Our Gardens

I constantly worry about our gums. When it's windy I get very anxious about them.

@Sister I wish we had gums to be concerned about. We used to live at the base of the Dandenong with gums galore. Now in suburbia and the gum trees are non existent. One day again!

17mls in 15 mins! That a goodish Winter 24 hours average for us.  I'm a bit concerned about our gums and heat stress.  A couple of years ago, a heat wave brought down a massive branch which flattened our carport (still not replaced) and took out one of the cars.

The magpies are really going to town in this weather, aren't they?  Beautiful!

@"Patti J"
Also called Widow Makers here as well.

 Now is that because men don't take kindly to their women saying "No dear, that's not a good idea to lay your swag under that snappy gum".

Or maybe because the men go out camping without their women to advise them "that's not a good idea to lay your swag under that snappy gum!

In N.S.W. they are called "widow makers"!

@kmakm
I can't take a photo through my bedroom window. All fogged up. No, not from heavy breathing but from overnight humidity outside and an airconditioner purring away inside.

However, this is the product of an overnight storm that dumped 17 mls of rain in 15 minutes accompanied by very strong gale busting winds.

TRAPPED!



Looks like chainsaw material @Zoffiel ? Can't get out until Ian takes the chainsaw to it, on the other hand others can't get in. Hmm, might be a good idea to leave it there.

Good example why it is not wise to lay your swag under a Snappy Gum tree.

The magpies are really going to town in this weather, aren't they?  Beautiful!

Husband opened curtains and I'm being enticed out of bed by this, the upper storey of my back garden on this fine Sunday morning. The sound track is magpies, lorikeets, rosellas, a cooing dove, cockatoos and various other tweets and bird calls. I hope everyone has a good Sunday. K xox

@jennyss Delightful!