Early Morning Anticipation

Mr Magpie sunning himself. We can see his back - he's keeping an eye on me.

All taken early this Wednesday morning.

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The Simple Pleasure of wandering around our yard (daily) with my camera.

Today's Backyard Safari!

Mr Magpie on a friendly visit

Our six youngest children had great fun making live "captures" in our backyard today, armed only with cameras.
They found beetles, caterpillars, strawberries, flowers, a lizard and more! All survived to live another day (yes, even the almost ripe strawberry).

Gotcha! Coriander flowers!

"Resident" blue-tongue lizard sunning itself......

....shot in the wild!

Bee captured by Master T

Stalking in the wilds of suburbia....

Some of their "captures" were excellent, they wielded their cameras well - and taught me a thing or two! 

All these captures are my own - click on the 3 links above to see some of their photos, you won't be disappointed.

What's lurking in your backyard?

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Poppy Tales

Looking at beautiful photos inspires me and adds delight to my days. I have seen many gorgeous photos of poppy flowers on blogs over the last few months as the northern hemisphere has enjoyed their warmer (sometimes too warm) months.

It's been years since I've seen poppies in real life. I remember being fascinated as a young child by their structure, colours and their speed of opening in my mother's garden. A couple of months ago I was very pleased to find some poppy seedlings at our local plant nursery. The seedlings have done well and are now beginning to grow flower heads atop their wonderful spiky stems. I'm so enjoying watching them develop.

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Unending Love, Unfailing Grace

Yesterday's sunset, taken from the bridge.......reminding me of God's eternal goodness.


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Sunflower Promises

I love visiting our local Farmers' Market when I can. Along with the  fresh local produce stalls there is one wonderful flower grower who brings tubs of fresh flowers for all to admire and purchase. Thankfully I was allowed to photograph without buying, although one day I think I will bring some delightful inedibles home to enjoy for much longer!

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