Shambolic Living

Weekly Photo Challenge – Close

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I'm not sure if I'm still allowed to play in the weekly photo challenge as I've moved my blog to a self-hosted site (although still with some connection to wordpress.com via the Jetpack plug in). But for this week at least I'm throwing in my brother's shot of a couple of friendly owls. Just a note for anyone who was following my blog via a … [Read more...]

Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree

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Birds are causing a problem in my life at the moment. A baby magpie has discovered how to fly into our house. He's making it a daily activity swooping through the open sliding doors, pooing on the clean washing and departing. Trying to remember to close the doors, but need one open for the dog. Magpie even worked out there was access via this … [Read more...]

Weekly Photo Challenge – Summer

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While I sit here rugged up in my winter woolies, the Weekly Photo Challenge asks me to cast my mind back to the summer. It was a soggy season, lots of rain and not nearly enough hot sun. However during one warm day Princess Child got out into the front yard and proved you can never be too old for a bit of fun with the garden hose and sprinkler. She … [Read more...]

Exploring Port Macquarie – Whale Watching Season

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It's time for whale watching again. Every year from May to November the giant humpbacks migrate along the east coast to the warmer waters of the South Pacific to breed. They then journey with their newborns back to the colder climes of the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic. My brother captured these shots from the headland at Tacking Point. The … [Read more...]

Grey stairs.
Father with two daughters.