Sunday Selections #775

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 reverting to type again this week and am mostly in our garden (or looking up and down the street).  It is still autumn here (which I am revelling in) but parts of the garden are confused.

Starting with autumn glory.

 Other parts of the garden say that winter is here.

There are pockets where it is still summer.

 

And in other places Spring is well on the way.

This volunteer plant blooms in numerous spots in the garden all year round - much to Batty and Odie's displeasure.

Whatever your season I hope you find colour and beauty in it.

Sunday Selections #625

 

 

 

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 mentioned last week that autumn is officially here.  And she is confused the city over not just in our garden. Some trees are blazing with autumnal colour, some are yet to change and there are still flowers in bloom.

Come walk with me, first in the city, and then in my street.

I do appreciate the relatively recent tendency to hide renovation work behind murals rather than simply boarding the building up.

Now to our street.

I hope you find colour and beauty in your week.

And in other news, Batty goes back to the vet tomorrow.  We have every hope and expectation that he will be passed as clear to rejoin the rest of the household.  I wonder how Odie will cope? While he has been missing Batty he has also enjoyed having the house and our attention to himself.

Sunday Selections #328

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.
 
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life.  The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River.  Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
 
Like River I usually run with a theme.  This week I am returning to autumnal magic.  Coming back from town after a Lifeline shift I noticed that the Manchurian Pears had exploded into colour.  I thought about it, and decided that we would get the 'best' view from the water.  So we took yet another lake cruise.

And were very, very lucky.  I woke himself up much earlier than he likes.  It was bright and sunny but while he had his breakfast coffee the clouds rolled in.  He suggested postponing the trip (and going back to bed).  I resisted, and with a lemon-lipped driver at the wheel we headed off.

The clouds got thicker and thicker as we drove across town.  And miraculously cleared while we were on the water.

Settle in for my usual extravananza of photos.

Still quite cloudy, and the colours are dim.

Cormorants soaking up the almost non-existent (at that time) sun.

The clouds were starting to break up.

I was amazed at how 'low in the water' the cormorants swim.  They look rather like sea monsters...

Some of the machurean magic.

The sculpture garden from a different perspective.

Don't the golden poplars look like candles?

That is the Chinese embassy in the background.

It was a delightful outing.  I mentioned that we had a treat planned for the Thursday which has just gone.  Signs up at the yatch club said that on Thursday mornings we could take a cruise in the opposite direction to the Governor General's residence and disembark and wander through the gardens.  Sadly they lied.  This is indeed a trip we can take - but it is very occasional.  So a treat yet to come.