Sunday Selections #583

 

 

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. Last week was difficult.  I am not well.  Jazz is not well.  Himself has to wait another three months before the multitudes of skin cancers on his forehead can be removed.  World news was also sad, bad, and sometimes infuriating.  I cannot change any of those things so, as I so often do, I turned to the skies and to nature for solace.

Our early mornings have been grey - but still beautiful.

I liked the lazy clouds lying in the valley below us as the sun rose.

The next day was foggy.  Quiet.  Still.  Peaceful.  When the fog finally cleared mid morning I demanded a trip to the lake for, among other things, a roo fix.

This old man roo is a muscular beast isn't he?  And look at those claws...

I liked the heart shaped spots on the clover (I think) leaves.

There was still quite a lot of cloud about, but the serenity of the lake and the reflections was heart-balm.

I hope you find beauty and solace in the week to come too.

Sunday Selections #582

 

 

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. I am sorry to say that for this week I am reverting to same old, same old.

I continue to delight in the early morning sky.  Dawn has not been breaking this week, but slipping in quietly.

They have not been dramatic starts to the day, but I think they are lovely.

The garden and I continue to be confused.  Our temperatures suggest that winter is just around the corner and we have had our first frost.  Just the same as well as autumnal fireworks we have patches of summer still hanging in, and rather lot of spring too.  Our wattles are in bud!!!  The buds are tightly furled but definitely there.  And Wattle Day (which I think would make a fine substitute for Australia Day) is not until September the first.

The two photographs above were taken very early.  I loved the way the colours popped in the emerging light and couldn't help thinking about Elton John's Candle in the Wind.

I really like the gold fish plant and have several of them in hanging pots.

The tree dahlias are hanging in and making a valiant display.  However our first frost burnt off some of the leaves and I suspect I will have to cut them down to ground level soon.

The peruvian lilies (alstoemeria) should not be flowering now.  No-one told them that.

Nor should this daisy (one of my favourites) be flowering now.

I love the yellow rose but notice that our wet summer and autumn means the dreaded 'black spot' is thriving.

This Japanese Iris was given to me by a neighbour.  He died several years ago, but I remember him fondly.

The frost affected tree dahlia - which I could not make sit where I wanted it in this post.

Confused or not, I hope your week is packed with beauty and joy.  As I prepare this post it is Election Day here in Australia.  I am hoping (fervently) for a change in government. 

Where are the Words for Wedneday 18/5/2022

 

This meme was started by Delores a long time ago.  Computer issues led her to bow out for a while.  The meme was too much fun to let go, and now Words for Wednesday is provided by a number of people and has become a movable feast.

 

Essentially the aim is to encourage us to write.  Each week we are given a choice of prompts: which can be words, phrases, music or an image.   What we do with those prompts is up to us:  a short story, prose, a song, a poem, or treating them with ignore...  We can use some or all of the prompts, and mixing and matching is encouraged. 

 

Some of us put our creation in comments on the post, and others post on their own blog.  I would really like it if as many people as possible joined into this fun meme, which includes cheering on the other participants.  If you are posting on your own blog - let me know so that I, and other participants, can come along and applaud.

 

This month Wisewebwoman was going to provide the prompts on her blog.  For the first two weeks of the months her prompts (which challenged us all) appeared here.  From this week they will be back on her blog, and I do hope you will go and visit her - and play.  

Sunday Selections #581

 

 

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. We had a very wet day last week.  The following morning was not wet precisely (though more rain was predicted), but it was certainly grey.  When I went out just after first light the sunrise was invisible, but I delighted in rain bejewelled leaves instead.  And yes, the tree dahlias are coming out more each day, and many of them are well over ten feet tall now.

 

As the day wore on it continued to be grey.  However I noticed that the autumnal colour really popped in our garden so I went for a damp walk.  As I so often say, come walk with me...
 

I loved that even on a damp day this bee had found the camellia.

When first I saw this fungi emerging from the leaf litter in a near neighbour's yard I thought they were plastic.  But no, they weren't.  There were at least half a dozen of them, with more coming up.  Captain Google suggests they are Baorangia bicolour and that they are edible.  I wasn't tempted.

Do you see what I mean about the abundance of colour, despite the grey day?

Late in the afternoon some more colour came by for a visit.  King parrots.  Himself fed them while I took photos.

I hope you find colour and joy in your week(s) too.