Tag Archives: Australian birds

Blue, Green and Red – Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Week 5

Posted on April 16, 2020 by irinadim

….https://ceenphotography.com/2020/04/14/cees-fun-foto-challenge-week-5-pick-a-topic-from-this-photo/ Multicoloured Rainbow Lorikeets enjoying sunflower seeds ❤   Yummy water melon for me 🙂   Pretty Australian Native ❤   Mural at Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia adorned with flags for the celebration of the 130th anniversary in … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve Resolution

Posted on December 31, 2018 by irinadim

On New Year’s Eve I’m bidding good riddance to bad habits and bad company. The innocent-looking white cockatoo will not be welcome in 2019. I love his fluffy white feathers, his cocky yellow crest and his black eye eyeing me … Continue reading →

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Foggy Morning – Cinquain

Posted on November 29, 2017 by irinadim

  Dawn fog Gingerly trails Its silvery beard across The bay, letting sunshine stir up The world ❤ Good morning, pretty bird! ❤ We are a pair, always together! ❤ Morning has broken,  Wood Pigeon has spoken! ❤ Good morning everyone! Have … Continue reading →

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Australia Day 26 January 2017!

Posted on January 26, 2017 by irinadim

~ I wrote this poem in 2013, I think, and my Facebook friend Ag Nes created this digital photo. * Citizenship ceremonies will be held all over Australia today. People will celebrate in green parks and on sandy beaches, in … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Love – Triolet

Posted on December 9, 2016 by irinadim

❤   ❤ A Mother’s love and care The string of life it holds Rife in nature everywhere A Mother’s love and care The child’s path does patiently prepare Gently guiding as young life unfolds A Mother’s love and care … Continue reading →

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Same- Sex Marriage and Marriage Equality

Posted on September 5, 2016 by irinadim

The following observations and ideas are intended for the Australian public and politicians who now find themselves in some kind of stalemate as to how to go about legalising same-sex marriage. The Turnbull government has promised a plebiscite, but the … Continue reading →

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The Australian Magpie Family at Christmas 2015

Posted on December 27, 2015 by irinadim

Magpie mums and dads are busy birds at Christmas time. They are omnivorous birds, so we give them minced meat and sunflower seeds when they visit. And they visit every day, as you might have guessed. Even on rainy days. They … Continue reading →

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Yoo-Hoo! – Tumbling Verse – SunWinks! February 15, 2015 Take a Tumble

Posted on February 20, 2015 by irinadim

   Yoo-Hoo!     Here I come, yoo-hoo-hoo! Your beloved cockatoo Oh yeah, screech I do For I love you, yes I do   Away, away with you Cheeky, screeching cockatoo! Shoo and shoo and shoo!   Yeah, I loved … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Express Yourself

Posted on January 27, 2015 by irinadim

Come fly with me!  Come fly with me into the sunset Over roofs and trees Beneath orange clouds And the pale moon Come fly with me into the sunset Spread your wings, fly with me Let me take you to a … Continue reading →

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Happy Australia Day!

Posted on January 26, 2015 by irinadim

Sasha and I have called Australia home for the last 50 years and we’ve never looked back. Last year we celebrated that 50th anniversary with our dear friends, our compatriots, who sponsored us. This poem was written in 2013, first published … Continue reading →

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