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This is my photo for the 52 in 2014 group - #48, Fog, Mist or Smoke. I was really struggling with what to do for this topic, but on our trip to Mt. Wilson on Monday, it was quite misty going up the mountain road and as we came around a bend, this is what I saw. It was difficult to get a shot without the tops of trees in the scene, so I have cropped them out.
In six months time we will be in the UK doing one of my favourite things - travelling around the UK. This is the route we will be taking - it looks like someone has tipped a bowl of spaghetti on the map LOL. Peter is a lover of English sporting rifles,shotguns and history and would like to visit some arms fairs while we are there, so we have had to arrange our travels around four fairs and auctions he will be visiting and this is the result. The accommodation is mostly booked and now all we have to do is wait for the 20th August when we fly out from Sydney.
I have spoken to my son about the cyclone. It was downgraded before it reached Hervey Bay thankfully, but still did a bit of damage in the area. It was worse further up north and now all down the coast is experiencing flooding - the effects of which will last for a few weeks I suppose. He said Hervey Bay didn't get as much rain as other areas, but the winds were pretty bad.
I have decided to join Nina on her challenge to add a flower photo a day for 365 days.
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I took my three grandsons to the movies today to see The Hobbit - it was very good if you like fantasy type movies (which I do). They are having a sleepover tonight and tomorrow they are going to stay with my daughter for two nights, and my two granddaughters are coming to stay with me. It is like musical beds in my house LOL.
Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, and is considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. The main body was completed in only 38 years, from 1220 to 1258.
The cathedral has the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom (123m/404 ft). Visitors can take the "Tower Tour" where the interior of the hollow spire, with its ancient wood scaffolding, can be viewed. The cathedral also has the largest cloister and the largest cathedral close in Britain (80 acres (320,000 m2)). The cathedral contains the world's oldest working clock (from AD 1386) and has the best surviving of the four original copies of the Magna Carta (all four original copies are in England). Although commonly known as Salisbury Cathedral, the official name is the Cathedral of Saint Mary. In 2008, the cathedral celebrated the 750th anniversary of its consecration in 1258.
Our Grevillea bush is full of these exquisite blossoms. The birds love the flowers and often drop in to feed. The first flower reminds me of the fireworks that I saw on New Year's Eve.
We were so excited to see so many elephants when we visited Addo Elephant Park. We drove around for around two hours and thought we were going to miss out but Jac said he would go to the waterhole again and we found that a whole herd had walked down the hill. After a while they left and another herd wandered down - so many wonderful photo opportunities.
Tomorrow evening we leave South Africa and fly home to Australia. In one way we will be sad to leave but I can't wait to go home and see the family again.
I bought this Lavender a while back and was told it was a white Lavender. I was beginning to think it would never flower, but the last week it has bloomed. I sold my Canon 100-400 lens last week and bought a Canon 28-300 L series lens to use as a walkaround lens. So far I am very impressed with the quality.
A typical day at the waterhole. Taken in Kruger National Park. If you look closely, you can see some other animals in the distance - an antelope of some sort and maybe a warthog.
I am in heaven!!! The Tudor Cottage backs onto the Avon River and the owner grows flowers and vegetables. I was wandering in the garden this morning and there were so many Bumble Bees flying around. I love Bumble Bees but we rarely see them in Australia.
I have decided to join Nina on her challenge to add a flower photo a day for 365 days.
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We had a lovely sunny day today, but I was busy all day so no chance of flower photos - this is one taken in March.
I have decided to join Nina on her challenge to add a flower photo a day for 365 days.
www.flickr.com/photos/21560098@N06/
Today I bought some new potted collour for my wheelbarrow garden as it is looking bare (and I wanted to find something new to photograph LOL). I really love the colour of these little heartsies.
Yesterday we went on a bus trip around Hong Kong from Kowloon across to Hong Kong Island.We also went on a sampan ride around the harbour and had a visit to Stanley Markets - a good afternoon. The second photo shows how the other half live.
