Lesley Smitheringale on December 31st, 2007

It’s a wet and windy New Year’s Eve afternoon and this weather always brings down more birds to our garden. Today, I enjoyed watching a magpie feed one of her youngsters with mince I had just put down for them.

Finally the youngster is full up and happy!
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Lesley Smitheringale on December 30th, 2007

This is one of the most unusual friendships you will ever see - it’s hard to actually believe it’s happening - a delightful story.

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Lesley Smitheringale on December 28th, 2007

I have recently discovered these two talented artists whose artworks and living abode are both quite beautiful and alternative.
I first stumbled upon Mel Kadel, originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania but now living in Los Angeles, and took an immediate liking to her work as she seems to have an innate ability to sum up, quite charmingly, [...]

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Lesley Smitheringale on December 28th, 2007

Some very talented people out there who see the potential in everything!

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Lesley Smitheringale on December 24th, 2007

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Lesley Smitheringale on December 23rd, 2007

This is an extremely beautiful and unique project created by Gregory Colbert. The show has already been shown in Venice, New York, Santa Monica and Tokyo and opens in January 2008 at the Zocalo, Mexico City. Hopefully, it will be shown in other cities throughout the world as I would love to see this.
Born in [...]

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Lesley Smitheringale on December 20th, 2007

I was out in the garden today taking photographs of insects when I happened to spot a sulphur-crested cockatoo in our pergola, perched on a chair. We feed the native birds, including the sulphur-crested cockatoos, by hanging up a seed bell and there was, infact, a seed bell in the garden but this fellow decided [...]

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Lesley Smitheringale on December 19th, 2007

I wouldn’t like to see this furry fellow in my back yard …

December 17, 2007—Mammal expert Martua Sinaga holds a 3-pound (1.4-kilogram) rat that may be a species new to science. The rat was found in the remote Foja Mountains of western New Guinea, Indonesia, on a June 2007 expedition, experts announced yesterday.
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Lesley Smitheringale on December 6th, 2007

These mosaics really caught my eye …
30:30 VISION TOURING EXHIBITION
Winners have now been selected by judge Andrew Lavery (professor of glass & ceramics at Sydney College of the Arts). 16 works have been selected to tour regional galleries in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland - Australia for the next 12 months.
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Lesley Smitheringale on December 1st, 2007

I spotted this butterfly in the garden when I was feeding the comets early this morning and I sprinted into the house to grab my camera. I ended up chasing this butterfly all over my garden before she finally rested on a leaf. (I’m sure my neighbours must think that I am a bit of [...]

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