Spring rain

November 6, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, clouds, cockatoo, haiku, painting, poetry, spring, writing6 Comments

Cockatoos fly home 
earlier than yesterday - 
the smell of Spring rain

Dotterel

October 13, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, collage, dotterel, haiku, painting, poetry2 Comments

Alert and wide-eyed
Faster than a roadrunner
Legs ablur; worm lunch 

✏️ + 🎨 by Lisa

Solstice

July 7, 2022 mattcanberra, haiku, magpie, painting, poetry, winter1 Comment

Purple solstice sky -   
my only companion is
a fluffed up magpie

Winter robins

June 10, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, haiku, painting, poetry, robin, winter2 Comments

the dappled path - 
poking under melting frost 
yellow robins

Autumn storms

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 mattautumn, beach, birds, canberra, coast, haiku, painting, poetry, watercoloursLeave a comment

the churning ocean - 
oystercatchers examine
the eroded shore

Canberra Day

April 25, 2022 mattautumn, balloons, canberra, haiku, painting, poetry, watercolours2 Comments

Dawn lights the lake  
Boats float with reflections 
Of autumn balloons

Red-browed finch

April 6, 2022April 25, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, finch, haiku, Lisa, painting, poetryLeave a comment

Small, feathered and masked 
Alert… darting through foliage 
A brave flash of red 

✏️+🎨 by Lisa

Pardalote hidden in the canopy

April 3, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, haiku, painting, pardalote, poetry, writingLeave a comment

Shy and elusive 
Yet such a fancy outfit 
A jewelled treasure

✏️+🎨 by Lisa

Hopeful herald

March 29, 2022 mattbirds, canberra, cockatoo, haiku, Lisa, painting, parrot, poetry5 Comments

A white feathered friend 
Has a lot of news to share
Busy beak; sharp screech

✏️ + 🎨 by Lisa

Autumn lullaby 🍂

March 26, 2022 mattautumn, birds, canberra, haiku, painting, poetry, rufous whistler, watercolours, writing7 Comments

Chilly evening 
Birdsong lullaby 
The sun falls asleep