The Intimate Moments...

The intimate moments I am privileged to witness in my garden are always humbling.  These moments usually highlight how vulnerable birds are. They are continually alert, keeping an eye out for danger, even when taking a bath.

Viewing the front garden from inside the cottage means that I can observe without intruding. 

I hadn't realised that the bronzewings used the top tier of the pond for bathing. 

There are two pairs of bronzewings who favour dwelling in the front garden, it's smaller and very shady. And it was one of the pairs who I watched taking turns to soak in the cooling water on a very hot afternoon...

 

More Wonderful..

More wonderful art from Paola Pivi in AGWA which truly highlights how versatile an artist she is. Although I loved the polar bears the best, I also was captivated by all the other pieces Paola has on display in the gallery.

 I do prefer contemporary art to the more traditional art, as it is usually more fun and expressive to my eye. 

On the rooftop gallery there is a fabulous installation of 999 trays of colourful liquid suspended from the ceiling, which was perhaps better in person, although I did try to capture the effect with many photos. Next to the polar bears this was my second favourite of her works.