A Simple Bouquet

In the late afternoon, before the sun set, I took a walk by myself around the farm. The weather was hot and balmy, but I enjoyed the solitude. As I walked I clipped bits of this and that to make an arrangement. Cyprus, night musk, and leaves from a loquat tree. I don't know what the salmon-coloured flower is. The blooms droop as though they are sleepy.

 

The finished bouquet. Not especially pretty... but it's what was on my walk today. Tonight the heady scent of night musk will permeate all the corners of my house. 

Sizzling

The weather has been hot lately... sizzling hot. This is a flower from my garden - it looks as bright as fire and is very happy in the sunniest part of the garden. It's the weekend... too hot to venture out until the sun begins to set, except to dash outside to take this photo!

In Full Bloom

I stopped in at a plant nursery the other day and  saw that they had the most beautiful bromeliads. They just reminded me so much of Florida - I couldn't resist. I bought a huge pot in full bloom. Three gorgeous flowers. I love pink and green together. Now the job is to keep them moist and in the shade.

The last of the morning light

The best time to take pictures in most places, and in Libya especially, is either in the early morning or early evening just before sunset. During the day the light is too strong and pictures often turn out hazy because of the dust in the north African air. I was out with my camera this morning. This is the last picture I took before stopping because the light was changing. Time to take a break until later this evening.

Clay pot

We're doing some xeriscaping  in one part of our garden and we're decorating it with rocks and bits of pottery. I took this picture this morning and made a few adjustments to the saturation and focus. I like the way it turned out.

Day or night... hard at work

I took a walk tonight with my camera to see if I could shoot some interesting pictures of some of the cacti in my garden at night. This particular plant was interesting because it had ants hard at work gathering something.. .. I couldn't figure out what from the bases of the spines. There are small round yellowish looking spheres. The plant has already flowered and the flowers have dropped off, so it couldn't have been pollen. The spheres almost look like eggs - but ants don't lay their eggs in cacti. Maybe something else does. It was fascinating to watch what ever it was. 

I'm always so surprised when someone tells me they are bored. Open your eyes - there are interesting things going on all around us!