on-planet or if I was sick, I felt it was time (a-hem) well overdue in fact to make my presence known again. And not by just publishing a little post, but visiting you and seeing what you've all been up to. Where does time go I wonder!
The tropics of northern Australia continue to be . . . well the tropics - hot, humid, sapping the mind of all coherent thought and the body of all things too physical. So for a change from the (almost) daily trip to the air-conditioned gym I decided to head off in the dark and visit the ponds yesterday.
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It was unusually quiet, only the odd duck and magpie goose
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The last time I visited the ponds the lilly pads were dormant, this time it was riot of colour & blooms
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I had good intentions of heading back home before the sun rose too high in the sky but sitting and observing and waiting for that great shot (which just didn't happen today) is so time consuming hence the sun was indeed quite high as I set off for home.
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HAPPY BLOGGING
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And what is happening in Scotland? .....................it is very, very cold in Scotland.
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| Image credit - Jim DeanS Newton Stewart , South West Scotland |
Just came across your blog. Hello from me, just love your pics.
ReplyDeleteThank you, lovely to meet you - Kim?
DeleteHi Rose, the ponds gave you a great new Header. I'm glad you went there and stayed past sunrise. I like seeing it with and without the light from the sun. Those lilies are really something! How does Nature do it - such beauty! There is a winter storm warning here for a great deal of snow plus gusting winds which will mean drifting. I live in a ski town, after all...
ReplyDeleteOh yes Barb, isn't nature just a marvel. You my friend are so incredibly in touch with the natural world, I'll be watching for that dump of snow tomorrow.
DeleteSo . . . have you already been to Scotland? Or do you have your information secondhand? All we get is a report on the weather?
ReplyDeleteYour ponds are so lovely. Refreshing looking. Oh to see some green again.
No! no I haven't been yet cheeky June - the info is direct and up-to-the-minute and hot off the press on the ground but secondhand!
DeleteYour green will come June and the days will lengthen and the sun will shine again........... :)
Hello? Scotland? Yes my ears perked up on that last shot :) These photos are gorgeous Rose, they have a lovely dreamlike quality to them but am I being too fanciful? I love the pond with the stunning waterlilies and all the beauty around it. That Magpie Goose, I've never seen one of him before, didn't know there was such a thing as a Magpie Goose but I can see why he is so named. He's very striking. Have a great week my friend.
ReplyDeleteHi Denise! the magpie geese are amazing - they roost high up in the trees, most unusual, and yes, he is aptly named!
DeleteHaha, I knew your ears'd perk at the Scotland shot. :)
What a beautiful, beautiful place. Love the water lilies, and the birds.
ReplyDeleteIt is the snow which gets me yearning though. Your images are glorious but I know what your humidity is like. Bleah.
It is a lovely spot which they've created smack in the middle of suburbia and it works really well.
DeleteMe too EC, lovin' the snow pics that Jim sends hot off the press so to speak. :)
Great photos Rose! Enjoy the rest of your week ~ FlowerLady
ReplyDeleteThanks Lorraine, and it was great to catch up with you!
DeleteI thought you must have sneaked off to Scotland without telling us as well.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots around the ponds lovely colours in the waterlilies.
Have a great day.
Diana
Thanks Diana, I just love water lillies and what goes on with them under the water!
DeleteHaha, no way did I sneak off, all of blogland will know when I'm about to depart! :)
Good to see you back. Thanks for the cheeky followers who emailed you.
ReplyDeleteThanks Red!
DeleteYou've been having your share of the white stuff at your place - unbelievable and, very pretty!! You could also run some shovelling competitions :)
I loved the pics of the ponds and the magpie goose and the water lilies. Tropical looks really good to me right now. I took a picture of one lonely crocus blooming in my yard today. By Thursday it will be looking more like the Scotland picture around here.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you could do with a bit of tropical warmth Susie - pleased to help you out. You're expecting a big dump I believe. Make a snowman. :)
DeleteI always love blooming lily pads. There is a place not far from here called Oregon Gardens, and it was created by many master gardeners with a plan. It is so lovely! I love the ponds there with lily pads as well as lots of frogs! Those are strange looking geese. We usually see a lot of Canada Geese. How is the "romance" going?
ReplyDeleteYour Oregon Gardens are really something Rose, stunning. Yes the Magpie geese are strange critters and they roost high in the trees. :)
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Chilly here. it warmed me up just sitting there with you. the blooms are quite beautiful!
ReplyDeleteStay warm Janey, you're welcome to some of our heat! :)
DeleteLOVE these photos, Rose! So interesting to think that it's tropical temperatures there while snow and winter here. Is there ever snow anywhere down under?
ReplyDeleteHi Keith! yes during our winter months there are quite a few areas of Oz (with ski resorts too!) that get heaps of snow. All in the south or south eastern areas of Australia. I bet you are enjoying a lovely winter!
DeleteSnow and cold is what is happening in the United States now now too... It's winter here --and although we don't have snow here in Tennessee now, it is COLD... Love seeing your POND pictures...Reminds me of when we go to Biltmore in the summer to see the lily pads and blooms... LOVE them. Your pictures are awesome. I would have a hard time leaving that area also. Looks so peaceful.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Betsy
Your snow will come Betsy, you love it so much you'll will it to come! Enjoy that new fireplace!
