Wednesday was a public holiday here in Australia, so my husband and I spent some time in the garden in the afternoon. We had over 300 bulbs to get into the ground, in preparation for Spring. The weather has begun to cool down, although we still haven't had a lot of rain here. Been the driest Summer/Autumn period in our region for quite sometime. A … [Read more...] about Preparing for Spring
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Ladybugs and larvae
I didn't know, till yesterday, that ladybugs actually develop from larvae. Never even occurred to me, but it was because I noticed some on our powdery mildew zucchini leaves and saw they were the same colour as the ladybugs that I thought I'd do some research on this. There were lots of ladybugs and several larvae on our mildew covered zucchini … [Read more...] about Ladybugs and larvae
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As a photographer, it's always lovely when your work gets recognised, even if in just a small way. There's a satisfaction and glow in knowing that someone else appreciates your work. This week I got a lovely surprise when I received an email to say one of my images had been featured in an article by Gurushots about 41 Exquisitely Curvy Shots. I … [Read more...] about Featured image
Seeing the little things
Went out for the purpose of finding small things in the garden late this afternoon. So glad I did. Saw all sorts of insects I hadn't noticed before, some new flowers popping up and also this beautiful Spotted Sedge Skipper Butterfly - quite small and quite beautiful, don't you think? I love seeing butterflies in Summer in our garden and love … [Read more...] about Seeing the little things
Lilies in flower
Our lilies are opening up now. Often referred to as Christmas lilies because of the time of year we have two different colours out right now and waiting for others to open. This one is huge, I don't remember it being so big last year. Looks amazing in our front garden. We have others down in the paddock and in our back yard too, but none of … [Read more...] about Lilies in flower