In a previous post I wrote about my ‘mad mower’ incident when I owned acreage in the stunning Sunshine Coast hinterland. Whilst that post was about the humorous and somewhat dangerous moments I experienced living there, this post is quite different.
The Weekly Photo Challenge theme this week is Silhouettes, which reminded me of a particular morning there when I watched a group of birds gathered on the stumps of a recently cut tree.
I watched them for some time and later one of them flew over and sat upon the railing of my verandah, not more than a metre from where I sat.
Maybe he felt it was time he watched me, just as I had spent time watching him and his friends.
In flight…After some time, I think they became as curious of me, as I was of them…
On display… Â many thoughts danced in my mind with Ailsa’s travel theme this week, then I remembered some time I spent with a Bedouin man in the UAE and I was reminded of his wares that were on display. I spent a few hours with him, drinking beautifully flavoured tea on a very warm day, whilst lazing upon coloured cushions and listening to tales of wives, camels and life as a Bedouin.
On display: a man, some teapots and a colourful life… On display: tea in many flavours & colours… On display: a living room… On display: A simple life…
The years I worked at as a flight attendant afforded me many exciting experiences, here are just a few of those moments that I feel fall into this weeks photo challenge, big.
Taking a moment inside the engine of the B777… 😉The incredible giant Redwoods, CaliforniaIncredible and big cloud formation taken from flight deck on route from LAX to SYD
This morning was stunning. Summer is well on its way (not that we have much of a winter here) and so a walk on the Coast’s beautiful Mooloolaba beach was on the agenda. I suggested it to Stanley who naturally welcomed the idea with great enthusiasm, after all a change from our normal walk would mean new sniffs and scents. Â I don’t know why I don’t head to the beach every morning, after all it’s only a 5 minute drive and what awaits is simply beautiful.
Posts that highlight my loveable friend Stanley have frequented my blog and when Ailsa posted this weeks theme of animals, well I felt Stanley needed to star once again. Stanley’s typical day includes a fair amount of ‘travelling’ i.e from the couch to the bed, to the car, to the pool, to the table, to the beanbag, watching our resident kangaroos… ah yes, Stanley’s daily travels.
Happiness is family, friends, travel, exploration, love, tears, laughter, sharing, giving, losing and being. Here is my visual representation of those words…
When I saw this week’s travel theme from Where’s my backpack I thought of an image I took whilst driving through the French countryside with my son in April.  These trees were impressive as were their incredible colour.
Earlier this year I did a quick trip back to my hometown of Melbourne. The weather was superb and seeing Melbourne is known to be ‘the city of 4 seasons in a day’, I was grateful it decided to be spring for the entire day. I had also just commenced my photography course so I was eager to try out some of the techniques I had learnt, particularly some night shots as I had not used a tripod before so the night shots below were my first attempt.
I’m starting to get a little worried. Do I have a penchant for collecting strange dogs?
I wonder.
For those of you who follow my blog you may recall my story of my beloved Sausage who disliked walks immensely and you may also know that after her sad passing I adopted another wire-haired dachshound of whom we named Stanley. Sausage always amused us with her absolute refusal to walk and her many other strange behaviours, now it is Stanley who has us wondering if we have a strange effect on our 4-legged friends.
The other night my son and I were happily gnawing on freshly cut watermelon when his Dogship, who not wanting to miss out on any human activity, jumped on the couched and sniffed excitedly in the direction of the watermelon. ‘Stanley, it’s watermelon,’ I said. ‘You won’t like it’. At those spoken words he inched his way closer and having nearly finished my piece, I offered him some.
To my surprise, he ate it. No sniff, no slurp, just one big grab and swallow. And there he stayed, hovering and salivating until he was offered and subsequently devoured more watermelon.
Taking a leap onto the couch and in very similar fashion to the watermelon incident, he once again sniffed excitedly. And once again I said, ‘No Stanley it’s cabbage you won’t like it’.
A unique or should I say strange use of his doggy bed…
And I could continue, as there are many, many more strange incidents and events. Making love to the broom, sleeping in, not on his doggy bed, playing with unwilling cockroaches and mistaking a dropped piece of rocket lettuce for a strange yet unique looking bug.
‘Mum, why won’t this strange looking bug play like the cockroaches do…?
So the question remains: Strange dogs or just a strange owner?
A unique or should I say strange use of his doggy bed…
stanley & bear 