Gotta Love Spring

Just a week into Spring and I'm already enjoying the fresh produce our garden is generating!
Our tomato plants are covered with ripening tomatoes and flowers. The citrus trees are also still covered in fruit and beginning to flower again. The other fruit trees are all in flower, our veggie patch is doing well and our three chooks are doing a great job at laying their eggs.

In the basket are eggs, tomatoes, lemonade fruit and some springs of rosemary. Beside is the last pumpkin from our vine this year and a giant custard apple from our tree.

Day Trip - the beach

My Mum and I drove down to the beach during the week. There's lots of popular beaches but we chose one you can only get to by 4WD. Because of the high tide the previous night there was no way you could drive in without getting bogged, but it's only a km through the mud flats and mangroves to reach the ocean so we walked in by foot. Here's some of the interesting things I photographed on our day trip -

Some pretty pink flowers growing on the mud flats.

A big clawed crab ready to dive into his burrow.

A gorgeous wild sunflower against the cloudless blue sky.

Another pretty little crab found on the track through the mangroves.

A crab hole whose occupant obviously doesn't have flood insurance.

A red Yabby warning me not to get too close.

Spikey shell we found along the beach.

Pretty coconut tree.

Pied Oystercatcher along the waterfront.

Red-capped plover darting across the sand.

Sooty Oystercatcher taking off into the surf.

The perfect end to a perfect day at the beach.

March in Instagram

Last month I didn't get up to much, but there were a few highlights I can share.

Scored majorly at the op-shops!

Went on a 4WD adventure around our area.

Bought some new lizards!

Enjoyed the benefits of all the rain we had in February.

Hung out with my beautiful animals.

Bought some stuff from my favourite store, Typo.

Got a bad cold. Which is why I didn't do too much this month.

Here's to April being a lot better than March!

February in Instagram

This month just flew by! Wait, I said that about last month, didn't I? Doesn't help that this month is a couple days shorter than the rest.
This month I...
Photographed some of my favourite stuff and drank a lot of coffee.

Fled the floods.

Harmonized with nature.

Had some interesting new friends visit.

Went shopping. A lot!

Hung out with friends.

Did some embroidery and bought a new quilt.

Enjoyed and laughed at my fur babies antics.

What did you do this past month?

Instagram

1.Cricket. 2.mini handmade bunting. 3.new thrifted ceramic deer. 4.blue-faced honey-eaters. 5.pitcher plant. 6.storm clouds over maccas. 7.bathing cap in shop window. 8.reupholstered chair and cushion in shop. 9.port wine magnolia flower. 10.KC the Maine Coon cat.

weird little eco system

While walking in the gardens, I found clinging to a weeping paperbark branch this little ball of plants.

I've only seen one before. I thought it was a flower because it was all dried out but with this one you can tell that it was different from everything else. It was getting its water supply from the branch (well twig really) of the paperbark tree.

A weird little eco system all in a world of it's own, complete with spider and web!

Google wasn't any help. Does Anyone know what these little plants are? They remind me of bromeliads.

Welcome Spring!!

Oh how I've missed you, Spring, with your warm sunny days.

Welcome back!
What have you missed about Spring?

A week in Instagram

1. Oscar. 2. Clouds. 3. My new Owl lampshade from Target. 4. Homemade chicken lasagna. 5. Japanese orchid flower. 6. Trip to the beach. 7. Pasta for tea. 8. Succulents in my garden.

A walk in the park

revealed some interesting bits and pieces that were gathered together and photographed.It's very wet and the mozzies are nuts this time of year.I use OFF spray, it's the only thing that helps keep them away. What's your defense against mozzie bites?