Sunday Selections #655

 

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. This week it is mostly snippets from home.  My apologies but I am tired to the bone at the moment and am doing some of the essentials and then retiring back to bed.  Sometimes several times a day.

I dropped off my bag for the #itsintheBag drive, and was pleased to see quite a few others.  I was even more pleased when the receptionist told me that others had already gone to the charity.

I continue to delight in the early morning.

We have had some hot days (too hot for me) so my garden work is limited to the early morning.  This succulent/cactus is blazing and gives me joy.

The double poppies are special too.

I hope you find beauty and joy this week.

Sunday Selections #559

 

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 has been wet here again.  Sometimes very wet.  In a brief interlude in the rain we headed down to Scrivener Dam.  As we expected there was water coming over the spillway - and I expect there is more now.

Of course I took photos of reflections in the puddles too.

 And here is a brief video (15 seconds) of the sound and fury.

 

While we were in the neighbourhood we went down to the lake.

The stormwater drains were running freely - and again will be running higher now.

 There were damp kangaroos, and ducks (perfect weather for them) and a pelican hunched up and going nowhere too.

The kangaroos were quite wet, but (as usual) relaxing as only kangaroos or cats can.

Despite the grey days, there is still plenty of colour in our garden.  So in a very brief dry interlude I headed out.

I said that the Alstroemeria were starting to bloom didn't I?  They are trying hard to take over this bed.

I adore these double poppies and save the seeds to broadcast them every year.

My commenting woes continue - though this morning I have (intermittently) been able to comment more often.  I have most problem on blogs with embedded comments and often cannot comment at all.  I apologise to all those who I have not left a message to say that I have been by and read your posts.  I have alerted the blogger boffins but so far they are diligently not responding.

I hope your week to come is blooming marvellous.

 

Sunday Selections #451

  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.     This has been a busy week and our house guest is still with us - which my excuse for being lazy.  Most of today's photos are from our garden (again).  I will try and do better next week.

Starting with something I saw on a trip into town.

How I wish it was that easy.

And the next photo was from the next stage of that trip.

 Any day with a rainbow is automatically made better.

And back to the garden.

Yet another cymbidium Orchid.  I am pleased to see it.  The vandals snipped off the flower spike before it opened last year.

A 'sumo' lilium emerging.  It is going to be huge.

The first of the Bearded Iris.

A dandelion and a Dutch Iris flowering side by side.  Oops.  This gardener's work is never done.  Or even nearly done.
 

Despite planting it I cannot remember what this delicate little charmer is, and its tag seems to have gone missing.  Hopefully I will remember its name soon.

I hope your week is filled with colour.  Our house guest leaves late today, and I have an optometrist visit and some tests tomorrow but hope to return to normalacy after that.