Beautiful Australian emerald dragonfly kindly hovering over the water so I could take a photo.

#Photography #Wildlife #Nature #Australia

I saw this blue banded bee (Amegilla Cingulata) 2 days in a row 🥰 And today she was circling around me while I was pruning the French lavender.

#Gardening #Bees #Australia #Wildlife #Photography

I got soaked taking this photo but it was worth it 🌺🥰🐞. A beautiful ladybug in my stunning peach Melba hibiscus 🌺

#Photography #Flowers #MastoArt #Nature @Curator

Yesterday, 1st January, I allowed myself to do nothing 😊 Today, I progressed on my watercolour, adding highlights and shadows, and had a swim. Now, I will read a few more chapters of The House in the Cerulean Sea.

#MastoArt #Watercolor #Artist #Flowers #WIP @Curator

No gardening as planned tomorrow for me…instead I will be waiting for this wasp nest to be removed 😬

#Summer #Australia #Wasp

My hibiscus plants are loving this warm weather. Look at my Island Princess triple flower 🌺

#Flowers #Gardening #Photography #Australia

That ecstatic feeling when you realise next door’s builders won’t be disturbing your peace for the next 2 weeks 😀🤗
(They haven’t stopped since August 1st)

#DogsOfMastodon #Happy #Holidays #ADHD

This hibiscus plant bloomed later than the others, but its first flower of the season is a double flower 🌺

#Gardening #Plants #Flowers #Australia

This week’s reading: Alexis Wright’s excruciatingly beautiful Swan Book.
It’s a slow read as there are so many things to absorb, from the poetic prose to the harsh reality of Country, its people, and how white Australia treats them. Set in a bleak future, mixing myths, fairy tales and story telling, this novel is one of a kind.

#AusLit #Books #AusWrites #Literature