SATURDAY CRITTERS

This is the Red-legged Honeyeater bird that I photographed in Costa Rica. If you wish to see more photographed of this bird, I posted some more on Tuesday of this week.

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WEEKEND REFELECTION AND THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP

Time for WeekendReflections and The Weekend Roundup and the letter is E and Enjoy.  it was my granddaughter's 18th birthday and we asked her what present did she ENJOY most.  The answer was this skydive which i videoed of her coming down from out of a plane and landing on the EARTH below. The END shot is some residents ENJOYING  a game of mahjong  and this is my STREET PHOTOGRPHY. this week.

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GOOD FENCES

These variegated spreading Bougainvillea plants line the entrance into the Botanica Lifestyle Resort.

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Nick's Skydive Video

This was Nick’s Skydive video I took in December 2025 when we were celebrating my granddaughter’s 18^th birthday.  I have to say he was a shade of green  when he landed!.

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WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

This is the male Red-legged Honeyeater bird that I photographed in Costa Rica.  I will show you photographs of the female next WB wednesday.

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THROUGH MY LENS

My granddauther, Annika wanted to do a skydive for her 18^th birthday and asked her Mum and  boyfriend to also do one.  These are a few photos of their descent and a video of my daughter Judith landing.  I will show you Annika's video on Friday and her boyfriend's on Wednesday of this week

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SUNDAY THOUGHT

Exodus 40:38

So the cloud of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the Israelites during all their travels.

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SATURDAY CRITTERS

This is a Lizard that I found on my back patio recently.

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WEEKEND REFELECTION AND THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP

Time for WeekendReflections and The Weekend Roundup and the letter is G and Giant 

This is, or rather was my own walky talky doll.  She said Mam, Mam.   I was given it one Christmas as a child.  Of course her/his head was attached then.  I use both gender because my Mummy 

made 2 sets of clothes.  I dressed my DOLL in boys clothes and called him DINKY

When I dressed my DOLL in a DRESS, she was called DINA.

I brought her/him broken ( although she/he could still walk) to my last  home in N.Ireland and the DOLL remained resting in the roof space for 40 years.

When I DISCOVERED I was moving yo Australia I took her to a Special Repair shop.  I told them the DOLL’S history.  They were not sure if they could fix it and i was still unsure if i was going to take it with me to Australia.

However, unbeknown to me, a black lady overheard my story and said she knew of a little black girl that would love my DOLL and would give it a good home.

My mind was instantly made up.  If they could fix my doll, then this little girl could have it.  The lady promised to make a set of girls and boys clothes for it.  Everyone was DELIGHTED.

This final photograph of DAWN at Ballyholme Bay, Bangor.  It is what I am using for my REFLECTION shot

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GOOD FENCES

 I hope you enjoyed this post today and when it opens I wil show you what it looks like.. 

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Small Bird's Nest

This is a tiny nest spotted by one of the residents here at Botanica Lifestyle Resort.  We are not sure what bird has made it yet, however we think it is the Mistletoebird which is even smaller than a Sunbird.  

The nest is no more then 3” long.  It has now been identified by 2 bird exert as inteed a Mistletoebird nest.

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WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

This is a Pheasant Coucal which was sitting on a resident’s fence.

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THROUGH MY LENS

While I was playing bowls the other evening, I looked up and saw the sky.

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SUNDAY THOUGHT

 nd if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well.

Psalm 46:10

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SATURDAY CRITTERS

This is a dog I photographed and 3 riders on horsebanck in Cost Rica

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WEEKEND REFELECTION AND THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP

Time for WeekendReflections and The Weekend Roundup and the letter is C and Carousel  

I discovered that Australia does not have many CAROUSELS although they seem to CALL them Merry go rounds here, so I thought I will tell you about this famous one below (photo above taken from internet)

Semaphore CAROUSEL

The colourful Semaphore CAROUSEL was built by Len Northey in 1928 and moved to Semaphore around 1938.

The Rotary CLUB of Henley Beach manages the CAROUSEL to raise money for local and international CHARITIES. It is believed to be the largest operating carousel in Australia, with 40 handcrafted wooden horses, whereas most other rides like this only have 36 horses.

Below is an old police CAR and behind it a Vintage CAR.  The final shot is of a man at the CAR Rally on the Isle of Wight.

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A Birding Group in Cost Rica

Some of the birding group crossing this bridge I was with in Costa Rica

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Passerin’s Tanager Bird

A Passerin’s Tanager having lunch in Costa Rica.

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WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY

This is the Golden – hooded Tanager that I photographed in Costa Rica.

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THROUGH MY LENS

I am going to show you  mainly birds from Costa Rica.  It is 10 years since I was there and I cannot remember the names of them all so just enjoy their beauty.This is the Cly -coloured Thrush. 

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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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Photographed in Costa Rica.

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