October 30th, 2008 at 1:42 pm (General, Photography)
Yesterday saw me begin Project 365. This is a project to take a photo each day for a year. The pictures are uploaded to Flickr every day (hopefully).
I have been threatening to do this project for a while and now I have finally begun. Cheers to everyone for their encouragement (and nagging) to get this off the ground. Bets are being made as to the number of bird shots that I upload!
The photoset can be found here on Flickr.
October 29th, 2008 at 8:20 am (Birds, General, Photography)
On Friday 17th October 2008, I saw my first White-winger Triller (Lalage tricolor). It was a male calling and feeding in a eucalypt just past dam number 2 (the two dams numbered by me for reference). I took a few photos for identification purposes, none of them very good but enough to make a positive ID. A very exciting first sighting for me.
October 29th, 2008 at 7:46 am (General, Home)
We have finally got the internet on here in our country home. We have settled in and are loving the country life. Everything is peaceful; the forest out the back is a never-ending source of delight. Just watching the trees is entertainment in itself – the changes of light and shade on the foliage and trunks of the gums is beautiful.
Life is slower here, people don’t walk so fast as in the city, no rushing hither and thither. When we see more than four cars at an intersection we think it’s a traffic jam! People smile and say “g’day” and most of the staff in cafés and shops are friendly and helpful.
I am enjoying retirement. I go for walks in the forest or around the town taking photographs. I also do the housework and cook dinner for MrsHoot who’s at work Monday – Friday. And now that I have the internet back, I can really get stuck into my ornithological studies.
We love Bendigo!
