Mother bird chases the sunset. She remembers when she was a young bird. She sees the feathers of the lost brothers and sisters in her dreams. She made it. She stayed in the nest and was fed and cared for. Most days she barely wonders about where her brothers and sisters went. There are tooContinue reading “Uncaging the Bird Story in 8 – (3)”
Guinea Pig – Pet Magic
It’s true pets have a major restorative power. Just looking at this photograph of our guinea pig Misty makes any stress I am feeling go down. This last week I have been doing tonnes of administration – and am learning about insurance as a solo writer/artist. My local artist friends have given me heaps ofContinue reading “Guinea Pig – Pet Magic”
Uncaging the Bird Story in 8 – (2)
The bird can be so unkind. Pecking the youngest of the family just because he is so loud. The bird does not like competition for it is centre of its own world. This family is its domain. The bird owns the space – and gurgles deeply when it is happy with his power. The childContinue reading “Uncaging the Bird Story in 8 – (2)”
Butterfly Chase
I have been chasing my close-up entry for ABC Open – this might be it. I went looking for butterflies and found them, but also found this dear little creature. I am trying to work out if it’s a dragonfly or damselfly? It is small like a damsel, but I can’t quite see where thoseContinue reading “Butterfly Chase”
Memories of the Winds of Yasi
This morning the wind woke me up. It’s waking up a lot of us who remember the storms of Yasi not to mention the flooding afterwards. We often get flooding up north, but the Yasi floods were full of debris, and on top of already coping with blown away rooves. Rain meant life felt evenContinue reading “Memories of the Winds of Yasi”
June Paisa Perkins 