On the bright side …

Raindrop on manuka flower. Image: Su Leslie 2019

The first six months of 2019 were the driest on record in Auckland, and now August is looking like being the wettest — with rain on 19 of 23 days, and more to come.

I’ve stopped worrying about parched soil and the water level in our tank, but I think I might need some taller gumboots (wellies, rain boots, Regenstiefel, botas de lluvia; whatever they’re called in your part of the world).

And of course raindrops on flower petals are rather pretty.

Manuka flower. Image: Su Leslie 2019

Manuka flower. Image: Su Leslie 2019

Friday Flowers

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Pink

Between the showers. Impatiens bud bringing a hint of colour to a grey day. Image: Su Leslie 2019

One Word Sunday | pink

After the rain

Macro Monday

After the rain

Friday Flowers

Small moments

Image: Su Leslie 2019

By the time I got home from taking the Big T to the airport yesterday, my cough and runny nose were getting worse, and the aches and chills were beginning.

Today I’m on the couch with a box of tissues and a honey-lemon drink. My to-do list is on hold and I think I’ll be looking for joy in the small things for the next few days.

Monday Macro

Reaching

Su Leslie 2019. Click image to enlarge.

“The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal … but in having no goals to reach.” — Benjamin E. Mays

I guess I’m feeling a bit aimless today.

Just add water

Overnight rain on hibiscus flower. Image: Su Leslie 2019

It is a photographic cliche, but raindrops on flowers and leaves really do improve a shot.

Posted to Macro Monday

Friday flowers

Emerging hibiscus flower. Su Leslie 2018 (click to enlarge image)

It’s dark in the mornings, and cold. But the hibiscus doesn’t seem to mind. We have more flowers now than I can ever remember.

Friday flowers

Wordless Wednesday

Seen in Dunedin Botanic Gardens, Otago, NZ. Image: Su Leslie, 2018