Loerie I have managed to capture some delightful shots in better lighting, never in flight with those dazzling red under wing feathers.
We have some feral cats pass through the garden at night, with a dog on the property they don't appear to hang about, although birds battle with snakes and cats raiding nests the population numbers appear stable.
Arthur managed to capture the Loerie in full flight on his phone camera - 2016. That giant pawpaw tree fell about 3 years ago and slightly damaged a section of the cottage roof, fortunately only broke a couple of roof tiles and bent the aluminium gutter at the corner. They were the most delicious pawpaws!
Don't even talk about snakes, I'm still terrified of them despite the odd spotting over the years!
Wow Arthur had a superb capture here, they are so fast...
Always in the trees one does have difficulty, unless they stop to feed close to home!
Pity the paw-paw tree came down feeds many in the neighbourhood one has to book on for the family, by permission of all the wildlife!
He had very fast reflexes, we were walking down to the cottage when he looked up, almost didn't get in the frame!
Yes the birds used to eat the ones at the very top, then it was the monkeys and we would pick the lower ones just before they were ripe and before the monkeys grabbed them.
How is this heat today!
Enjoy your weekend Joan, I hope you're taking a break 💕
Heat always gets the better of me, I really don't enjoy this time of year. Hiding away after loads of washing clearing out cupboard....
Fruit in garden here is much the same, guavadilla is not ripe to pick yet monkeys are testing.... Will hopefully be making juice next month once again, so refreshing! Paw-paws, banana or avocado pear are some I have avoided growing as it becomes mayhem!
Have a great day and hope you too are avoiding the harsh conditions outdoors. 🤗
I'm trying not to use the aircon too much, had an enormous water & electricity bill for December, more than double! We were busier than normal, but also with families coming, it's more cooking showering, ironing, aircon on the coldest setting blowing on high. I have to keep reminding some guests to close windows when they have it on, and to turn it off when they go out! So annoying, but, fortunately, that's mostly when it's holiday guests. I take the aircon remotes away in winter ever since seeing a Google review - 'their aircons are so nice and warm' - well, I was furious, putting it on heat!!! Our winters really don't warrant heaters!
Take it easy Joan <3
With these killer days one uses the aircon only in areas requiring it, most probably a freak out when bill arrives, then one has to survive the heat, not so? Our aircon guy said to switch all fans off, put to 22C it takes care of the area, seal off as much as possible. So far excellent advice to make it livable!
Water and electricity meter reading 25th monthly, without either often one never knows where we stand. Never used the heating system on the old Daiken we in lounge had either. Never owning a swimming pool helps. Winter does not require one, that is time for servicing as it works out cheaper. 🤣
I wish I could stop the guests from playing around with the settings, they often mess it up. I'd love it if there was a way to set it so they can't change it!
We only run our pool pump for 2 hours a day, some people leave theirs on for hours!
Always a problem with each person thinking they set it better than the last. 🙃 Happiest moment of my sister's life was ridding herself of the house with pool expenses, BnB pool serves a slightly different purpose.