Monday Mural - Native Birds and Flowers III

And this is the last of the Brenton See murals (until I find another one 😉), a very talented Perth artist who specializes in painting native birds and flowers - this time a few ducks, a purple swamp hen (red beak) and a kookaburra (blue/white bird).

This mural was indicated by my now retired colleague Gill, and can be found at Stargate shopping centre in the suburb of Attwell, and it was recently painted as per the signature - 2019.

If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you: just follow the Linky steps below.   

Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow mural bloggers.  Looking forward to your mural finds this week.  Thanks, Sami. 

The duck painted around the corner of the building

Kookaburra

Saturday Critters - Doves in my garden

One of the birds that I regularly see in my garden are the doves. 

They usually build their nests in the lemon/mandarin (tangerine) tree, flimsy nests that a strong wind can bring down. More than once I found tiny eggs on the pavers under the tree...

But in the last year or two the same nest has been used a few times and the doves seem to have re-enforced it as it looks quite strong now.

A couple of doves have been born and flown the nest, the last two around Christmas time  after we arrived from the Philippines, but Mother dove is back on the nest and I've spotted one baby.

Doves aren't very clever birds, or so I think, but I enjoy seeing them in the garden.

I feed them bird seed, reason why I think they feel at home and come back to nest regularly.

For more Saturday Critters from around the world check Eileen's blog.

Sitting in the nest - Nov 2018

Eating bird seed on the feeder under the lemon/mandarin tree

The dove in the feeder

The Dove couple maybe?

 

And this is the new nesting mommy, who's been sitting on the nest for the last 2 or 3 weeks.

Watchful Mom

A couple of days ago, one of the doves, maybe the male flew onto the lemon tree on the other side of the garden and Fluffy heard the noise and positioned himself under the tree looking up.
Luckily the cats are too old to climb trees...
What birds do you get in your gardens?

Fluffy trying to spot the dove hiding in the lemon tree

Family Birthdays

I just returned from Sydney, where I celebrated my birthday on Saturday 2nd March, with my husband, with a visit to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, a visit to the Royal Botanic Garden and then dinner at the very hip "The Grounds of Alexandria". (I'll tell you more next week).

At the Royal Botanic Gardens I found the koala topiary. In front of the Sydney Bridge and with Jose in front of the Opera House

On Sunday the 3rd, we got together with a few friends at Casa do Benfica (Benfica's House) for a commemorative lunch with Portuguese food.

At Casa do Benfica with friends

Today, Friday 8th of March is my daughter's 34th birthday. 
As you can see from the photos Karina is always smiling, and I can vouch that with her smile she somehow conquers the world.
In her short life she has achieved a lot, due to her hard-work and ambition. She's also a good friend to her friends and very close to her family. Happy Birthday my lovely daughter.

Always smiling, from baby to her wedding in December 2018

And to all the ladies I wish you a wonderful "Women's day"!

On Monday 11th March, it will be my Dad's 86th birthday.
Happy birthday Dad, have a wonderful day with family and friends.

A recent photo of Dad, a b/w in his 20's and a family photo with Mom and daughters taken in April 2018

Signs - Manila Bay, Philippines

Signs seen during a walk around Manila Bay, when we were in the Philippines in December 2018.

You might have seen in recent news that the very polluted bay is finally going through a big cleanup that started at the end of January 2019.
On the first day alone 45 tons of garbage was collected with the help of over 5000 people, including volunteers and Government workers!!

This follows the successful example of the rehabilitation of the island of Boracay, which closed for 6 months last year to restore its environment and recovery from uncontrolled expansion. 
Hopefully the people will learn and avoid polluting the environment in future.

What is your favourite?  More signs at Signs, signs.

 

 

Monday Murals -Native birds and flowers II

On Saturday 9th of February, I joined my son, daughter in law and grandson at Kwinana Adventure Park (Walgreen Crescent, Calista) for a couple of hours of fun and a picnic.

On the way home I drove past this small suburban shopping in Leda, and found another great mural by Perth artist Brenton See, with birds and flowers, which was painted in 2018.

If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you: just follow the Linky steps below.   

Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow mural bloggers.  Looking forward to your mural finds this week.  Thanks, Sami. 

As I turned the corner, there was another mural - a hat full of flowers, and a short poem.