Orchids Conference in my garden

This is just a small collection of the cymbidiums
now featuring in my garden

Craggles

Orchids in September Flush

Words are inadequate to describe the colour, shape and attraction
My Cymbidiums are uplifting..with their freckly faces and their sticky stamens

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Blue Iris...pulchritudinous

Early this morning at 6.20 am I scanned my garden and found a sole single
Blue Iris had erupted in my Parsley patch
It is such a magnificent flower...yellow tongue and blue blue petals

Who needs money to make you feel so elated....visual enrichment does me fine

Craggles

What a Swan Song it is....GF 2005 goes to Sydney

Without starting a conspiracy theory to rival the brown Da Vinci Code
the AFL has just signed itself a blank sponsor cheque in A$$$$$...

Sydney Swans prevail in titanic hand wrestle to snatch the 2005 AFL Granny

Congrats to all their supporters
Craggles

All roads lead to the "G"

Once again its that oneday in September....
the quiet of Yarra Park will be broken by ...AUSSIE RULES.

Opposing teams from Perth and Sydney will fight to the death
for the AFL 2005 Premiership Cup.

People love any chance to get onto the hallowed turf...where Bradman and Ponsford and Cuthbert and Zatopek performed like deities and where Plugger ,Hirdy , Aka and Skilts all stove for glory...and the seagulllooking for an odd morsel left from the hungry hord.

Smells like September
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Rural Rollerbales

Last years meagre pasture growth produced these quiescent Rollerbales.
They will be distributed to livestock in next few months as the young are weaned
They look so restful..will only take a few days for their beautiful form to be disfigured by rampant ruminants

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Like ROYKSOPP..

Have a listen to this visual cornucopia....49 days by ROYKSOPP (can you listen to a visual???)..you know what I mean anyow.
The clip is interesting

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Low Slung for GUYS...erhh?

Had hoped we were over the low cut jean thing....always feel sorry for those fashion victims[you know the yng girls and boys bw 14-18]
Well now thanks to Dulce [spelt incorrectly..heck whats a vowel between folks] we have PUBIC PANTS

Scream you may do...butt crack rearing its shadowy depths again in the name of fashion

But for those of us who thanks to genetic allocation have no butt they are so not de rigueur.
At least Joe can show off BOADICEA's chariot wheels and those furious horses' hooves..hehehe

Craggles..another fashion refugee

The Broadsheet is 30 m tall

On your travels you may have passed this rather unique artwork that adorns the grounds of the AGE in Melbourne at Tullamarine

You can see it clearly on your LHS as you travel from Melbourne Airport Tullamarine towards the city

It looks even better of an evening...

Craggles

Nature is the Architect that nears PERFECTION

For 3 weeks from mid to last week in August , my home is host to this floral display.
As I pass by this tree every evening, prunus scent wafts delightfully around me
And in 6 weeks we will eat her tart fruit..cant wait
Craggles

They Hissed at me until...

Fancy seeing these little darlings on my travels....
but down by the ornamental lakes near home
there they were preening their feathers
whilst one stood gaurd
They greeted me with a collective HIIIISSSSSSS!.....Hisssy Fit no doubt
What with their neck stretched out and all the noise they took on reptilian
disguise...very intimidating ..partic now I am lying on my side next to them

They can be awful ..but I like them

Craggles

Floral Theme Continues

Maybe its just the overpowering waxy smell or the brilliant display of golden wonder ..whatever it is the flowering Acacia with its waxy leathery leaves and its myriad of yellow pom poms never ceases to attract me to it
Its short but brilliant expose announces Spring is soon to arrive

Craggles