Rainbow Colours

Monday again, how did that happen?

It is that time of year where colour comes out to play.

I hope these funny fellows brighten your day.

Mothers

For her acceptance speech, when she was given the honor of being inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame, Noni Hazlehurst said this ...

Oh, how I love this. It is what I hope to be one day as a parent and what my Mother has been for me.

I used to watch Noni on playschool as a kid. I loved her. As an adult I've been loving her in the Place to Call Home series. She completely deserved this honor, not that I actually care two hoots about the Logies nor did I watch it, but she is a wonderful actor and someone I admired as a kid. I wanted to be a playschool presenter, like her.

Yesterday, was Mother's Day. Unfortunately I couldn't spend it with my mother, giving her gifts and letting her take a load off. I did however give her a call and chatted for a while.

My Mum is amazing, but maybe I am a little biased. I can't imagine having a different one.

She loves us all, unconditionally.

She is there for us through the ups and downs of life, while still letting us do our 'thing'.  

She might have pretty much brought us up alone, but she still made sure we were nurtured and protected (not cotton woolled). She had an awesome 'village' that she gathered around our family to help us learn and grow.

She has taught us so much, shown us so much and has loved us so much.

I appreciated her as a child and I certainly appreciate her as an adult, even from the other end of the state, especially from the other end of the state.

I couldn't give flowers so I went out and took some photos of some pretty ones for her instead.

Such unique and hardy flowers, yet still so bright and beautiful.

Native bees were enjoying them, despite my company.

 

So to all those special Mother's out there ...

I hope you enjoyed your day.

Birds and Such

Well, I'm back, in a fashion. 

Did you miss me?

 This isn't quite the blog post I was going to write but with a broken computer, which is housing the photos I took while away for a week, this is what I am bringing to you.

P.S I hope the colours on the photos are okay because this computer has weird colouring.

As I said, I've been away for a week, or should I say, we've been away for a week. It was a pretty full week too which is why you didn't get any of my mind blowing posts to read (insert sarcasm as needed). And then the laptop packed it in. Exciting stuff.

As per usual the holiday was too short and having to go back to work Monday night wasn't high on my list of priorities. Well, I did enjoy it for about the first half of my shift, catching up etc. but then the energy ran out and I decided I was in need of a holiday again. 

I don't think anything happened while we were away, what can happen when you are gone for only a week.

Although the trees around the corner are definitely in full flower now and the Rainbow Lorikeets out in full force.

So are the bees, out in full force that is.

It was about the time that kids are heading to school that I was looking to the tree tops, craning my neck.

When I was about ready to head back in and was doing my camera upwards pose a young kid stopped beside me and looked up too. I am sure he was wondering what the silly lady was looking at. So I asked him if he could see the Rainbow Lorikeet. He got just a bit excited when he could and as the rest of his companions (mother as well) caught up he pointed it out to them as well. So now you can picture this, me with a tribe of kids close by all staring up at a tree. Pretty funny from the outside.

Then they had to trot off to school, reluctantly, and I really needed to get out of the sun.

How can you forget how burny the sun gets between seasons?

Anyway I am sure you'll get to see even more pics of Rainbow Lorikeets with heads buried in flowers soon enough. I just can't help myself when it comes to wanting to get a decent photo of these fidgety, noisy birds.

And as to my holiday, I'll get back to that later.

What has been happening in your neck of the woods?

 

Just around the corner ...

Yesterday morning I got my butt out of the house and went for a morning walk. Well, it was more of a wander and rather than heading to the Esplanade or a beach I stayed close to home.

You see the streets around Cairns seem to have all of a sudden been coated in bright colours.

Trees have suddenly burst into flower, showing off in all their glory.

Bottle Brush

And with the profusion of flowers comes the birds.

So basically it was more than time I explored close to home and  to see what was happening around the corner.
I hope you enjoy your wander around the corner with me.

Rainbow Lorikeet - breakfast time in a bottle brush tree.

Bottle brush flower

Pink trumpet tree

Pink Shower Tree

Golden Trumpet Tree

Paperbark

Double-eyed Fig Parrot - my favourite find of the morning because they are so cute and little.

Helmeted Friar Birds

 

Fig Bird (female)

Fig Bird (male)

Ready to burst into flower.

What is showing the change of season around your place?
Do you wander the streets near your home to see what is changing?