DeleteOne thing about the tropics Rose is the colour, you have it all the year round. Wonderful pictures.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I still like the purloined last picture best.............now who did you say took the picture ?
Terrible of me to outright steal it, I didn't even ask! - such dreadful manners and I take such liberties.
DeleteDo you think he'll come after me?!
Ah Rose, your lovely tropics then the stark reality of snow and cold! Life is a compromise like that.
ReplyDeleteYou're so right Tamara! (are you only on Google+ now for commenting??) Google has forced me to be registered but I don't use or am I involved with it. I can't seem to just comment on your blog now :(
DeleteHi Ms. Rosiness! Oh what a beautiful spot and the little creatures are loving it. You are so blessed to live in such a gorgeous place. I'm very familiar with that last snap - that's what it looks like around here. Hope you're doing well and thanks for popping in to see me.
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Well Ms Shelia, you haven't posted any snowy pics around your new place have you? gosh I'd better check before I make statements like that! Get Campie and Carter onto making some snowmen!
DeleteYou waited for that "one great shot" and failed to notice the greatness in the ones you got? (*~*)
ReplyDeleteI love your seventh photo there and that snow covered garden bench in Scotland.
Aw River - we are our own worst critics after all! Yeah! I like the last one too! :)
ReplyDeleteI think you did get that great shot in fact more than one. The lilies are lovely and of course the Magpie Goose and his red legs is cute. So when are you off to meet the love of your life?
ReplyDeleteThanks Diane!
DeleteAh, well, not until 27th April I fly over for just over a month and then both of us back to Oz.
Ah lilies, I miss them at the moment and can't wait for their cheery faces to emerge once again. Keep cool !!
ReplyDeleteBe too cold your way for a while yet Chel! Hope you've nearly finished Pt 3! Stay warm!
DeleteDear Rose, "querida" Rose, in Portuguese. So glad to see your new post and to know about you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous photos of the ponds and the lilly pads plentiful of blooms and colors!
So lovely the duck and magpie goose! The header is gorgeous too.
The photo of the bench took by Jim is beautiful! Sounds really very cold in Scotland.
Wishing you much happiness!! "Felicidades" in Portuguese.
Hugs and Love! :)
I promise I will learn those words Sonia. I wish we had a bit of Scotland's chill here at the moment - we are melting! Thanks Sonia, we'll talk very soon dear friend. :)
DeleteThere you are, it was worth visiting the ponds. You came away with some wonderful shots.
ReplyDeleteThanks Friko, wish I could send you a little of our warmth and sunshine. Spring will be there before you know it.
DeleteHow did I miss this post? Lovely photos - stunning actually!
ReplyDeleteI'm SOOOOOO jealous of your Magpie Goose! Nothing quite as exotic as that down here at the moment, I'm afraid!! It's been so hot down here even that snow looks inviting - and I'd NEVER normally say that!! Have a great week, my friend!
ReplyDeleteThe thing about the Magpie goose that gets me Marion is that it roosts high up in the trees. I love watching them head for bed and fly down in the mornings.
DeleteYou can say that again - it's sure been HOT. You too Red, 'ave a good 'un. :)
Hey! You still OK, girlfriend? That's weird about the Magpie Geese - I had no idea they did that!!
DeleteBeautiful photos and Scotland looks like Oklahoma! (only prettier)
ReplyDeleteThat is such a beautiful view really!
ReplyDeleteHI Rose! I have missed you! I hope you're doing well and it was so good to hear from you.
ReplyDeleteThanks you for your sweet comments.
Shelia ;)
Holy moly Rose, those photos are stunning. I was in Panama for almost two years when I was in the military and it's tropical. It was brutal util my body adjusted and then it was just harsh :)
ReplyDeleteWelcome back.
Ooooohhhhhh......what a treat to find these.......commenting from white Michigan and another inch to come today........thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteBlessings on your trip and the "journey" you both will be taking together.
Tautology? Both, together? Sorry!
ReplyDeleteFor a minute, no probably less than that, I wished I was back in Nth Qld. Didn't take long to remind myself how I'd be suffering in the heat. But I do miss all that lush beauty. The water lilies really tug at my heart.
ReplyDeleteJust caught up with this, Rose. It looks stunning!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures. I think what strikes me about both halves of the world you share are that yours and Jim's lenses pick up colour in all its immensity.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear from you, Rose. I always love your tropical shots. But living your "real life" is far more important than blogging. ;-)
ReplyDeleteHi Rose! How are you doing? I'll bet you're out in the sunshine having fun and I'm still sitting in the house, with the snow outside and having none (snow, that is). Thanks for popping in to see me.
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Hi there - great set of pictures. I have only spent a little time 'up north' in Australia - and I loved the early mornings.
ReplyDeleteGlad you like the wordy post about 'Home'.
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Hi Rose, so lovely to see those pictures, the colour is just wonderful, it almost looks like a Disney scape! The contrast to the last one made me laugh, all that colour then ....... Well, there you are you will certainly be experiencing contrast, not long now then, I am in the middle of moving home at the moment, so I'm wishing you a wonderful trip, and a safe journey now as I doubt I will be popping back in for some time. Xxx
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