Beautiful white and Bird-man Bill

I thought today was going to be a blog-less day.
Then just like that, Bird-man Bill spotted these little cuties bopping around in the grassy bits out the front.

The photo is blurry but the best we could do from a distance. 
They are the tiniest little things...maybe only 10 cms long. We have never seen them here before but that may be because they are so small and difficult to see. Bill couldn't wait to get the bird book out to start researching their identity.
You guessed it.......the red-browed finch! Very common apparently. 
They have a deep red, conical beak and a thick scarlet  eye stripe.
That brings our bird sighting tally to 72!!!

I love colour.
So it may seem a bit odd that I have such a fondness for white flowers too. There is something about the purity of them that appeals to me. 
When you look closely,  they are all so simple and beautiful.

viburnum

primulas

alyssum

White daphne with it's very first floret open. This is the first time we have had flowers on it. It came from a cutting and was planted near the the granny flat and luckily survived the fire. Thanks Jamesy.

There is so much to love in a country garden and we know how lucky we are to be here. It's all about
 the sounds, the smells, the sights and the colours....all the things that are present in a town garden too, but on a larger scale.
We have learnt to share our garden with the wildlife as well, including rabbits, hares, kangaroos and all manner of birds that feed on our fruit trees.
 I'm not sure which of those have taken a fancy to our white belladonna lilies.......

The frog pond has received enough rain to keep it almost full. ( another 5mms today) The frogs were very vocal as I walked passed this afternoon. I wish we knew what they were.
The relocation of the jonquils and daffodils around the dam has made an overcast day look so much brighter. I missed quite a few so will get them next time and add even more.

The eucalypt seedlings haven't frozen to death like I expected....in fact has that one grown?????? 

Or is it just me?????