“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” – Audrey Hepburn This is for Sunshine’s Macro Monday Challenge- A bouquet of flowers
Tag: CEE’s FOTD Challenge
Peach Chrysanthemums
“Flowers are like friends; They bring color to your world.” – Unknown Chrysanthemums have a great variety of colours of blooms. It blooms from late summer to autumn. Saw this on the side of the road when we were all still free to roam around. That time seems ages ago, when in fact it was…
The Different Colours of the Hydrangeas
“I must have flowers, always, always.” – Monet A few days ago, my friends and I decided to go for a walk in the beautiful and luscious gardens of George Tindale Memorial Gardens in the Dandenong Ranges. I love their massive collection of Hydrangeas. It is so fascinating to look at all the variety of…
Where Flowers Bloom
“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” – Gerard de Nerval This is for Cee’s FOTD Challenge and for Sunshine’s Macro Monday Challenge. They are flower that I saw in the botanical gardens.
A Weird Looking Plant…
“The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.” – Michael Pollan It was a long weekend here in Australia and this is what Australians do … go and have long drives, have a weekend away with friends, eat out with family… My husband and Some friends went to the…
Raindrops on Roses
“Everybody wants happiness, and nobody wants pain, but you can’t have a rainbow without a little rain.” – Zion Lee
Metal Flowers
“Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.” – Ralph Waldo Emmerson It was a great day yesterday for a drive along the scenic Mount Dandenong. I found these metal beauties in the nursery in the middle of the town of Sassafra. This is for Sunshine’s Macro Monday…
Of Blooms and Pancakes
“Happiness is mother and daughter time.” – unknown Pat, my baby, doesn’t live with us anymore. So it is during this rare time that I treasure her company most. This morning, we had a daughter – mum bonding time, when we went for brunch at our favourite cafe and had a bit of a walk…
Faded Orange Flowers
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly your whole life would change” – Buddha I saw these flowers at the botanical gardens. This is for Sunshine’s Macro Monday – Orange Flowers and for Cee’s FOTD Challenge – Orange Flowers
From a bud to a Lovely Purple Bloom …
“Wishing you smiles, hugs and lots of purple”- unknown Princess Flower (Tibouchina) is a tropical plant with vibrant purple flowers and “fuzzy” leaves that will bloom all season. This is for Cee’s Flower of the Day – Princess Flower and for Sunshines’s Macro Monday – Princess Flowers
At the Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens
“A garden isn’t meant to be useful. It’s for joy.Rumer Godden found in Power of Simple Living by Ellyn Sanna” ― Rumer Godden The Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens in Daylesford, Australia is an amazing garden built on top of an extinct volcano. If I had known this, in the light of recent volcanic eruptions in New Zealand and in…
Country Side Daylesford
“You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.” – Dr Seuss This is my first post, after taking a bit of a break during Christmas and New Year. Took this photo on our short trip to Daylesford, the spa capital of Victoria. This is for Cee’s FOTD Challenge – Orange Flowers in…
12 photos for 12 months
“The best things in life are the people you love, the places you’ve seen and the memories you’ve made along the way.” – unknown It is nearly the end of 2019 and oh how time flies. I will be having a short break for this busy time of the year but before that I want…
Red Roses – Macro Shots
“Happiness is a choice. SHORT STORY.” – Happy Pills #29 A red rose stands for passion, desire, romance and true love. The red rose is the classic “I Love You” rose. These are roses for Sunshine’s Macro Monday – The I Love You Rose and for Cee’s FOTD Challenge- The I Love You Rose
