Showing posts with label backyards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label backyards. Show all posts

Thursday, January 06, 2011

A corella epiphany

Corellas attack!
Epiphany 2011

Today is the traditional day for taking down Christmas decorations. This year, I didn't actually get around to decorating the outdoor pine tree, but I did notice it had a very healthy display of pine nuts. Until yesterday.

I had heard some happy parrot noises out in the yard, but it was only later in the day that I noticed that some galah had been munching on my nuts, to coin a phrase.

Today, they're back! Six corellas have returned to the scene of yesterday's crime! When I snuck out with the iPhone, the "boss cocky" flew up into a neighbouring tree and kept watch for his mates, sending chirpy noises to them, warning that I was still approaching. It was a textbook assault, obviously planned well since yesterday. They started at the top and are slowly working their way down, like a well-oiled machine.

Outdoor Christmas tree and Aquarius
Epiphany 2008

Sunday, November 07, 2010

First one in... is a leaf!

Newly renovated pool 2

Mmmmmm. How does that happen? Somehow I should have known that the leaves would beat the humans into the newly-renovated pool, before it's even finished filling up. Now it'll probably rain.

Newly renovated pool 3

Newly renovated pool 1

Ah! Found a "Before & After" shot!

Pool in November 1999
Pool in November 1999

Newly renovated pool, November 2010
Pool in November 2010