Rainbow Lorikeets Pt 4

Oops, I'm being watched!

Rainbow Lorikeets Pt 3

Mmmmmmm................................ it tastes better further down.

Rainbow Lorikeets Pt 2

Mmmmm.........................

Rainbow Lorikeets Pt 1

Rain, Hail, Or Shine?

Mother Nature sure is handing it out lateley. Yesterday it was hail. For over 10 minutes it pumelled my garden & left an icey white blanket in it's wake. Lucky it was only small so the damage was minimal.

The roses have lost most of their petals.



The geranium baskets were covered in it,

and so were the orchids. The positives are that everything got an icey drink, and the ikky red dust has finally been washed away.

Dust, Dust, Dust & Still More Dust

It's spring, & that usually means unstable weather. Yestrday was hot, humid & ikky, the kind of day that will only end in a storm, which it did. Great, cooling rain , cooling wind, & a clear perfect sky the next day. How wrong could I be? Instead we have dust! Thick red dust! From western NSW. Ikky horrible stuff that will not let me breath outside. All the windows are shut, the shutters are still down, and there are draft stoppers at every door, all trying to keep out this fine, red, gritty, ikky dust. The news reports this morning are saying it is the biggest one ever. I have seen dust storms before, only one mind you, but not like this, and never in Sydney. I wonder what Mother Nature will give us next.

New Growth

The shrub roses are shooting.

The First of the Roses

The first rosebud of the new season comes from my climbing rose on the side fence. So far the only one, but I am sure there will be others soon to follow judging by all the new pink growth that is happening.

The First of the Orchids

My orchids are starting to bloom. This is the first one, just about open.

Winter... Or Is It Spring?

We are in July aren't we? Well, that's what the calendar tells me. July in Sydney usually means lots of coats, scarves, boots, in fact anything to keep away the freezing cold winds that blow off the snow. Anyone in Sydney over the last few days would think that we are in late spring. The days have been nothing but glorious. Temps in the 20's, in fact 23 yesterday. How is that in the middle of winter! Normally we are lucky to make 15 deg. We still have another 6 weeks of winter to go so surely this weather will break soon. I'll enjoy the sun while I can.