...for my mother-in-law Judy who I have been helping care for for over 5 years and who is now gravely ill... ...one of her favourite movies and favourite songs which we have been listening to this evening... ...please forgive my lack of posts over the next little while... https://youtu.be/PSZxmZmBfnU?si=aVkSo-DXbixs7dGR
...just because... ...sometimes/some days we just need some wonderful music... https://youtu.be/Z26BvHOD_sg?si=uhlqkvKdsd_XtHoE
Over the past month the Cape York Lily - Curcuma australasica - that remains underground and dormant springs to life! It starts with these large gorgeous leaves that rise out og the ground and unfurl with striped ridges. It is then followed by the flowers that start as green stalks and open with the flourescent... Continue Reading →
Austromyrtus dulcis or Midyim is a native groundcover and 'Bush Tucker Plant' - it is also known as the Midgen Berry. It is a local endemic species in my region - from around Northern NSW/Southern Queensland. At this time of year it is covered in small starry flowers with small green foliage whose new growth... Continue Reading →
On today's garden wandering I found that there was still one Powderpuff Lilly Pilly - Syzigium wilsonii subsp. wilsonii - flowering. The others in another section of the garden finished a month ago. These plants have dooping leaves with large gorgeous deep red flowers with starry tips, followed by white berries. The new leaf growth... Continue Reading →
I must apologise for not posting regularly recently and for the lack of artwork posts. I have had to spend some considerable time with my mother-in-law who is in a nursing home as she has been unwell and needs help. So really not much artwork happening - it is not just the visiting, it is... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 