Saturday Evening Post: The Missing Page: Just Being There

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Sometimes I think I should leave the “Training Wheels” on and wear a big digital “L Plate”

Aplogies for somehow posting this early.  It was only in production and I must have missed the Save button and hit the Post button.  Slap on wrist.
Before I could figure what I’d done, the digital world had gone into overdrive and posted to everybody.  I figured most would go, “Oh, its not’s Saturday Night’ and ignore it, but the few mail and notes I got suggested some really do click on and read the blog.  
A grateful thanks both to those who ignored it, and those who thought I’d been on the “silly beans”—again. 
Tis true, I’ve been trying to solve the ongoing issue of Anonymous comments and down the page here, you’ll find WordPress’s solution to the problem. Hope it helps. 

Sometimes, just seeing one Nankeen Night Heron is a bonus.   But to have a flock winging overhead does bring a new style of goosebumps.

At one of the entrance roads into the Werribee Mansion precint, there are a number of large Cyprus Pines.  These would have no doubt been planted way back when the Chirnside family was estabishing the mansion area and its gardens. 
The big pines are wonderously deep and shady, and over the years, (about 9 that I know of) Nankeen Night Herons have roosted in the pines, and more specifically one pine during daylight.  It’s always a bit of fun to walk in past the tree and see how many unusual ‘bumps’ are lurking among the branches.  And knowing that you’ll never spot as many as EE.  Often, its possible to see rather large white splashes on the ground or to spot a few rich orange/tan feathers laying about. 

As we walked past, a number of the birds had moved into some nearby trees, and for some reason, decided to all take to the air.  I think we counted 15 but I could only get some in the frame. 

 About as exciting as it gets 

For those who’ve been commenting Anonymously

The past few weeks, it seems that WordPress has been making commenting and logging on with a valid name even tougher than usual. 

So after a few commenters had written either on the blog or emailed me, I decided to take it up with WP staff.  Long story, very short.  We are going to change the log in requirments for comment.  It won’t hurt, and some are already doing it that way anyway.

So.  When you comment you’ll now get a dropdown box with three options to log in.
For the truly dedicated WordPress there is an icon and you can click that to log in.  
Or you could, if you have a Facebook account click and use your FB log in. I don’t recommend that, as I’m not a fan of Facebook, and who knows what happens to your data and how they track you— Insert Paranoia Music here. 
Or you could take the third option, personal preferred method.
 Click on the little Envelope icon and you’ll be asked for a name you want to use and a valid email. (I think the email is used by their clever Askimet spam rejecting software, so if you cheat, like I  do sometimes and enter and obscure but not valid address, it might reject.  Just sayin’
Here’s what it should look like.

So just to be sure. You need to log in, use an email, to be able to post a comment. 
Anonymous, is not available. Mr Anonymous will be happy.

Thanks for your patience and participation

15 thoughts on “Saturday Evening Post: The Missing Page: Just Being There”

  1. Yes, I saw the email that you had posted this, but was busy – but did check the calendar just to make sure it wasn’t Saturday and I had missed a day – so ‘snoozed’ it for later. Later came and when I clicked the post was nowhere to be found! No worries, we all do things like that.
    Amazing to see so many Night Herons in the air like this! A fabulous image to view!
    Something I would love to see! Great that they chose to fly at just the moment you were there!
    Now I will try the new login to comment system and see what happens

    Dave N (just in case)

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  2. Ha! Didn’t have to log in or click anything. It just posted under my nom-de-plume!
    No, I don’t have a Word Press account. Do have FBook but rarely go there.

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  3. How marvelous David to see a flock of Night Heron, it is so rare to see even one, and it is usually in a most unexpected place and time. We remember walking past the Mansion and pines when after visiting you and your wife, but did not see many birds on that occasion.
    WP continue to be a challenge for us all, especially in our mature years, and I think many of us has prematurely issued a post before completion, and thankfully we can go in and update it.
    Enjoy your week my friend, 35 °C days today and tomorrow and already the birds have come in for drinks and washes in readiness.

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    1. Hello Ashley, the birds have been there for at least 9 years but not always visible. We went about 18 months and only saw a handful There is a small ornamental pond in the gardens, and they take the young ones up there to learn the skills of hunting in the shallow water.

      WP used to have a ‘Are you sure you want to post” on the Post button, but I must have dismissed that a long time ago.

      We had hot, then we had cold. All in less than 24 hours. Weird.

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  4. I’ve never even thought of, let alone seen, a flock of NN Herons. What a delight! I’ll keep this comment short as I’ve been in a hospital for a while and I can only hope I’ll be able to be out and about in 1-2 weeks time. I really enjoy your original posts, David. Thanks! Adam

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    1. Hello Adam, hope you are recupperating well. I know first hand how debilitating an op can be, and am only getting mobile this past week after about 3 weeks. Alls well so its just a matter of time. So much to catch up on.

      Good luck wih the recovery.

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  5. I clicked on the first iteration, basically because I never know which day of the week it is anyway, without a bit of an effort! However, the SEP was worth waiting for. How great to see so many Night Herons at once, and to get this shot of some of them.

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    1. Hello Eleanor, it’s funny isn’t it, how we become conditioned to just accepting the invite to view a post. I have one for a Tai Chi trainer I follow, and always want to hear the next installment. 🙂
      Like the Herons you sometimes see at Yan Yean Reservior, they seem to favour one or two trees and are pretty reliable. Just difficult to see.

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  6. How amazing to have such a big flock of Herons flying overhead at just the right moment…! What a beautiful photo David…!

    I have carefully read your Instructions on how to leave a Comment, but if you thought it was going to be straight forward, well: I’m afraid I’m going to disappoint you. I drop-down box has not dropped down, I do have a Facebook account but rarely use it (and anyway: I don’t know what my password is), I don’t know what WordPress is so I’m staying away from that, and when I click on the E-Mail option, I’m taken into an e-mail account that is not the e-mail program I use every day…!

    So… I’m going to sign my name at the foot of this little note, and hopefully my Comment will be posted…

    Lance

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