This year I only had one stem of my Vallota Lilies
with two blooms on it
it got a little bruised with the recent rains
but was joy to see nonetheless
Enjoy your flowers today
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Thursday, June 6, 2013
SkyWatch - Surprise!
There I was, weeding for much longer than my body could take
I even kept on when the rain started
until I got dizzy being bent over
I stretched and carefully turned so as not to fall or step on
my tulips peeping above the ground
and there it was!
a full rainbow right across the sky
naturally even when weeding, my camera was at hand
so I just about snapped over
and there you have it . . .
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Wild Bird Wednesday - Birds in the Park + one
Where do birds come to you when you seed them?
Any park frequented by families with small children
will do, even with intermittent rain
A proud Black Duck drake checking me out
sorry guys, I only came to read my book and relax for half an hour
her ladyship is more observant and waltzes right by
next a Crested Pigeon
or two amble over
and strut off in disgust at the bookworm
the bonus for this week is an obliging Superb Blue Wren hen
in the paddock next to my garden
Linking with Stewart's
Monday, June 3, 2013
OUR WORLD and Nature Notes - Mush . . . rooms
The dark mysterious forest
No, the big, bad wolf did not stalk me
he would not dare, I'm too quick on the draw . . .
meanwhile, I enjoyed what the forest floor offered
up for my delectation
these little dears, though wet, seemed quite happy with their lot
just a big slimy protecting it's young
this little one, no more than an inch across, was looking for
a friend but sadly, there was none about
but this was what I was looking for
just poking up it's head to look about
the parents were not too far away
I do love her frilly petticoat
and with all the darkness about
there was just one little sunbeam lurking . . .
my dog and I walked softly in this hallowed place
our footfall made no sound
our steps no mark at all
Linking with
and
Saturday, June 1, 2013
I Heart Macro 3 - Light
Light defines all there is:
starlight
moonlight
candle light
fire light
lamp light
sunlight
it shows us beauty all around
it keeps us warm
it makes us feel safe
it is ligth that makes jewels of raindrops
and thrills us with delight !
Linking with Laura's
TODAY'S FLOWERS - Sheer Madness . . .
With the blessing of the recent rains, the grass around the
house was threatening to eat me up.
Gone are the days when I could use a lawn mower or even
my beloved brush-cutter that did such sterling service in keeping
a number of kilometres of road verge fire safe,
now I was hoping to just cut the grass around my present
abode, with a brush-cutter where I have to yank an electrical
cord around. Found one I can (maybe) manage to lug about
BUT
the same place also has a garden centre . . . a death trap for
the likes of me . . .
can you imagine paying good money to buy heaps of work??
Sure, that's me all over, and I really held myself back and only
bought
10 punnets of seedlings,
a blueberry bush in a small pot
(need to pot it up pronto before I can prepare a place for it),
a passionfruit (ditto)
and two bare rooted roses
(as though my 150
weren't enough for me
a couple of punnets of stocks for winter cheer
violas, pansies, primulas and lobelias (ditto)
inevitably, another cyclamen, the large leaf to the right is
the passionfruit
darling little violas in shades of pink
and how could I possibly leave these pretty faced pansies behind?
I guess, you've guessed it . . . I couldn't!
My only excuse is that I needed some flowers to post during winter
tee hee hee . . .
Thursday, May 30, 2013
SkyWatch Friday - A Colourful Sunset
It is so nice to have clouds in the sky on a regular basis again
they certainly lend a certain je ne sais quoi
to a sunset.
I do love to see what the sky offers us during the day,
Hope you do too.
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