's great voyages of discovery - Cook's circumnavigation of the globe in 1768-1771.
Between ports Endeavour will be sailed by a core professional crew and 40 adventurous voyage crew who pay for their places on board and 'learn the ropes'. Anyone wishing to participate as a volunteer while the ship is in port or join as voyage crew, for what has been described as the sailing experience of a lifetime, can apply.
Unfortunately we didn't see inside the ship.

For Lee 165/365
Even if we're not perfect, we can still be beautiful. This sums up my nephew Lee perfectly xx

Song for a dancer 166/365
If you visit the Sunday Markets in Townsville's city centre you will see this lady dancing. She loves it and she never fails to be there. This is my first attempt at street photography. I only had my P&S with me.

Morning stretches 167/365
See if you can do this without falling ;o)

Foggy Days 168/365
Some days it's hard to see clearly.
"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision" Helen Keller

June 4 - 10, 2011

All lit up 155 / 365
Refraction in droplets still amaze me. I've used these little Dianella flowers before. It's a long way to 365!

Ribbet 156 / 365
I was chasing rainbows... I mean butterflies when I saw this little guy hiding amongst the ginger and duranta so had to have a shot of him.

Glasswing Butterfly 157 / 365
I rescued this one from a spider web. She was then happy to pose for me while she recovered from the ordeal. Her wings are quite transparent, hence the name glasswing. If you view large you can see through the wing to see the stamen of the hibiscus. (Acraea andromacha)

Spide 158 / 365
The spiders and I have become pretty close of late. This fellow's name is Spide, he has a couple of mates, Spidey and Long Legs.

Lily 159 / 365

Ibis' in Tree 160 / 365
I'm not very happy with this but it was the most interesting of the few shots I took. Totally over-processed but the sky was blah so it's all I've got. Some Ibis' sitting in a tree next to this nice old house which is still lived in by the way.

Hot Rio Nights 161 / 365
Love that name! It's the name of this heliconia flower, one of my favourites in my garden. The fronds are taller than the gutters on the house. It's pictured with my newest statue which was a gift from David.

May 28 - June 3, 2011

Scarlet Jezebel 148 / 365
I was surprised to see this lady today as there hasn't been a lot of butterflies since the weather has turned cool. Maybe the cold has slowed her down a little because last time she was so quick that I barely snapped her at all.
Northern or Scarlet Jezebel (Delias argenthona)

Bougainvillea 149 / 365
These bushes are really hardy and come in so many different colours.

Colour my world 150 / 365
I do love my crystal ball. This fountain in Anzac Park in Townsville changes colours and is so pretty. It's one of the things we loved when we first came to Townsville in 1967! It doesn't seem possible that it could be over 40 years ago.

Sunset fisherman 151 / 365
There was a few fishermen out enjoying the sunset when I went looking for a shot. There is also a small fire which is putting some smoke amongst the sunset colour.

Shy Ladybird 152 / 365

This spider has flare 153 / 365
Once again I found myself gettin' down and dirty! This web was not far from the ground so it was a little difficult to get underneath to catch some flare from the sun. I probably need a tiny tripod for this as I couldn't close my aperture down as far as I would have liked.

My door is always open... 154 / 365
... to family and friends. As long as you don't judge me for the fingerprints on the glass or the dust on the bench. Life is too short :)

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!