{"id":2922,"date":"2020-10-01T21:01:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T04:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/?p=2922"},"modified":"2020-10-01T19:37:12","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T02:37:12","slug":"taking-advantage-of-the-sunshine-mfrwauthor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/01\/taking-advantage-of-the-sunshine-mfrwauthor\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking advantage of the sunshine #MFRWauthor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2929\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/01\/taking-advantage-of-the-sunshine-mfrwauthor\/bright-red-gum-tree-flowers-in-australia\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Depositphotos_44098249_s-2019_FloweringGum.jpg?fit=1000%2C748&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,748\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;ROSS KUMMER&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;bright red gum tree flowers in australia&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1389807333&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Ross Kummer&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;37&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;bright red gum tree flowers in australia&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bright red gum tree flowers in australia\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Depositphotos_44098249_s-2019_FloweringGum.jpg?fit=840%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2929\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Depositphotos_44098249_s-2019_FloweringGum.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Flowering gum trees\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Depositphotos_44098249_s-2019_FloweringGum.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Depositphotos_44098249_s-2019_FloweringGum.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Depositphotos_44098249_s-2019_FloweringGum.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/>It\u2019s a sunshiny day! What do you do?<\/p>\n<p>After a cold and windy August, spring has arrived in Australia. Instead of waking up to gloomy dark mornings, the sun is now poking its head over the horizon before 6am. While our southern states are still waiting for some warmth, here in the Hunter Valley New South Wales, the early spring\u00a0days have been lovely.<\/p>\n<p>After the first cup of tea to kick start the day, my dog and I go for a walk to enjoy this new season and after such wonderful rain this year our gardens are in full bloom. I\u2019ve been weeding, trimming and today I planted my first bougainvillea. Fingers crossed it will like where I put it and grow.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not on my own enjoying these early sunshiny days, the native birds are <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2928\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/01\/taking-advantage-of-the-sunshine-mfrwauthor\/cockatoos\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Depositphotos_6232274_s-2019_Cockatoos.jpg?fit=999%2C669&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"999,669\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Anthony Ngo&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D80&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Australian birds, a pair of white cockatoo with yellow crest.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1191083263&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 by Anthony Ngo&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Cockatoos&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cockatoos\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Depositphotos_6232274_s-2019_Cockatoos.jpg?fit=840%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2928\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Depositphotos_6232274_s-2019_Cockatoos.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Depositphotos_6232274_s-2019_Cockatoos.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Depositphotos_6232274_s-2019_Cockatoos.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Depositphotos_6232274_s-2019_Cockatoos.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/>taking full advantage as well. There have been flocks of white cockatoos screeching their heads off in the eucalyptus trees nearby and rosellas are busy gorging on the nectar in the bottlebrush trees. Its widely believed kookaburras laughing in the middle of the day means more rain on the way, but who knows, they could very well be laughing at us. However, farmers swear a large flock of black cockatoos means serious rain is on the way.<br \/>\nWhile the kookaburras and cockatoos forecasting skills have nothing to do with my plans for a sunshiny day, I thought I\u2019d mention them because they make these days so much nicer.<\/p>\n<p>The spring sunshiny days are my favourite for all too soon the intense heat of summer will be with us and when those sunny days hit 40+ degrees C the air conditioner is my best friend.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think?<\/p>\n<p>Read the next blog in the blog hop by going <a href=\"http:\/\/mfrw52week.blogspot.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nomadauthors.com\/JanSelbourne\/index.html\">Jan Selbourne<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=perilous+love+jan+selbourne&amp;crid=1EJ0O8TMPIHUW&amp;sprefix=perilous+love+jan%2Caps%2C536&amp;ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_17\">Perilous Love<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=the+proposition+jan+selbourne&amp;crid=3IYV9ASBVUQGA&amp;sprefix=the+proposition+jan%2Caps%2C341&amp;ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_19\">The Proposition<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=the+woman+behind+the+mirror+jan+selbourne&amp;crid=2CF7X84VOBSHQ&amp;sprefix=the+woman+behind+the+mirror+ja%2Caps%2C335&amp;ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_30\">The Woman Behind the Mirror<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=lies+of+gold+jan+selbourne&amp;crid=1URL9JGGZZGJS&amp;sprefix=lies+of+gold+jan%2Caps%2C341&amp;ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_16\">Lies of Gold<\/a>\u2014Silver Historical for 2019: Coffee Pot Book Club<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a sunshiny day! What do you do? After a cold and windy August, spring has arrived in Australia. Instead of waking up to gloomy dark mornings, the sun is now poking its head over the horizon before 6am. While our southern states are still waiting for some warmth, here in the Hunter Valley New &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/01\/taking-advantage-of-the-sunshine-mfrwauthor\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Taking advantage of the sunshine #MFRWauthor&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1070,5,1246,1],"tags":[123,28,1179],"class_list":["post-2922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-52-week-challenge","category-author-information","category-mfrw","category-uncategorized","tag-australia","tag-jan-selbourne","tag-seasons"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9wA33-L8","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2922"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2930,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2922\/revisions\/2930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}