Well we have made it! We are coming to the end of a long dry summer and we have not had 10mm (.25 of an inch) of rain for the entire year to this point! But by some miracle we have managed to keep the garden alive, but only just. All the flowers have gone…the rose garden is just a series of sticks with the odd leaf here and there. There are just a few ‘blue collar’ plants like Geranium’s and Salvia’s hanging on, but the garden looks at its worst for the year about now. Over the next few weeks we will be into Autumn and all the trees and vines will be a mass of colour from deep red through to vivid yellow....
This is a stitched photo from our back verandah. The hosting cottage is off to the right. To the left is the outdoor eating and the barbeque and way down the back is my Man Cave! This room is my sanctuary. It is here that I have been able to get away from Ade for an hour or two, although I am now missing that....Careful what you wish for in life!
Yes, I know it's messy but it's a man cave, it's supposed to be.
So, now you can see where all this 'Bleep' comes from!
Cheers.....Rob
Something like this I am afraid 🙂
and here is early summer delights
With the 24 hour daylight it sort of explodes into lush and green. And it can go from winter to summer in a matter of 24 hours with no spring inbetween.
Oh those pictures are lovely. You are so lucky to have that vista of water, and those snow covered peaks in the distance.
Isn't it always the way....we always want what we cannot have!
Not sure about your description of the change of season though Marit! I do like the fact that we have four clearly defined seasons here!
Summer is hot....but it is supposed to be! It can start as early as mid November and last until late March. Right now we are on the cusp, days are still high 20s-low 30s...today was 34c, but nightime will drop down to about 7c and the clouds are gathering in the west...each day we see just a bit less of that wonderful blue sky that you only get in Australia. Researchers say that this is the result of the scent given off by the eucalypt trees. They make shades of blue much more intense.
From here we will have days in the high teens to low twenties....here in the Adelaide Hills the trees all go those fantastic colours of Autumn.....
Front of the house looks a bit un-kept but, we like it that way....keeps guests guessing too because it looks nothing like the listing photos.
Time to pull out the 'woolies' . Come June it will be cold with daytimes temps around 12-16c and there will be rainy days that are so miserable nobody ventures outside.
September everything comes to life again....Marit we have four clearly defined seasons, and I love that!
Cheers......Rob
