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.

Linking with TODAY'S FLOWERS

and I Heart Macro

I've Been Tagged !

I've been tagged by Willow for something called
"The Fourth of the Fourth" . This is how it works:
go to your fourth photo file, select the fourth photo
and post it on your blog and select four other
bloggers to pass it on to.

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Alas poor Yorick, I knew him Horatio. . .

Forget it, women's lib is here, now it's : you
introverted idiot Hamlet, now I have to find
some other prince...



Portrayed in this charmingly gruesome photo
is one of my granddaughters in her self-made
Galadriel garb holding an Orc head they had made
with papier mache to be gruesomely re-slaughtered
by young and old alike whilst dangling from a branch
in the wild wood. The task to be accomplished
blindfolded by whacking it with a stout stick.
The combination of a solid crust and many misses
led to inordinate merriment. Once you made contact,
the stick was passed on. Most of us were doubled
up at my sister's valiant attempts with a broken
umbrella much like Hagrid's wand. My sister was the
senior family member present, and a minister of
religion, but game as a pebble.
We take our fun where we find it and are adept at
combining Shakespeare and Lord of the Rings with
Harry Potter or anyone else we care to enlist.

This was the nearest I came up with , with a
bit of poetic licence, skipping a few of my first
soft focus efforts with a tiny digital camera.

I'm supposed to pick four bloggers to tag,
so here goes, Amanda, Gemma, Michelle and
Ruth. Over to you girls and good luck!