Saturday, October 22, 2011

Spring Babies




Just when I thought our poppies had popped their last, these two tiny poppies burst into colour atop their long thin stems. I'm amazed at their delicate little cups.




One of the blue wren fledglings lost its way, long enough for me to catch a photo, before following it's father frantic cheeps into the safely of the plumbago bush.




Little "Friend or Foe?" turned out to be a katydid and kept growing, as did the number of holes in my flower petals.....




A new resident in our yard, a juvenile blue tongue lizard, sure to keep our garden snail free.




Growing between some bricks, I love the delicate curves and the tenacity of this fern. There are several other varieties of ferns performing similar habitat creation amongst the brickwork.

A taste of the extraordinary things happening in our rather ordinary yard over the last week, each of which could have easily been completely overlooked.

Sharing at Weekend Reflections, Our World Tuesday, Communal Global, World Bird Wednesday.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Have You Ever....




Looked deep into the heart of a marigold....




and been amazed by what you have found?







Have you ever noticed how this.....




turns into this?





The humble marigold,




beautiful from every angle,




becomes pure gold in the setting sun.....

Fresh revelations for me as I grow my own for the first time. Have you ever?

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Apple Blossoms













One of the joys I look forward in our garden each spring is watching our apple tree come into bloom. This is the third spring since we planted our apple tree and we've not yet had an edible apple from it, and maybe never will as our climate is a little too warm for apples. I still love our apple tree for it's delicate blossoms and the structure it adds to our backyard. If it ever produces yummy apples that will be a bonus.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

This Evening




A short pleasant walk, just five of us.....and a camera!

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Monday, October 17, 2011

The Last Two







Watching poppies grow and bloom in my garden for the first time has been a sheer delight for me. Here are the last two for the season. I hope to grow even more next year.

(If you want to see my other poppy posts, enter "poppies" into the "Search This Blog" box in the right hand column.
 I really had fun snapping away at them.)

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