I am feeling much better today and as there is only 3 hours difference between Hong Kong and Sydney time, I am sure that we will suffer no jetlag after arriving home.
I had a request for a baby grizzly bear from my granddaughter. I may let all the animals go to their new homes today. I will be keeping some, but I have told the grandchildren that they can take two home each.
I have decided to join Nina on her challenge to add a flower photo a day for 365 days.
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A lovely dahlia and bumble bee that I spotted today ar Honfleur, Normandy.
Internet connection has been rather slow and we have been on the go for the last couple of days - another 6 a.m wakeup call tomorrow and another full day.
I am adding this photo for Ira:
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I have seen these people a couple of times now - once at the Medieval Fair and once at the Story Book gardens at Cessnock.
Not counting today, it is two days until we fly out for South Africa. I have developed what I think is an URTI (Upper Respiratory Tract Infection) and I hope it doesn't cause too much trouble when we are travelling around. This photo was taken in 2012 when we were driving around Kruger National Park.
Our Christmas cactus is now blooming as the weather is cold.
I am heading up to see my brother in hospital (yes, he is still in hospital). He has been in for 9 weeks and is now able to put 50% weight on his broken leg. He will be going to rehab possibly in a couple of weeks time so in all it will be about 14 weeks of hospital. We are still not sure whether he will be going home or going into care, but he is adamant it will be home.
When we called into Ely in Cambridgeshire, Peter went in to a huge antique shop by the River Ouse and I wandered along the river taking photos.
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I have decided to join Nina on her challenge to add a flower photo a day for 365 days.
www.flickr.com/photos/21560098@N06/
100 more days to go.
Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills near the village of Cheddar in Somerset. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar Show Caves where Britain's oldest complete skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be over 9,000 year old, was found in 1903. Cheddar Gorge, including the caves and other attractions, has become a tourist destination.
4 days to go.
Today we went to Longleat - amazing place - well worth a visit. We drove thriugh the Safari Park - I also visited the butterfly enclosure amongst other things.
My daughter has emailed me to say that there are so many bushfires around Sydney - I hope everyone stays safe. They have started early this year.
These photos were taken during our last game drive whilst at the camp. The boys were herding Dorper sheep on a neighbouring property - the afternoon light was perfect (now I see why my daughter loves doing her photo shoots at this time of the day).
We leave Capetown in the morning and fly back to Johannesberg where we will pick up another car and drive to Marloth Park. We have no internet access there so we will be off the air for a week or so.
This is my photo for the group 52 in 2014 - #40 Square. This is my new eyeshadow pallet, but Miss Sabrinah has her eyes on it LOL.
This little baby was running around trying to show how tough it was LOL. It was so cute to watch. Taken in Kruger National Park on one of our game drives. See other photo in the first comment box.
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Peter has been to South Africa 5 times and I have been 3 times and this is the first time that we have seen the elusive Leopard.
We were driving through Kruger on our way to meet up with my Flickr friend Piet when we came across a car parked in the middle of the road. When we edged around the side of the car I saw a spotted tail and realised it was a Leopard. It sat there for quite a while staring into the undergrowth and I realised that it was stalking some Impala. It went to the side of the road and the Impala became nervous, so it sat up still watching intently. We didn't have time to wait to see if it continued to stalk the Impala as it was a long drive to Satara Rest Camp.
This Magpie visits our garden at least three times a day as Peter gives it meat to feed it's babies. Today it arrived with a gift for Peter to thank him.
I found these photos when I was going through the archives. It was from a mini shoot that my daughter was doing, so I tagged along with my camera and snapped away (as you do LOL). My granddaughter looks so little here.
I have decided to join Nina on her challenge to add a flower photo a day for 365 days.
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Tomorrow I go in for more surgery to remove the plate and screws from my wrist as the surgeon feels that they are causing irritation and pain. I found Flickr my saviour during my recovery after the last operation so I will be here checking out your wonderful photos, but unable to leave comments (unless I type one finger which is so slow.
