Mt Dromedary from Camel Rock carpark

Being at the coast means watching the waves dancing in all weather,
but once I looked away from the beach I saw something else.

summer waves

I can feel a series on waves and clouds coming on,
but shall resist, except for this one.
There is something atmospheric happening here.

roadside orchid - south coast

Recently at the south coast we found a lot of these spires of pink.
If you know what they are, please let me know!
Pure seredipity to get the bee as well!!

Naughty cockies demolishing wattle

By the time I had the camera out, they had just about all flown away,
but I got this as evidence - shredders in the garden next door!

Vanity amongst mayflowers.
My favourite iris this season.

These sweeties smell like turkish delight...
And are as thorny as the devil!
Such a shame that they only flower once
and only for around 2 weeks.
Last year the flowers shrivelled
without opening. Rescued from old sites in central Victoria.

A glory of roses!

Another cloudburst (24mls) overnight has brought out the spiciness of the rose bank.
I have been trying to work out which ones I have: this one is
Paul Ridault, the others quatre saisons, pompon blanc parfait??
Centrefolias anyway, from my mother's garden transplanted here and doing well.