Saying Goodbye...

All my sunflowers are now looking like this.... time to say goodbye to their beautiful colours....
We will be collecting the seeds and planting more sunflowers next year.

Until then, Goodbye Sunflowers.

Something about Sunflowers

 There's something beautiful about Sunflowers.

 This is the first one that's come out into flower.  There are about 3 more that should be out soon!

 I think if I was a flower I would be a sunflower.  Just leave in the a nice warm sunny spot and I'm happy.  But don't give me any water and I start to wilt.

 I need reminders to keep drinking water! I always get over-heated and dehydrated.  But I forget to have water and other juices until I already have a headache and thinking that it's so hot!!!  I got some nice thin thin thin vests and shorts for work. It gets hot inside there! so I need to keep cool.

I'm also wearing my new glasses in these photographs but you can't really see them.  Think this photograph needs to be printed out.  I like the reflection, my camera, the sun flower and the sky being all together with a thick white (door/wall) border.

Look at all the Changes!

 Our garden has changed quite dramatically over the last few months.  Lots of new things growing...

 The fences were painted this beautiful shade of silver/grey. (They were red).

 The plants really stand out against the new color of the fences.

 We have a new path way.

Even since these photographs were taken the garden has still changed!

Art for every room

 We made one of these wall art creations at the Retreat a few weeks ago and now picture frames have made there way onto the shopping lists.  I wanted to create something for the hallway or kitchen but I thought why not put something decorative in the utility room where the laundry is done and where seedlings start their lives.

 The walls are a nice soft light green to lead you into the garden so that was my color theme.  This photograph actually makes it look messy so I might change some bits to make it lighter.  Clouds and rain drops and a flower/sun at the top rain/shine down onto the house with a scalloped roof, stamped plants and flower rub ons.

It should look really pretty and be appreciated every time you walk past.  The title is "All Things GROW with love..."