In The Company of Colour
Who doesn’t need a little colour in their lives? Or a lot? A recent visit to the annual Carnival of Flowers festival had me reflecting on the importance of […]
Who doesn’t need a little colour in their lives? Or a lot? A recent visit to the annual Carnival of Flowers festival had me reflecting on the importance of […]
Stop! Stop thinking you can to steal something simply because you covet it. What makes you think you’re entitled?! How dare you!! These thoughts have been a broken record in […]
Have you ever captured just a glimpse of something? A brief moment when something ordinary is lit in such a way as to offer an extra-ordinary perspective? I suspect this […]
It seemed to happen overnight, although it didn’t of course. These fronds of mine have been friends for years. I’ve been in my small apartment now for five years. And […]
You see it all the time – but do you take notice? On my walk this morning, I made a concerted effort to notice the way light played with shadows. […]
Each year I watch with breathless anticipation as the bulbs throw up flower buds on my Papilio. Thought to be near extinction in their native habitat in the tropical forests […]
Imagine my surprise when weeding  around some pots, I touched what I thought was a weed (what is a weed anyway but a plant growing in the wrong place?) And […]
I love banksias! An ideal plant for coastal areas, they just keep on giving. With dark leathery leaves and silvery undersides, they flower from late summer through to winter. Nectar […]
… purples, pinks, whites and especially greens. In fact, most any colour you can think of. While those of you in cooler climes enjoy the brilliant colouring of leaves […]
It’s tadpole time again! After the recent deluge we had in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Debbie, the drainage pools opposite my daughter’s house filled up. The grand-children watched hopefully, […]