One: The sky is the colour of the inside of an oyster shell, much paler than it appears in my photo, for reasons that I don’t understand. It isn’t fog, or mist, it’s dust. Dust which has been present for two days. It couldn’t be called a dust storm, more a dust drift. Australia’s topsoil is…
Tag: Rose
A Tale of Six Roses: SoS October 27
This morning I stepped out over the dew dampened grass luxuriating in the early sun and relishing the peace of the neighbourhood before the lawn-mowing leaf-blowing brigade began their Saturday labours, before the dogs began to bark and the next door pool began its irritating whine. A garden is enchanting at that early hour of…
Six on Saturday, May 5th
The last two weeks have seen us touring around Victoria, and SoS wasn’t possible during that time. I wondered how the garden would look after a fortnight, but all was in order upon our return. Our watering system did its work well, as did a friend who kindly watered pot plants. Six on Saturday is…