Friday, 22 August 2025

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS AND THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP

Time for Weekend Reflections and The Weekend Roundup and the letter H and High.  At HIGH tide this tall ship left Bangor Marina.  The sails are furled on the very HIGH masts at present.  This shot is my REFLECTION photography today.








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Thursday, 21 August 2025

GOOD FENCES

This shot was photographed in Costa Rica in February 2017.


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Wednesday, 20 August 2025

Costa Rica

This shot was photographed in Costa Rica in 2017.


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Tuesday, 19 August 2025

WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

A common brown bird in Costa Rica is the Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi). It is the national bird and fills garden at the start of the wet season and therefore ‘announces the rain’

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Monday, 18 August 2025

THROUGH MY LENS

These are a few scenes I photographed as we travelled through the countryside when in Costa Rica and the building was were we stopped to have the most delicious lunch.

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Sunday, 17 August 2025

SUNDAY THOUGHT

 Psalm 46:4

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.


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Saturday, 16 August 2025

SATURDAY CRITTERS

These are some of the prize hens at the Cairns Show.

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Friday, 15 August 2025

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS AND THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP

Time for Weekend Reflections and The Weekend Roundup and the letter is G and Griant.  An unusual topic I thought!  Now I have never personally meet a GIANT however while browsing the books in our library at Botanica Lifestyle Resort I came aross these 3 books for our young grandchildren to read.  The GRAFFALO  may not be called a GIANT however I think the mouse would have thought he was!! This Cock hen had a GIGANTIC comb and wattle!  My final shot is of a GREAT many birds both on the bank and in the water and I am using this shot for my REFLECTION photography today.









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Thursday, 14 August 2025

GOOD FENCES

There were certainly lots of fences for the horses to jump over at the Cairns Show.   it was great fun watching them.



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Wednesday, 13 August 2025

Cow in Pink!

This large cow had a very pretty pink halter although is also had a ring through its nose.  Now what does that time you!!! 



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Tuesday, 12 August 2025

WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

These are a few of the Hummingbirds I photographed in Costa Rica.

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Monday, 11 August 2025

THROUGH MY LENS

Some more photographs of cattle taken at the Cairns Show this year, Queensland, Australia. 

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Sunday, 10 August 2025

SUNDAY THOUGHT

 Psalm 46:10

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”


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Saturday, 9 August 2025

SATURDAY CRITTERS

These first two shots were murals of cattle at the entrance of the Cairns Show and no show would be complete without the horses on the roundabout.

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Friday, 8 August 2025

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS AND THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP

  Time for Weekend Reflections and The Weekend Roundup and the letter F and Fantastic.  Only one and FINAL photograph today.  This is my FAVOURITE photograph I took at Mount Stewart Gardens, near Newtownards, Co Down and I love the movement of the water ripples.  Do you think it is a FANTASTIC shot?  I am using it for my REFLECTION photograph this week.


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Thursday, 7 August 2025

GOOD FENCES

There were certainly lots of fences for the horses to jump at the Cairns Show.

 


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Wednesday, 6 August 2025

Large Tree at Cairns Show

This is a very tall and sprawling tree I photographed at the Cairns Show.



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Tuesday, 5 August 2025

New Birds at Botanica Lifestyle Resort

I have made a bird list of all the birds seen by residents in and around Botanica Lifestyle resort.  We have now reached 52 on the list.  These photographs were taken as record shots to show me by residents.  They are Pheasant Coucal, Grey Goshawk, Forest Kingfisher, Torresian Imperial Pigeon and Red- backed Fairy Wren

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Monday, 4 August 2025

THROUGH MY LENS

Some more photographs taken at the Cairns Show this year, Queensland, Australia.  These men were about the chop the wood against the clock.  The final photograph is of the father  who was a champion chopper (retired now) but his son is following (Middle) in his footsteps.  He is still a tennager.  They were having an interview (man on left)

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Sunday, 3 August 2025

SUNDAY THOUGHT

 A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them.

Proverbs 20:26


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