Day 244, 31st August the last sunset of winter

Day  244, 31st August the  last  sunset  of  winter , just a  stop over at the  lagoon to  catch  some  wonderful  colours,  another  completed  month  ...  1st day  of spring  tomorrow

Day 243, 30th August , my Commended Certificate

Day  243,  30th August ,  my  Commended  Certificate from  the Ekka,  picked   up  my  photos  today,  I'm pleased to  have had 16  on  show,

Day 242, 29th August the moon not a full moon .

Day  242,  29th August    the moon  not a full moon, but nearly, its  nice and  bright tonight

Day 241, 28th August , beautiful day at the bay

Day 241, 28th August ,  beautiful  day  at the  bay,  wonderful  weather ,  wonderful  friends,  lots of  laughs ... perfect  day  ♥

Day 240, 27th August a beautiful orchids in flower

Day 240, 27th August     the beautiful orchid flowers,from the soft pinks to deep purples

Day 239, 26th August , the Roma Street Parklands

Day 239, 26th August , the Roma Street Parklands, on a beautiful clear day, lots of walking and lots of photos

Day 238, 25th August , the bright bougainvillea flowers

Day 238, 25th August , the bright bougainvillea flowers, nice and bright on the last weekend of winter

Day 237, 24th August , a clear sunset

Day  237,  24th  August , a clear sunset,  rains  and  storms are  expected in the  next  few  days .. we will see what the weekend  brings

Day 236, 23rd August the noise these birds make

Day 236, 23rd August the noise these birds make as they flew from tree to tree then fought over branches

Day 235, 22nd August the red cactus

Day  235,  22nd August   the  red  cactus  its  only  small  but  full of sharp  spikes,

Day 234. 21st August a small bug on a leaf

Day 234. 21st August a small bug on  an azelia  bush  leaf  , not much bigger than a lady beetle, macro pics in the garden today .. so much fun

Day 233, 20th August tawny frogmouths trying to hide

Day  233, 20th  August    tawny frogmouths trying to  hide,  had  hoped to  spot  1  but  was  lucky  to  see  this  pair

Day 232, 19th August relaxing at the wetlands

Day 232,  19th August   relaxing at the  wetlands , peaceful , and  so  calm  its a lovely  area 

Day 231, 18th August a nice drive out in the country

Day  231,  18th  August   a nice  drive out in  the  country, its so very  dry  and  no  rain in  sight

Day 230 , 17th August a quick stop at the lagoon

Day  230 ,  17th  August    a  quick  stop at the  lagoon  late  this  afternoon 

Day 229 , 16th August the spider was an added bonus

Day  229 , 16th August   the  spider  was  an added  bonus,  the  stink  bug  was  about to  be in  focus when  up  jumped the  tiny  spider ..  nice  bonus

Day 228, 15th August the art at the wetlands

Day 228,  15th August   the  art at the  wetlands,  its  solar ,  it moves  and it makes a noise ...it does not  scare away the arrrking  crows ...there  are  so many crows it  spoils the park / wetlands

Day 227, 14th August the lagoon on a beautiful day

Day  227, 14th August     the  lagoon on a beautiful  day,  I saw  swans , and cygnets,  ducks and  ducklings,  corellas   to  name  just  a few

Day 226 13th August animal , vegetable and mineral

Day 226,  13th  August   animal ,  vegetable and  mineral ..the  search  is on .. a  camera  club  shoot out,  had to  get  1 of  each category in  an  hour ...

Day 225 , 12th August the view from Green Mountain

Day  225 ,  12th August   the  view  from  Green  Mountain just  down the  road from  in the  Lamington  National  Park

Day 224, 11th August the Royal Brisbane Show

Day  224, 11th  August  the  Royal  Brisbane  Show,  the  Ekka  on  a beautiful  day ,  crowded yes,  but  not  to  windy

Day 223, 10th August a succulent plant in flower

Day 223, 10th August    a succulent plant in  flower,  some of the  buds are  still  yet to  open the  flowers  look  like  little  bells 

Day 222, 9th August the cloud formations today

Day  222,  9th  August  the  cloud formations today were  spectacular ,  this is at  Point Danger   the       NSW / QLD border

Day 221, 8th August my new cactus

Day 221, 8th August       my new cactus, i bought it today , its bright red , and covered in spikes

Day 220, 7th August a minature rose

Day 220, 7th August a minature rose from my garden, and some editing practice as well

Day 219, 6th August, a nice place to sit

Day  219,  6th  August,  a nice quiet  place to sit and  watch  the  world  go  by.

Day 218, 5th August , just a nice country

Day 218, 5th August , just a nice country feel, late  in the  arvo, not  long  before  sunset

Day 217, 4th August Gladstone Spinnaker Park

Day 217,  4th August   Gladstone Spinnaker Park,  beautiful  day  to  spend with family. Happy  2nd  birthday  little man ♥

Day 216, 3rd August Auckland Lookout, Gladstone

Day 216,  3rd August    Auckland  Lookout,  Gladstone Qld, night lights  and  reflections on the water... so  pretty 

Day 215, 2nd August hurry up and feed me ...

Day  215,  2nd  August   hurry  up  and  feed  me  ...its a good  thing i  like  them .. the noisy  bossy  lorikeets

Day 214, 1st August a Corella in flight

Day 214, 1st August Corella in flight, flying from tree to tree