Week 7 - Beauty of Flowers
"A single flower with it’s beauty has the ability to lift our spirits and bring a sense of happiness to our souls. The sheer sight of flowers can evoke feelings of excitement, positivity and enhance our well being. This week take a moment to bring a little happiness to your soul and enhance your well being."
I thought I'd share some of the last remaining flowers in our yard this Summer. Although the temperatures have been mild, it's been very dry here in the Hills, so everything is dead or near enough. Australia is the driest continent on the map and South Australia is the driest state in Australia. So, after that lesson in geographical meteorology...
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| Lush green Potato Creeper |
The only thing flowering at our place at the moment is the Potato Creeper.It's doing its best to take over the back yard, even the shade from the Bay tree and the Walnut tree can't slow it down! Looks very tropical doesn't it? It's our very own oasis in the desert, all I need now is a pineapple cocktail with a little umbrella!
I must take you on a photographic tour of my Mum's garden, half an acre of cottage garden, fruit trees and a vegetable patch that fills two freezers with produce. The cutting from the creeper came from Mum's garden, she prunes hers into a hedge, I just let mine go wild!
