Showing posts with label Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Park. Show all posts

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Weekend Reflections - Just one of our dams . . .


The dam in the park the Prof planted almost 20 years ago
at this time of year reflects mainly tones of green,


with our resident grebes looking like they are having a single
sculls race.



Enlarge if you like.

Do click on the Logo and look into many mirrors enhancing reality.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

TODAY'S FLOWERS ~ Pincushion Hakea


Hakea laurina, the pincushion Hakea, at present flowering in
great profusion in our park. One of the many endemic flowering
plants we planted some 18 years ago that have grown to large
mature shrubs feeding both birds and bees.


Above, two stages of the bud and below, just as the flowers
unfurl to their beautiful pom-poms.


Photos of course enlarge.

TODAY'S FLOWERS is sponsored by Luiz Santilli Jr., click on
the Logo to join or just enjoy the great flower show.


Monday, October 20, 2008

MY WORLD Tuesday ~ 1

My thanks to Tom, Sandy, Imac, Klaus, Ivar,
Wren and Fishing Guy for not only dreaming
up this site, but also implementing it for all our
enjoyment.

For some time I have been wanting to post on
why I live, where I live and this gives me the
perfect opportunity.

We live in our own little paradise, with the full moon
rising over the road less travelled, these old Eucalyptus
trees form the gateway to our farm on both sides.



Ours is a tranquil valley with no one looking over
our shoulder, and people coming here for any
reason find it hard to leave because it feels so
peaceful here.

As you can see, when we BBQ we don't skimp
on the meat.



Every dog can enjoy her day rounding up sheep
or coming for a ramble through the wild wood



a gentle place where children can live their
fantasies and dreams



with nostalgia for lost homelands in the Northern
Hemisphere evident in the division of the park my
husband planted 15 years ago and has coseted into
existance in this harsh climate. Half is planted to
native Australian, and the other half to vegetation
north of the snow line towards the top of the globe.

A view through the autumnal birches towards
the barn and farm house



The pond in the park in a good year, now a distant
memory, when the the grandchildren could take
flying leaps from the little jetty on the other side



My favourite view, from our garden down to the
main farmhouse where our daughter and three
of our grandchildren live. Love wears rose
coloured glasses.



Wait for the next exiting episode next week
God willing.

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