It's mid winter here in Melbourne Australia and, for many people, it means a drab garden, not much colour here or there. Leaves have fallen, trees are bare, and not a lot of growth is happening. BUT, there are a lot of plants out there that do flower this time of year. Over time, my husband and I have worked towards ensuring we have flowers all the … [Read more...] about Flowers in the Winter
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Autumn Colour Almost Gone
Our Autumn colour is almost all gone, but we do have this lovely view in our driveway for now - but probably not for much longer. The sunlight shining through the cold air, producing a soft mist was quite attractive. That's the Liquidamber at the top of the driveway on the left. In the middle is our willow tree, highlighted by the winter setting … [Read more...] about Autumn Colour Almost Gone
Winter work on a Sunday
Late winter here in the hills of Melbourne, Australia. We've had some pretty windy weather this winter. Usually that's in spring. Hoping that means it won't be so windy in the months to come. Over the past couple of days we've had 20mm of rain. Just over 40mm so far this month. Really at less than half of what's normal for the year to date. Our … [Read more...] about Winter work on a Sunday
Daily walks around the garden
It is the custom of my husband and I to take daily walks around our property. We both work at home, and are at computers a lot of that time, so we make sure we get outside, get some fresh air and vitamin D and some exercise too. I rarely ever walk outside without a camera in hand, or, at the very least, my Samsung S8. But most times it's one of my … [Read more...] about Daily walks around the garden