Today is day one of a six week renovation project, the major part of which is our main bathroom upstairs. And being the first day, it is, in the words of one of the project chippies (Kiwi slang for carpenter or builder) the best part of any project: knocking things down. That means noise – lots of noise!
Noise is one of my autistic hypersensitivities, And although it’s just half an hour after noon (at time of writing) I already feel somewhat jaded. Roll on 5PM when once again silence will reign until 8AM tomorrow morning.
Being mid-winter here, the option of retreating to the garden isn’t really an option on most days. Yesterday was an exception, warming to 15°C (59°F) and I spent most of the afternoon outdoors, but today it’s on and off drizzle, a stiff breeze and a high of 11°C (52°F). So, when chaos reigns…
…relive the calm
What better way than to enjoy the garden as it was yesterday. It might be mid winter but there’s sufficient flowers out to remind us that spring is just around the corner. To top it off, there’s the sweet perfume of over a dozen Daphne shrubs scattered alongside the pathway. Here’s a few snapshots taken in the front garden yesterday
This rose has a delightful scent 
Daphne – the scent is almost overpowering 
Fushia – My favoutite flower. Unfortunately most of ours didn’t survive last summer’s drought 
Azalea 
Jonquil? 
Even more azalea 
Another azalea 
One of our many camellias 
Manuku – the source of NZ’s famous manuka honey 
Berries to bighten up a winter’s day 
One of the many Erica 
Even more azalea 
I’ve lost count of how many azaleas we have 
Another manuka variety 
Hellebore do well under larger shrubs and trees 
One Of over a dozen Daphne
Another Spectrum 
7 Jul, 2020 at 1:13 am
Great pictures.
7 Jul, 2020 at 9:21 am
You think so? They were simply taken on my mobile phone.
We have a wide variety of plants in the garden so that there’s always multiple species of flowering trees and shrubs in bloom at any given time.
7 Jul, 2020 at 5:55 pm
Yeah, they are really good shots
7 Jul, 2020 at 6:16 pm
Thanks for the kind words