I started this photo sharing meme in 2011 and reached the spectacular total of seventy four, Sunday Selections before I pulled the pin.
Earlier this week Elephant’s Child left me a comment saying, “I am now going to ask a favour. Sunday is Sunday Selections number 100. Would you, could you bring yourself to play this one last time? It would be sooooo much appreciated.”
So in the spirit of online friendships, and that is what this blog is really about, maintaining and creating friendships, here are my photos for the 100th edition of Sunday Selections.
The other day I posted photos of a peacock that had wandered into the yard.
The same peacock came to visit again a few days ago and was perched on the gate, peering in through the kitchen window.
I am a soft touch and so I fed the peacock again, he comes to “chook chook chook” I haven’t seen him for a few days now but I can certainly hear him calling down the valley.
My Muscovy duck is busily laying a clutch of eggs somewhere. She flies back in every couple of days for a feed and so I assume that she is nesting near what used to be Mum’s dam, down the hill. As I don’t have a drake my poor old Muscovy girl will sit on a clutch of infertile eggs for weeks and weeks. I feel sorry for her.
I caught a spider a few weeks ago and relocated her outside where I wasn’t in any danger of getting bitten. I was able to get a few quick photos before she huffed off to lurk underneath a rock. She is a type of Huntsman and she can give a very painful bite.
I was playing around with the camera trying to capture variations of light and shade that pleased my eye. I am especially happy with this photo as it reminds me of my favourite painting by Sidney Nolan. “Drought Animal”
I will finish off with a sunset photo.
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YAY. This just made my Sunday. Hope you have a lovely Chrissy, Kim xx
It’s so lovely to see you doing this again!
I love the peacock, that blue is just stunning. I hope he keeps coming around to see you.
I like the spider too, such detail you’ve captured there.
I’ve despatched a couple of spiders myself recently, but they surprised me at first crack of the eyelids in the bathroom, so they got whacked with my slipper. Ugly long fat black things they were, if I’d been more awake I’d have put them outside.
Perhaps your muscovy duck found a mate somewhere else and will bring home a bunch of babies?
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I love the peacock, and the spider is stunning. However, it is your sunset against the gum which has won my heart today.
Have a wonderful Christmas.
What a beautiful collection of pics. Your Drought Animal Redux is stunning.
And that picture of your duck just swelled my heart and made me want to cry. I wish she fancied peacocks 🙂
Beautiful photos! Love the shadows, spider and peacock. It is too sad for your duck… I hope she does not sit for too long.