Sunday Selections #615

 

 

 

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 for a change I/we had a couple of small outings.  I am still adapting to my new normal and both of us have acquired 'summer colds'.  I was feeling ground down and demanded a roo fix.  And fix me it did.

The collar on that kangaroo indicates that she is part of the contraceptive program for that area.

Himself has a birthday coming up and I went on a shopping expedition.  Cutting down an alley way between some shops I was delighted with this mural of stylised emus.  Emus are often called meyous in this household after hearing a work colleague's young daughter call them that.

I am finishing up this week's selections with a delightful sunset.  

 I hope you find a fix for anything that ails you this week.

Sunday Selections #549

 

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 I am mostly posting photos from home again.  We are still in lockdown.

Waiting outside the chemist for prescriptions to be filled (goodness what an exciting outing) I spotted this mural.

 

It is outside an Early Learning Centre and I liked that it avoided cliches about carer's gender and about nationality.  The garden beside it was cheery too - and has tulips in bud.

 I have spent a lot of the week in our garden.  Weeding (much more to be done) and just wandering.  Ours is not an 'ordered' garden.  Himself likes plants in rows and indeed plants them that way.  I plant between, behind and in front of his rows.  They are still there - but I cannot see them.

Starting with the colour which was very evident even on a foggy morning.

Then to another orchid which is blooming.  I was particularly pleased to see this one.  Years ago we bought it for a friend's birthday.  Before we could give it to her a certain cat (who sometimes answers to Jazz) batted it all round the kitchen and knocked every single bud and bloom from it.  We bought our friend something different and put it outside.  Where it sulked.  This year for the first year since it has flowered.

I will finish this post with a plethora of other photos from the gardenjungle.

You will notice that the daffodil in the photo above has been chewed.  I suspect that the snail (or his relatives) on the jonquils (also in that photo) may have had something to do with that.

I am blown away by the incredible variety of daffodils that are available now.

My mother always grew grape hyacinths too.  It was my first mondegreen (when she talked about them I always heard grey pythons and couldn't understand where the name came from).  I now have some snowy white ones too and hope to take a successful photo of them soon.

I hope your week is filled with colour, with texture, with scent and with joy.