Annie's Blog

we finally were able to drive to the beach the day before I left for home.. the sea looked very angry right on the sand dunes , these pretty little pink flowers were poking their way through...  very very pretty, even Master Four thought they were great. when I got back and was editing the photos I took, I remembered I had a neighbor who grew up in Gympie and called these flowers, Aunty Dot's weed! Aunty Dot was her sister! look how strong the ocean was! the family found a more sheltered place to have a little swim.. then we went to Moffatt Beach and ate our fish and chips as the sun went down...very nice.. A nice little time to spend at the beach after a wild few days of the cyclonic influence going past.. and before I finally had some way of returning home, luckily by bus and trains,  as they had started moving again by then! I found less mess at home than I had expected, no flooding downstairs but no power on, which was a little frustrating....

a few flowers from one of my morning walks this week...the red one on the left is from the poinciana...a great spreading tree...it is only in later life that I have realized and noticed the one odd white speckled leaf that it has! and a trip to the hairdresser, and a small delay, led to my taking photos in the tiny little park there.... petunias and nasturtium.... the delicate little white flower above I know not the real name...the lady down the road used to call them Aunty Dot's weed! And certainly they look like they may grow prolifically in the right conditions! some more of the daylilies... lovely colors, and they remind me of my mother...she was very keen on daylilies...and had many lovely ones in her gardens towards the end of her life! and these little pink and white pentas were quite lovely too! bright cheerful little white daisies..and dipladenias... Quite a cheerful little spot really...which is what you will find if you go and click on the Today's Flowers button...a...