Magpie Female (Cracticus tibicen)

Magpie Female (Cracticus tibicen), originally uploaded by scotartt.

06:30 Auchenflower Bird Action. Taken with Minolta 70-210mm f4 "beercan" .. this is "Mrs Magpie" she's come early for a snack to take to her babies in the nest. With all the rain I've got no idea how they will have survived recently.

Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)

Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis), originally uploaded by scotartt.

06:30 Auchenflower Bird Action. Taken with Minolta 70-210mm f4 "beercan" .. one of a gang of Bluefaced Honeyeaters that hang about our backyard. I think this is either a young one or a female, based on the greyish nature of the "black" bib on the throat.

back to the beach

back to the beach, originally uploaded by scotartt.

Lisa, Evan's Head. Looking south along the beach.

coffee morning

coffee morning, originally uploaded by scotartt.

Lisa, in a cafe in Manuka, ACT

Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis), Yarrangobilly.

Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis), Yarrangobilly., originally uploaded by scotartt.

December 2010 - January 2011 driving holiday through NSW to Thredbo in the Snowy Mountains. Yarangobilly caves.

Me @ Kirra Beach

Me @ Kirra Beach, originally uploaded by scotartt.

Lisa in shadows

Lisa, originally uploaded by scotartt.

On the way up Mt. Kosciuszko.

On the way up Mt. Kosciuszko., originally uploaded by scotartt.

Stencil Head

Stencil Head, originally uploaded by scotartt.

Auchenflower rail underpass, August 2009.

It's ghost month

It's ghost month, originally uploaded by scotartt.

This morning when I came into work, I found that all teh way down the footpath someone had written a story along the black strip of tiles that line the inside edge. Unfortunately I was walking the story in reverse so I couldn't read it fully, but it was something about living and growing up in Taiwan - as it mentioned the 1999 earthquake and was obviously referencing other elements of Chinese culture, as here in this small snippet.