Unnoticed

The native plants around here are brightly coloured, enticing to the equally bright birds. amonst the grey-green to bottle green foliage, against the briliant blue skies, the red, crimson, golden, orange, and pink flowers capture your eye.

But if you ever look down, if you ever watch where you step, amidst the dry leaves underfoot, the snapping twigs, the slithers of flat grasses, you might just notice some flowers just a beautiful. Just not as gaudy.

AttackCat / Sook Cat

This is my Kitty. Unpredictable at best.

Her attack was due to sitting under my trees watching birds just out of reach.

Her sooking is asking forgiveness.

Morning Dew

The morning dew on a Callistemon (bottle brush) flower. Actualy flowers.

Bad Girl

'What?'

'I'm not allowed up here?'

'Since when?'

Neglect

I was told by my grandmother that citrus thrived on neglect. This one certainly has.

Swan

' As graceful as a swan' just doesn't cover it. Not in real life.

Sunset

Jesse walked every evening and every evening stopped to watch the sunset over the lake.

As the sun set she let the hassels of the day follow.

If only real life was that easy.

Spider

It rained over the past two days.

This spider obviously lost its web. I came across it soon after it had finished the new one. the web was almost perfect.

Sleepy

My puppy is a purebreed staffy, retained by her breeder as she was the only female in the litter, sold at four months old as she was considered not big boned enough. She spent those four months in a cage, in the garage of the breeder's house. In cages next to her were her father, uncle and female cousin. Every morning they would have time out in the yard to play, every afternoon they had some training and play time.

She now lives with us. A pet. A spoiled pet, who lives in the house, sleeps on our beds, has free access to our back yard (secure of course). She has two teenage boys to play with. She goes to training, which is more like playtime and meet other dogs and people than training.

I don't think she is too upset.

Tiles

Cheating. Since my Hubby had the camera at work and I couldn't take my own photos, I've stolen a couple of his.

Left Behind

It is a dream of mine and my hubby's, to travel the country side, even the towns, and discover buildings like this one.

Buildings left behind as the people moved on.

What happened? Why was the land abandoned? For financial reason, no money left to keep the land useful? Or because the land was worth more redeveloped?

We would take the photos, talk to the people and write about the places Left Behind.

CitySunset

The camera doesn't see what the eye sees, doesn't capture the colors. It also doesn't capture the smells and sounds that acompany a scene, that make a scene more than just a flat picture.

I hope that in my writings I can transfer the sights, sounds and smells with only words.

FriarBird/Skeksis

If you've ever seen the movie Dark Crystal (1982 directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz) you would know that these birds, friar birds, MUST have been the inspiration for the Skeksis.

Just wish I'd been able to get a better photo.

Agave

The agave; ugly green plant that is all spikes and angles. Some hate them. Some love them, but only because they require little watering.

Has anyone looked at the subtle greens and silver-green streaks on the young leaves? has anyone noticed the symmetry of the leaf prongs, jutting out from the base?

Beauty is to be found.

Please scratch me.

Usually Puppy's demands for a scratch involve biting, mostly gently. Slowly she is getting the idea that a nudge and a paw gets better results.