Category: Australia

Hydrangea

June 26, 2021

Noticed this more unusual bloom on one of my hydrangea plants. It’s tiny compared to the other flowers

Silly me. It was late last night when I called it a geranium. I must have been tired.

For Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)

Winter solstice

June 24, 2021

I’m glad the winter solstice has come and gone… Hopefully it will be a little lighter when I drag myself out of bed in the morning, Although the solstice doesn’t mean the coldest days of the year, around here it has been particularly damp and gloomy, not at all condusive to taking photos outside.

I did manage to find a spiderweb and some particularly unattractive fruit. Come on Spring!

My Abutilon

June 22, 2021

were grown from tiny cuttings. They struggled to survive the summer, even though they were watered well. While in my very damp glasshouse they thrived, but they didn’t like being moved out. They’re starting to look a little happier now. And so they should.. mid winter.

For Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Roadside Phragmites

June 21, 2021

I went out looking for birds. There weren’t many around so I chose a different focus for today. I loved these ‘weeds’ blowing in the wind, by the side of the road.

Thanks to Audrey’s amazing knowledge of local flora and fauna I can now identify it.

“Phragmites is a genus of four species of large perennial reed grasses found in wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world. Nesting places for Reed Warblers and Australian Bittern.”