Is this the Homo Sapiens equivalent of red-arsed monkeys? Is this ‘I want a mate’ signalling or did she get up too late to do this at home?
Sydney trains are useful for anthropological field work. This was going into the City. Coming home an old guy who could barely lift his phone had a long, loud, animated and interesting conversation. Those who resent mobile phone conversations in public should relent a little — the differently-abled have communication.
The smart phone has given us observers of people a very useful tool. I can take the above while appearing to change my podcast choice — and continue listening.
Near the back door and had to rebuild it’s web after I damaged it with the tripod. Back to hand-holding and now using the Leica 45mm macro which has it’s focusing challenges. More info. of this youngster at http://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australian/Cyrtophora/Cyrtophora.html
burst into flower last week. Classified as a pest in Hawaii, it livens up the back garden at Xanadu. More info. at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibouchina
Buddleja davidii is bursting out. Commonly known as the Butterfly Bush — but no butterflies, yet. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddleja for more info. The purple and the pink yet to flower.
On my way to Terminal 3 Wednesday night — the old G9 still has it’s magic (and fits in a pocket).
As for Thursday, got wet through twice, spent a lot of time in the car looking at abandoned cars but did manage to park in a one hour zone for four hours and no ticket.
Have added to the header photos — now have seven appearing randomly.
this morning. Slow of movement so assuming close to the end of it’s life cycle. Moved it and container to kitchen window ledge and still there two hours later.
Raining still but managed to dig out much of the new garden bed yesterday, A square metre of concrete left to break-up then pine log borders (an old children’s swing set recycled), replace and add soil then replant the Lillium longiflorium and the new lemon tree.
Garden bed update: Following the downpour at 8:00 am, on clearing the drains, discovered an old broken ag pipe in the garden bed, very efficiently coping with the run-off from the shed. Probably not a good position for the lemon tree as the roots will cause a problem. Have to get the pipe sealed and possibly a new opening to relieve the instant creek which runs down the side of the house. No other rain problems but still vividly remember two years ago, water running out of the downstairs toilet light and the light refusing to turn off. A new roof fixed that problem.
