I only just realised a couple of weeks ago that the colours of the Bottle Brush are Christmas colours. At least of the red bottle brush, I’ve seen a pink one and another that’s close to purple. Shot this one just after the rain a few days ago.
Category: Flora
Spring flowers
The beauty of spring is well and truly with us now here in Victoria, Australia. These were taken at Cloudehill recently – a favourite place to visit. You can find out more about Cloudehill Nursery and grounds here. It makes me feel that I should be out in my own garden. They’re not forecasting too…
Beautiful day in Olinda
Went to Cloudehill today with friends and it was beautiful in spring colours!
Have you seen a bee so yellow?
This bee was in the Broom flower and totally laden with pollen. I’ve never seen a bee so yellow before 🙂
Spring flowers
The flowers are starting to show abundantly in our garden now, with the mix of Spring rains and sunshine. The garden looked drab throughout winter but has sprung to life again and has lots of colour. This is just a small selection – a beautifully rich dark purple Iris and white Lilies.
Small daisies in the lawn
With more sunshine now we’re getting lots of these small flowers popping up in the lawn. They look really lovely. Pity the lawn really needs cutting but they seem to pop up quickly again afterwards.
Wattle Blossom
As winter begins to fade and spring is emerging the wattle blossom is very prevalent all over the countryside, with its bright yellow showing up quite clearly between the greens and greys of the hillsides.
Dew drop
This delicate azalea had many dew drops on it one morning. Looked gorgeous in the morning sun. I particularly liked the one drop getting ready to leave the flower.
Early morning dew
We’ve had a few foggy mornings here that have looked beautiful as the sun rose. One morning there was really heavy dew outside and I couldn’t resist going out to take some photos as the sun highlighted the areas. This is on our plum tree which is in blossom. The web above was on this…
Red Tulip
A friend from church gave us a pot with red tulips in it a couple of weeks ago after the service. She wanted to bless us. The flowers are still out and one morning, as I sat in my office, I could see the sun shining on the flowers on our verandah. I just had…
A visit to Neville Arboretum
I visited the Arboretum during the week. Spring is definitely in the air. Cherry blossom is in display everywhere.
Grevillea on show
The Grevilleas are starting to flower in our area now. Lovely colours and intricate designs.