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20. So much rain recently. On our Sunday walk with our dogs, these eucalyptus trees were all under water…
21 December 2020… I only ever have one chance at a portrait like this, due to my model’s wishes. So, it’s a shame that Sooki, our border collie x kelpie wasn’t looking at the camera, so I gave her a hat to cheer her up This was a spontaneous photo, so no preparation time, other than calling Sooki, and persuading her to jump up, something she does all the time, as she adores Ian.
22 December 2020… beautiful Dora, enjoying her time outside, watching the birds.
23 December. It has been raining for days. A break in the weather today and I took our Westie for a walk, catching a magnolia, a frangipani and a green lorikeet along the way… The Scaly-breasted Lorikeet’s beak and eyes are red, and it is the only lorikeet with an all-green head combined with a red beak. Sexes appear the same, with green upper-wings and body, marked with yellow ‘scales’ on the breast and neck. In flight, Scaly-breasted Lorikeets have two-tone, red-orange underwings with grey trailing edges. The Scaly-breasted Lorikeet is similar in size and shape to the Rainbow Lorikeet, T. haematodus, but can be distinguished by its all-green head and body. www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Trichoglossus-chlorolepidotus
24 December – Saturday challenge – silver and gold
25 December – Enjoy
26 December – Our back deck, taken with my Christmas present, Samsung A71 (new mobile phone).
27. morning cloud.
With the latest outbreak in Sydney, we are staying in our bubble until at least the middle of January. We don’t have any major restrictions in our area, other than the usual mask wearing in busy public indoor spaces, and public transport.