Being efficient today, I’m bringing you two-for-one. Jude’s monthly Life in Colour project is all about pink this month. A perfect excuse for a pink-themed Friday Flowers post.
Hydrangea. Image: Su Leslie
Moth plant, Araujia sericifera. Image: Su Leslie
Hibiscus. Image: Su Leslie
Once again, I’m taking inspiration from Tracy (at Reflections of an Untidy Mind), and bringing you some music as well.
I love this lock-down version of Don’t Dream it’s Over with the new Crowded House line-up — and not just for bassist Nick Seymour in his pyjamas.
I’m heading out of town next week, so this month’s virtual afternoon tea will be brought to you by wherever I’ve found the best cuppa (and cake?).
I’ll post as usual on Thursday 15th April; at around at 3pm-ish NZ time (GMT +12), but at this stage I’ve no idea where I’ll be or what will be on the menu.
Brian at Bushboy’s World had the fun idea of posting our last photo of each month, without editing or explanation.
The rules are simple: 1. Post the last photo on your SD card and/or last photo on your phone for the 30th November. 2. No editing – who cares if it is out of focus, not framed as you would like or the subject matter didn’t cooperate. 3. You don’t have to have any explanations, just the photo will do 4. Create a Pingback to Brian’s post or link in the comments 5. Tag “The Last Photo”
For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.
Douglas Adams
Well, that pretty well sums up my month.
Ok, so that’s not quite true. It’s more that my days seem to contain fewer moments I want to photograph. That’s partly about the rhythm of my life, and partly that I’m increasingly focused on photography as an expression of creativity, rather than a place-holder for memory.
In other words, I still want to record the fact that my scarlet runner beans are growing, but damn it, I want the shot to look pretty!
New shoots; scarlet runner beans. Image: Su Leslie 2021
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson
So perhaps my month has been less a Douglas Adam’s quote than a Robert Louis Stevenson one.
Almost literally.
With the temperatures dropping a little and a bit more moisture in the air, I’ve been spending more time in the garden, and it seems to be springing back to life (ironic, given that it’s autumn here).
Flower buds are appearing; beans are offering us a second crop; figs and feijoas are ripening — and we have so many chillies I’m in serious need of some new recipes (or more freezer space).
Poblano chilli. Image: Su Leslie 2021
Scarlet runner beans. Image: Su Leslie 2021
Feijoas. Image: Su Leslie 2021
Feijoas. Image: Su Leslie 2021
Fig. Image: Su Leslie 2021
Just picked. Image; Su Leslie 2021
Chrysanthemum buds. Image: Su Leslie 2021
Hibiscus. Image: Su Leslie 2021
Cosmos bud. Image: Su Leslie 2021
Chrysanthemum buds. Image: Su Leslie 2021
About The Changing Seasons
The Changing Seasons is a monthly project where bloggers around the world share their thoughts and feelings about the month just gone. We all approach this slightly differently — though generally with an emphasis on the photos we’ve taken during the month.
For many of us, looking back over these photos provides the structure and narrative of our post, so each month is different.
Others focus on documenting the changes in a particular project — such as a garden, an art or craft project, or a photographic diary of a familiar landscape.
But in the end, it is your changing season, and you should approach it however works for you.
There are no fixed rules around post length or photo number — just a request that you respect your readers’ time and engagement. (1)
Tags and ping-backs
Tag your photos with #MonthlyPhotoChallenge and #TheChangingSeasons so that others can find them
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