Sunday Selections #358

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.  River is having a blog break at the moment (and will be missed), so I am keeping the meme warm in her absence. 
 
Like River I usually run with a theme.  This week?  Sort of.  I have had a difficult few weeks.  A family member has a life threatening/life changing medical condition to deal with.  It is getting hotter by the day and my MS is thriving in the heat.  And this busy time and my inability to say no is doing my head in.

However my special talent (you know the one we all have) is as an appreciator.  Appreciating the big and small wonders (and a black sense of humour) keeps me more or less afloat.

So here are some of the things I have appreciated (muchly) this week.

 Ellie Foster  is a blogger I follow.  Like me she is a reader and a gardener.  Unlike me, she is a dedicated, talented and creative crafter.  Earlier this year she started making felt sheep.  I fell in love with them, and she very generously sent me a pair - which arrived on a black day this week.  I love them.  Himself loves them.  And we have put them firmly out of Jazz's reach.  The hand-made card which accompanied them is proudly on display too.

I have been revelling in the sky too.

Our night-flowering cactus also gave me joy.  It only lasts a day, and I was fortunate enough to notice it was about to come out.  And document the beauty.

I am so very lucky.
There are more photos (of course) from Hyper Real, but I will post them later. 

Sunday Selections #202

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. Charitably speaking rather a lot of things in my life are cactus at the moment - so it is just as well that this one flowered so beautifully.

The blooms are perfumed and big - larger than my hand.  They only last for twenty-four hours or so, but I think they look interesting on their way out as well...

Sunday Selections #152

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.

Like River, I generally run with a theme.  We have some cacti in a pots (rather a lot of cacti) on the front veranda.  The largest are prickly pillars which bite the unwary.  And are kept because every so often they flower spectacularly.  A flower which is bigger than my hand, scented, and lasts a day or two.


And this year, for the first time in more than ten years, we got not one flower, but two.  Embiggening will give you some of the stamens in their glory.