my daily pix # 12

[forestdale]

Hi ladies, I'm back with my pix!

I've been busy gardening these past couple of days. The east coast of Australia, where I live, is in the grips of a very bad drought. We've had a couple of nights and days of rain but it hasn't been enough yet to really soak the soil and get things growing again. All around here there is brown grass and dying plants. You can see by my first pic what I'm talking about. This garden would normally be green and very lush at this time of year. This is the last area I have to weed before summer. Over the white trellis is a pink wisteria that is just getting its first leaves. There is no sign of flowers yet, maybe it's going to be another casuality of the drought. I hope not.

Of course, things are never as grim as we assume they are. You can see from my second pic that I'm still able to pick a little posy of spring flowers for my kitchen. This posy is showing sweet peas, sage, and the first of the fragrant stocks. What you can't see, but can in pix #3, are nastursiums, maiden hair fern (which grows wild here), little daisies and pansies.

[forestdale]

Spring has sprung.

[forestdale]

My favourite kind of flower arrangement. A natural bunch of assorted flowers plopped into a jug.

[pita1213]

very pretty flowers! i keep forgetting your seasons are opposite ours in the us. yuo're getting ready for summer while we get ready for winter. please post pics of your flowers as they bloom so those of us in the colder places can see some lovely things growning.

[DaisyLady]

Beautiful flowers Bethany, thank goodness you are back with your pictures. I was missing your dailies
Things here are starting to turn to fall colours and the leaves are starting to fall on the ground.

[Julia Kimber]

We are still very short of water here in Perth, Bethany even though we have had a very wet winter. There's even a chance of hail tomnorrow!!
I love the flowers, a lot of our native shrubs are flowering now.
Julia

[PrairieRose]

Beautiful picks Bethany! If you need rain, I'll send my dd#2 to wash your car. It *almost* always works here. We've even considered hiring her out during dry spells (Keep in mind that she's a poor college student so some sort of arrangement for airfare and lodging would need to be in order before hand.... )

[Jayne]

Pretty pix Bethany!!!! Keep em coming!!!! Soon things here will be dying back and getting cold!!!!

[SewCrafty]

Lovely pics Bethany! That flower arrangement is gorgeous!

[simplemom]

Those are lovely flowers, Bethany! Thanks for the pics--they are sunshine in my days.

[voodidit]

Beautiful flowers! We are getting the backlash of Hurricane frances here, they have evacuated part of the county and there is no school today,so here are a couple of wet pictures for you!

 

[voodidit]

My poor car siting in the rain

 

[forestdale]

Wow, that's some car, Angie! It's great to get a pictorial response - and a wet one too. how great is that!

Lisa, maybe I could get some sort of government funding for your DD and she could tour the state washing cars as she goes. We sure could use the rain.

Chriss, Lucie and everyone, thanks for your kind thoughts. It's fun doing this when I know you like seeing the pix. News flash! it's supposed to rain today so who knows what the pic will be today. Stay tuned.

[Katybird]

I love the beautiful posies. I hope you get some rain soon. What type of trees do you have in your yard? I love the leaves, they almost look fernlike.