When we were driving around Kruger, we often came across Kudo cows and occasionally the magnificent Kudu bull.
Alta has the largest concentration of rock art in Northern Europe made by people with a hunting-fishing economy. The rock art consists of carvings and paintings made between ca 7000 to 2000 years ago.
As we are fully booked now to visit South Africa, I thought I had better start going through my photos of our trip to Scandinavia and the UK. I still haven't been through them all to decide which photos I will have printed for my albums - I will have to get a move on.
It was a cooler day today and we went for a drive to a lagoon not far from our place. I took my newish Tamron 150 - 600 lens out for a test run with the water birds that are usually there. I am impressed with the quality so far, although I took the UV filter off for these photos. After coming home, I realised that I should have taken some photos with the filter on for comparison.
I have decided to join Nina on her challenge to add a flower photo a day for 365 days.
www.flickr.com/photos/21560098@N06/
After a hot day yesterday (although not as hot as predicted), we have had an overcast, cooler day today. We even had thunderstorms and rain this afternoon.
Our trip to South Africa was not just for the animals, although they are a major part. We did a 6 day guided tour of the Garden Route when we first arrived in South Africa. This is the guest house that we stayed in on our first night of the tour. It was supposed to be a tour for up to 7 people, but as we were the only people booked at the time, we were chauffeur driven around in a car, which was amazing.
These are some photos of a Yellow Hornbill (the photos posted yesterday were of a Red Hornbill). I also took photos of a Hornbill with a black bill which will be uploaded later. I never really noticed before, but I agree with a lot of people that they look angry.
or his crazy alter ego LOL. I made this rabbit the other night and it has been chosen by my grandson who also has a quirky personality.
Happy Easter everyone!!
During out travels we came across a gypsy camp as we were headed to see the Cerne Abbas giant. The giant is cut into the hillside above the village of Cerne Abbas near Dorchester in Dorset. The figure is over 180 feet high and his ' virility' is very obvious! During Roman times he was identified as Hercules and associated with a fertility cult, or Priapus Worship, revived by Emperor Commodus in the late 2nd century AD.
Until 1635 a maypole was set up near the giant and today 'courting couples' still make night-time pilgrimages up to the giant to make sure that their marriage will be blessed with children! Women it seems are supposed to roll over the giant's 'male appendage' to make sure that their fertility will be enhanced!!
I have now ordered a photo book of my trip. I ordered and paid when we were travelling around and I had 3 months to create the book. I made it with 8 days to spare.
Five weeks today we will be flying out of Australia on our next adventure. We are going on an 8 day tour of France before flying to London, picking up a car and driving to this little cottage in Barton, Warwickshire. We have stayed here twice before and love the experience of staying in a 17th century Tudor cottage.
I gave these little musical dolls to my late Aunt for her birthday many years ago and after her death they were given back to me. My granddaughters love to play with them and they still play a tune and the body moves like a real baby when laid on a flat surface.
I have decided to join Nina on her challenge to add a flower photo a day for 365 days.
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I also found this white Hebe when walking around the Mt. Tomah Botanical Gardens - now I have seen white, pink, purple and deep crimson. The bees were going crazy for the white. I am also adding an interesting letter box (mail box) that we saw.
I wandered around to my neighbour's garden again this morning. I hope the new owners don't mind me visiting (or worse still, pull out all the plants). I spotted this tiny Skipper Butterfly land on the daisies which are only about 2,5 cms in diameter.
I was sick yesterday with a tummy bug (I was feeling smug that I may have missed out LOL). When we were away in Hervey Bay, my son's family succumbed, and on arriving home my daughter and granddaughter were ill. I am feeling much better today, thank goodness.
I have decided to join Nina on her challenge to add a flower photo a day for 365 days.
www.flickr.com/photos/21560098@N06/
Almost 1/3rd of the way there LOL.