TODAY'S FLOWERS & I Heart Macro - Little BLue Flutterbies

My garden, or at least the few flowers that bloom, 

are covered with little blue-grey butterflies

just about every one of my chrysanthemum 

flowers has one or two of them

sipping nectar for all they are worth

sweet little things fluttering about the bush

like smoke

Linking to 

TODAY'S FLOWERS

and

I Heart Macro

SkyWatch - Changing Clouds

There they were,

cumulo-stratus and cumulo-nimbus

going their separate ways

at SPEED

the upper level cumulo-stratus

were moving like bats out of hell

although they seemed to be standing still

because the cumulo-nimbus 

were doing their thing at speed as well

and like winking there were, only a few white fluffy things 

visible in that tiny window of blue on the left

(it pays to enlarge if you want to see them)

and the prettily coloured  but stingy cumulo-nimbus

refusing to let a single drop grace my thirsty garden.

Hey everybody, whatever happened to 400 people 

linking with this meme that has been going for so long??

There is a whole history of people starting and hosting it

over the years so let's get behind it and

SHOW US YOUR SKIES!

Linking with

SkyWatch

With many thanks to all concerned.

Wild Bird Wednesday & Nature Notes - Yellow-rumped Thorntail

This little Thornbill was making so much noise in my birthday 

tree that finally even I could spot it

with the help of my monopod I managed to hold my

500mm lens steady enough to get some

recognisable images

cute tiny birdie isn't he?

busily picking off the tiniest insects all over the tree

and chattering away like a pack of monkeys

doing some acrobatics

and telling me in no uncertain terms to buzz off

with my camera.

I like the total camouflage effect with the white spots on it's

head against the tree rind.

Linking with Stewart's

Wild Bird Wednesday

and Michelle's

Nature Notes

OUR WORLD - Horses

Driving up the hill to go out

 three of our horses galloped up to see

where I was going

by the time I stopped

they too had, a pity since

their gallop had been so exuberant.

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OUR WORLD

TODAY'S FLOWERS & I Heart Macro - " Look into my heart my love and see . ."

My roses are at their best in autumn

meet the UNICEF 'Children's Rose'

pink and pretty, 

hardy, pest free and continuous flowering

with a heady perfume . . .

what more can one ask for?

'Jude the Obscure'

how can one go past a perfect rose with a name like that?

No-one knows where the name comes from

it does sound as though it was names for a saint

with the softest heart

wonderfully scented and my absolute favourite

when the petals fall, the rose reveals it's very soul,

I hope our's is just as beautiful.

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TODAY'S FLOWERS

and I Heart Macro

SkyWatch - Dawn, promising skies . . .

This morning's dawn sky

worth waking up for

and getting the camera for

and snapping away for like one happy bunny.

Hope your's was as pretty

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Wild Bird Wednesday - Welcome Swallow

Unusual for autumn, this swallow is trilling away 

overhead

just like the goldfinch in spring

the swallow followed me from one end of the house to the other 

as I worked in the garden

continuing it's song and hardly missing a note

a perfect time for weeding  

and so much nicer when being serenaded.

Linking with thanks with Stuart's

Wild Bird Wednesday

OUR WORLD - Latest Family Addition

Recently while granddaughter helped a friend on a farm

the farm cat had 7 kittens.

One died and a day later, this one was rejected

and naturally 

it ended up on our farm with granny baby sitting.

granny was busy putting a book together

on her computer

and having her fingers chewed off

did not help

so o o

great granny took over and soon had Joda sleeping

 not for long though

glad I was wearing my gardening apron,

those little pins are just a tad on the sharp side

happily, g-granny's hot hands are soporific

and Joda could get back to napping and visibly growing,

Oh dear, that makes 8 cats

luckily granddaughter has them all desexed.

Joining with

OUR WORLD

TODAY'S FLOWERS & I Heart Macro - Wet and Wonderful

The little bit rain we had has made 

a huge difference to the garden

Colchicum (autumn crocus) are making

bright patches among the weeds . . .

the wet makes them fade quickly

but if you pick a few, they last for a week indoors

the passionfruit vine is covered in blooms

most unusual in autumn but

I'm not complaining

they are such a joy to see

in fact, the whole garden is 

as if it were spring

even I seem to have more spring in my step

Linking with 

TODAY'S FLOWERS

and

I Heart Macro

Watery Wednesday & Skywatch - Glorious Fog

We had some glorious rain this week

and now are enveloped in equally glorious fog

as long as the air is moist, the garden flourishes

A big thank you to all of you who came by.

I have been rather time restricted

with my brother-in-law here for a week from Colorado

to strew the last of his brothers ashes.

Life is a very fragile thing

enjoy it now while you have if.

Linking with Watery Wednesday

and Skywatch

TODAY'S FLOWERS & I Heart Macro - Spring in Autumn

"The time is out of joint" . . . Hamlet

where seasons stand upon their head

autumn has become spring

trees that managed to retain their leaves in summer

are in full bloom

those that dropped them in summer's extreme heat

are leaping into leafage like spring lambs

autumn crocus and grape hyacinths

dance hand in hand in garden beds

the seasons are in revolt and arbitrarily change 

from day to day

the world as we knew it has gone on holiday

and in it's place we have

'Earth in Upheaval'

pink crabapple in full bloom,

better than I have ever seen it in springtime

the paddocks are greening with our first autumn rain

and we are crossing our fingers for more

meanwhile I enjoy these 'darling buds of May'

and the fabulous flush of flowers in my rose garden

as I dig up potatoes for my lunch.

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and I Heart Macro