October One Four Challenge – Week One

It is the start of a new month for the One Four Challenge hosted by Robyn Gosby at Captivate Me.  For October, I am focusing on a painful subject: grief.  My Mum died on 30 August, two days after her 86th birthday.  Her passing was sudden, devastating and without mercy.  I spent the next several…

Common Blackbird

Bird Photography Challenge #28: Common Blackbird

There are a few Common Blackbirds (Turdus merula) in our garden…  We notice them at dawn because of their mellow, melodious, warbling song.  It is just a delight.  What is not a delight is the mess they leave as they energetically sort through leaf litter and flick mulch out on our nice swept paths!  But…

One Four Challenge – September Week 4

We have reached the final week of our September One Four Challenge.  This photo processing project hosted by Robyn Gosby at Captivate Me is always such a great experience, with lots of interaction and feedback between participants.  Funnily enough, we have returned to Queensland for a brief escape on our catamaran Take It Easy. We…