May, Junia, July

I gave birth to this beautiful little girl on the 26th of May.
We called her Junia Theosebia.
Here are our days together;
The mornings are cool. The sky is so blue. We soak in the sunshine gladly. We picnic.

Flowers are bountiful. Good food is abundant. Life is full and messy and rich. I am grateful.

Jasmine

We are on the edge of Winter becoming Spring. The sweet, heady smell of Jasmine fills the air and takes me back to moments of my childhood at Mt Nebo. I love the way that memories are tied up in smells. The Jasmine climbing over our wire makes this one of the most beautiful (and fragrant) garages in all of Brisbane. In fact, it is almost too lovely to park cars in here. Sadly the Jasmine is now coming to the end of flowering but other things in the garden are getting ready for spring and and before we know it, summer. I heard the first of the summer cicadas chirping in the park yesterday, and the local mango trees now have flowers.

Brisbane Winter

 

I love Brisbane in Winter;
yellow pompoms and silver foliage

blue skies

citrus in abundance
bare frangipani trees
birthday breakfasts
woolen snuggles
dappled light
reading in the afternoon sun, a rusty tin roof against the sky
orange cascade
snowflake flowers
party banners
pass the parcel on a picnic rug
gum blossum buds
wattle like baby corn

a sunny morning coffee spot

yellow gold

a local orchard, a shedding tree

glorious sunsets