Tuesday 28 September 2021

 A Soulless Act of Destruction!




     Today I learned of the destruction of these eight year old pine trees planted along the Towradgi Beach walk, NSW, Australia. They were doing no one any harm and even full grown would not have blocked anyone's view of the sea. 


     One tree was deliberately chopped down and another damaged by a saw. And yes, trees do bleed!


      Trees that should have had a much longer life have been marked for destruction.


    All these trees have had their roots poisoned deliberately and so will have to be removed. What's more, this according to council workers isn't the first time this has happened. There are now people living in the Illawarra I am not proud to know on any level.


    A wonderful young person's reaction to this terrible episode in life on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. I so agree with this person.  

 

Monday 27 September 2021

 Birding on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia during COVID 19 

           PLUS Doctor Who 


     Birding has been a hobby of mine now for over five years. This makes me knowledgeable but no expert.

     Presently in NSW, we are limited as to how far we may venture from home. Still it is Spring and with this season comes all sorts of wonders even in my local area. 
     
     Last Sunday I came across three different types of Cormorant at Sandon Point, a favourite spot for surfers.
  

     This is the Great Cormorant. A handsome fellow and a good find. 


     Here we have the Little Black Cormorant.


     Here we have the Little Pied Cormorant. As you may have gathered from the last photo, it was a windy day and the surf was up. 


     Pelicans are common but it is great when you do get a good photo of one. This shot was taken early in the morning at Bellambi Lagoon.


     At first you think this is a female Towradgi Beach Fairy Wren. Then you see the blue tail and realize it is an immature male yet to get all of his blue. 


    Always good to see New Holland Honeyeaters at Towradgi Beach. You can find them elsewhere but only here can you get really good pics of them. 


     At Corrimal birds such as Galahs are looking at real estate. Tree hollows are so precious for our wild birds. There are numerous tree hollows in the Corrimal/Towradgi area. 


     A week ago I came across this Butcherbird. I hadn't seen one in my area in a while. 

 
     At Towradgi Creek there was this lovely family of ducks. 

     I suppose what I am saying here is the Spring has sprung in my area and that is wonderful. I may not be able to travel as far as I might like at present but it isn't all bad. 

     As for Doctor Who, we have our fingers crossed the show can and will get better once Chibnall has flown the scene. He wrecked it with The Timeless Child. Repairs need to be made but will they be made? I don't know. The BBC is very WOKE nowadays and doesn't seem to care about older viewers. 

     Before that happens there are animated adventures coming out dealing with the earlier Doctors such as William Hartnell. All in time for Christmas! 



  




Thursday 16 September 2021

 Photos Taken Years Ago with a Mobile Phone


Two Rainbow Lorikeets at Unanderra, south coast, NSW, Australia. 
 

Two Rainbow Lorikeets enjoying the water. Splashing about. 


Two Rainbow Lorikeets splashing about.


 Two Rainbow Lorikeets drying off. 

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Yours truly with a friend. My main activity aside from writing fiction is going out birding with a camera. 

Nowadays I have given up using a mobile for this purpose. I have a camera that fits neatly in my pocket.
 
I have been to the USA, Bali and New Zealand. 

I have novels out published by Barbara Custer through Night to Dawn. 

I am in a number of anthologies including Second-Hand Creeps. 

Censorship in the 1950s in the UK 




A book about the British reaction to comic books produced in the 1940s and 1950s.

 In the USA the main criticism was against Horror.

In the UK the main criticism was against American war comics.  

 

Bellambi Lagoon, New South Wales