Sunday Selections #565

 

 

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files. 

Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image. 

The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle. 

 

The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.

  

I usually run with a theme. It is Boxing Day here, the day after Christmas Day.  Boxing Day was originally celebrated as a day to give gifts to the poor.  It is now predominantly a shopping day with HUGE sales.  Even before covid hit it had very limited (no) appeal.  That appeal has now diminished even further, and I will avoid it like the plague it is no doubt spreading. 

Instead I am going to show you yet more snippets from home.

 

Starting with a bird that was looking in at me early one morning a few days ago.  It is a crested pigeon, and I think a subtle charmer.  And oh, what pink feet it has.

Then to my usual plethora of photos from the garden, which has been sadly neglected.  It shows too.  Over the coming  weeks I will have to weed my heart out.  Early, before the heat ramps up.

I really like these succulents and have a lot of them.  The pink one was a gift from a blogging friend (thank you dinahmow).  I worried that it would find it hard to adapt to our very different climate, but after a slow start it has settled in nicely.

 

You will notice that there are a LOT of lilies coming into bloom.  Here on the screen they won't trouble sensitive noses and sinuses.

This scarlet bromeliad struck me as particularly Christmassy, so it formed part of my gift to himself.

Some of our well used compost bins with tree dahlias reaching for the sky behind them.

The jet trails are a sign that (very slowly) our borders are opening up again.

Gazanias are such cheerful blooms.

This is our front veranda, a cool haven on hot days.

One of the last of the double poppies. There are plenty of seed heads for me to collect and broadcast later.

I do hope that your days are packed with colour and beauty.