If I pretend Summer isn’t just around the corner, I love this time of year. Summer in Brisbane is sweltering, but the rest of the year (April to October) is delightful. Sitting on the verandah, I am daily enchanted by the coming of Spring. The changes are not as dramatic as in the northern hemisphere [...]
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Spring Downunder
Posted in Australiana, Everyday magic, Nature, tagged grey heron, spring, verandah, wisteria on September 26, 2006 | 1 Comment »
A little magic
Posted in Everyday magic on September 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
If you’ve never encountered Xian Tao flower balls, go get yourself one at the earliest opportunity, even if you don’t like unusual teas.
Angel webs
Posted in Australiana, Everyday magic, Nature, tagged Aussie garden, garden angel, spider web on August 27, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Some people grow flowers in their garden. And vegetables and herbs and things. We grow cobwebs. We grow some flowers – the nasturtiums that spring up and grow wild every winter for instance – but they’re not nearly so spectacular as the cobwebs. I’m rather fond of the cobwebs and constantly marvel at their structure [...]
