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Cold, fog, and a 90th birthday

23/6/2013

Summer's coming! Yes, with the winter equinox out of the way - the days are longer (by about a minute, but who cares?) And after a cold and wet week, I watched the few moments of sunshine from Mt Barker summit. Mist draped off the top of the mountain, dissipated when cloud obscured the sun, then rushed up the mountain when the sun came out - astonishingly beautiful!

Fog and rain yesterday on the mountain, strong easterly winds with wind chill near zero today. I honestly don't remember being so cold! Anyway, here's the bird records for the weekend (I was surprised I saw/heard anything!)

And a day apart makes a difference:

The Bird list:

Saturday in heavy fog and rain: wrens, ravens, y/f h/es, babblers, rosies, t-bills; HEARD: fantail, GW, spiney, shrikey

Sunday in swirling mist: fantails, wrens, spiney, pardies (H), black-capped sitellas (on the north side AGAIN!), GW (H) and the (I think) rufous whistlers, y/f h/es, ravens, shrikey (on the freeway bridge!), t-bills, rosies, wattlebirds.

To the NE, mist, 23 June

After a difficult week at work, I've written the entrance scene for a new character for The Isthmus. Not as much as I'd hoped, but any start is no longer a blank page!

And a happy list of birthdays this week (and today): Ashton, Martina, Bruce, and congratulations Stan - 90 years young!

Happy writing
Bo
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A workshop, a bird-list, and The Summiteers

16/6/2013

That's a wet path - not seen in a while

The good news: RAIN and RUNNING WATER! Yes, after around 60mm of rain this week, water was running along the side of the road and some of the paths were...gasp...WET!!

Bird list for Saturday: fantails (one on the cairn), wrens, t-bills, pardies (H), y/f h/es, curras (H), ravens, rosies, clogs, kookas (H), shrikey and spineys.

I spent a "greenie" Saturday morning with "The Summiteers" - the Bush for Life mini-BAT team (BAT = Bush Action Team) that care for the Mt Barker Summit Reserve. Led by the amazing Angela, we removed sporaxsis (weeds) near the carpark to try and reduce its spread. The root bulbs went much deeper than we'd all remembered!

In the afternoon, I attended ASA's Negotiating Publishing Contracts workshop at SAWC with the wonderful Alex Adsett from Alex Adsett Publishing Services. Brilliant workshop (!!) and we learned heaps about copyright, publishing contracts, clauses, and options and tricks for negotiations. I seriously recommend these workshops to anyone who's near publishing stage or already publishing - essential information for any writer!

There's a grey fantail on that cairn

Today started with a beautiful ground mist - sensational from the summit of MtB. Took a longer walk today around the circuit and fire trails.

Bird list for Sunday: pardies, y/f h/es, t-bills (brown? striated? little?), curras (H), pies, corellas, galahs, kookas (H), ravens, clogs, wrens, GWs (male and female on separate tracks on the west side), babblers (H), rosies, spineys, shrikeys, peepers, AND I was told off by a Weebill - my first seen at MtBS!

This afternoon I worked on the amendments to The Isthmus. As the book is expanding out to full novel status, I sent my synopsis to Writer's Digest for feedback. I'm using their advice, plus the advice and ideas from a wonderful friend and colleague (thanks Martina) to add a (longer living) female character. That'll take a month or so to add in. I'm enjoying her character already!

I recommend contacting Writers Digest "2nd Draft" options for feedback on synopsis (etc). Check it out at http://www.writersdigestshop.com/2nd-draft-synopsis/?et_mid=619968&rid=3090566

Will write more soon!

Happy writing
Bo
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Back on the page

10/6/2013

F-111, Aviation Museum, Port Adelaide

Just a quick post to say I'm back writing again after too many weeks of...not writing! It's weird when you want to write, and nothing happens. I know why, and the good news is: There are words in front of me now. Slow, but it's a start.

I'll do the bird reports every few days to catch up.

Thought I'd throw this pic in. Story to follow. Yes, every home should have an F-111!

Cheers
Bo
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Cold, fog, and a 90th birthday

A workshop, a bird-list, and The Summiteers

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Author - Bo Henley

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Cold, fog, and a 90th birthday

A workshop, a bird-list, and The Summiteers

Back on the page

Author - Bo Henley

ArchivesNote: My blog from Varuna is in October 2011 folder

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Archives

Note: My blog from Varuna is in October 2011 folder