We’ve been cooped up inside since EE’s “Incident” a few weeks back. But with some improvement and a bit of willpower, she decided that a morning visit with Eloise would be therapeutic. And well, who am I to argue with the ‘good doctor’. So a check on the weather, and it seemed early morning would be still, great light and not too hot.
A couple of kind souls offered the advice when we arrived, “Don’t Hurry. She’s not here yet”. And like one of those prophetic statements that just becomes self-fulfilling, it did. While we waited around, EE sitting quietly on her new ‘mobile’ seat, didn’t take long to discover some thing that most others had overlooked.
A family of Spotted Pardalote had nested in the cliff bank, just below the edge, and as there were quite a number of exposed roots offering great perches in the sunshine, the little birds were moving back and forth encouraging their young ones out into the open.
By mid-morning and a reassuring cuppa of Grey of Earl, we pretty much concluded that Eloise was fishing elsewhere this fine morning.
About that time our flickr mate, Derek turned up hoping to try out his new 500mm f/5.6 PF lens, so I had a chance to ooh, and ahhh, and drool just as bit. Hope he has remarkable success with it, and it does look a great lens to walk about with. EE even tried on the mobile and expressed interest. So there goes my bank balance I’m thinking. Mind with the shortage of the lenses worldwide, I should have ample time to save up enough bottletops and bits of string by this time next year for her lens. 🙂
New lenses must be in the air, as I’ve taken control of a 70-200 f/4, for a beaut walkabout narrow landscape lens. It also works a treat on birds, if I can get close enough. Funny how sometimes equipment just ‘feels’ right. I’ve only ever had that happen to a few lenses I’ve owned, but the little 70-200 is sweet. Thinks back to when I purchased a 30-100mm Powerzoom for the Nikon 1 system. I just loved to carry that lens around, but could never get inspired to make great pictures. But it felt like the Tao just flowed from it.
Mike Johnson of the “Online Photographer” has this to say about Laws of Lenses, if you want a bit of a smile. https://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2019/02/mikes-seven-laws-of-lenses.html
Sadly our morning ended without the Lady making an entrance.
So to work.









