Friday flowers...sort of

I just had to start with this photo of the sunrise I took just a few minutes ago. How beautiful and no, I did not intensify the colour, that's how bright it was. Of course it's gone now, dissolved into a pale yellow and blue.

Well, on to Friday Flowers...sort of...

Okay, so not exactly flowers, but who's making the rules here?

I missed autumn this year on my blog but I did take these pics outside work the other day when it was still autumn.

What unusual fruit, or are they seed pods on this plane tree.

Very sculptural.

Can you believe it's winter already? In Hobart it has been chilly but lovely and clear. Are you all keeping warm? (Hi to those of you moving into summer).

I have to say I don't mind winter - I enjoy seeing the contrasts of all the seasons. It would be a bit boring for me if the weather was the same all the time. No risk of that in Tasmania!!

Happy Friday to you all :)

xx

Coming and going

While on the other side of the world spring is in full swing, here in Australia we are heading through autumn into winter. I am tidying up the garden and getting ready for spring to come along with hundreds of bulbs I have planted (I've almost got the job done). These are my very rustic looking sunflower heads that flowered over summer. I've mulched their stems and the heads will be heading of to my Dad to feed to his birds (I'll keep a handful to plant again this year). I tried a sunflower seed yesterday and it tasted great.

I just loved the dried up textures and so thought, "they need their photo taken". Lyn thought I was mad, but then he often has that thought...

Have a great week!

Autumn scenes + Birthday wishes

I popped into the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens today for a quick look at the autumn trees. The sunlight through the leaves was amazing. It is a beautiful, still autumn day.

It is also my sister Rachael's birthday. She is home with a bad cold so that's not much fun.

Happy Birthday Rachael!! xx