Gemma's ~~~ "Greyscale Territory" ~~~~~~~ Poetic Songlines: Flecks of Yellow in Winter

Monday, June 8, 2009

Flecks of Yellow in Winter

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Wild cockatoos' pale combs and a stray yellow flower give some colour to a winter's day in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Mellow Yellow Monday #22
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Icy drifts of wind
Some sombre sleeping colours
A little yellow
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14 comments:

paisley said...: excellent shot... love the birds,, but in this one the flower makes it!!!; June 8, 2009 at 6:36 AM
James said...: That is so great. I can't even imagine seeing wild cockatoos'; June 8, 2009 at 6:51 AM
Carletta said...: I love the subtleness of the yellow in the imagine. The flower was a great little extra!; June 8, 2009 at 8:51 AM
Unknown said...: Some very cheerful yellow touches ..with the cockatoos and the flower...; June 8, 2009 at 10:09 AM
kikamz said...: I have always loved cockatoos. They and that flower sure did make everything look cheerful!; June 8, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Sally in WA said...: Great capture. For some reason I never thought about seeing cockatoos in the wild like this.; June 8, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Annie Jeffries said...: If I EVER get to Australia, it is going to be because of your WONDERFUL birds. Serious aahhhhs are traveling from California to the Land of OZ.; June 8, 2009 at 12:13 PM
RA said...: Oww, they look so adorable! Great shot.; June 8, 2009 at 6:57 PM
My Family Daily Adventure said...: wow, wonderful birds, I like it.; June 8, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Susan Cook said...: Wow cool. We don't have that kind of bird wild where I live. I would love to see that.

Thanks for sharing. Happy MYM; June 8, 2009 at 11:46 PM
Regina said...: Wow. Cute little ones.; June 9, 2009 at 12:15 AM
Magical Mystical Teacher said...: Cockatoos with yellow combs! They do brighten up an otherwise dreary day, don't they?

(I'm hoping to come to your fair country in July. Will I freeze to death?); June 9, 2009 at 7:13 AM
Happily Retired Gal said...: I do so LOVE seeing your photos of these wild birds who hang out near your home ...
Hugs and blessings,; June 10, 2009 at 3:38 AM
prkl said...: Nice looking birds. Wild? Used to see those kinds in small cages. Rather see 'em free. Happy MYM!; June 10, 2009 at 5:08 AM

Archive of Blog Quotes

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. - G.K. Chesterton
Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
Winter is the fire, simmering lonely in the soul ~ Gemma Wiseman
Winter is the shadow, the etching of the seasons in the mist ~ Gemma Wiseman