Violas Just for Elephant's Child (oh an my cats too)

 Just for you Elephant's Child, because I couldn't share on your comments (and you aren't on FaceBook where I shared these this morning).  xxx

Tub 1 ... have been enjoying these smiley faces for a while now and they are still going strong
 (if somewhat straggly now).

Tub 2 ... more smiley faces, the yellow ones are trying to escape over the side.
Sorry the photos is a little odd, I can't squat well with my dodgy knees and I think I was tilting a lot lol.

Max comforting Monty because Mums outside taking photos. Max cries when I'm outside.

Mum, it's time you came in now!!

Sunday Selections ... Textures and Colours in Nature ... Lichens and Moss

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim or Frogspondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.

The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through Life. The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River.

This week I bring you lichens and moss ... I love the textures and colours so much that I'm sharing some photos I've shared before, please forgive me, but look ... isn't it just beautiful.  

(Photos from Western Australia and Sitka, Alaska).  

Enjoy ....

Thanks for popping by xxx.

Sunday Selections ... Textures and Colours in Nature ... Trees

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim or Frogspondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.

The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through Life. The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River.

I recently shared my Colours and Textures in Nature ... Bark photos, but today it's trees. Not necessarily trees in the classic way, sure there are a few of them here, but this series hopefully looks at more than the classic green tree or forest setting. 

I hope you enjoy these as much as I do.

Part 1 ... Bits and Pieces of Trees

This tree had fallen over a walk path, it had been sawn so that the path was still accessible.

Photo taken near Albany, WA

When the vine becomes part of the tree.

Photo taken Swarbrick Forest, Walpole, WA

Do you like my spots?

Photo taken Circular Pool, Walpole WA

Dead leaf caught by the tree fern in the understorey.

Photo taken Harmony Forest Cottages, Margaret River WA

Morning frost on new leaf.

Photo taken Harmony Forest Cottages, Margaret River, WA

Unfolding to new life.

Photo taken Harmony Forest Cottages, Margaret River, WA

I may be dying but I'm pretty to the end

Photo taken Harmony Forest Cottages, Margaret River, WA

Entwined prettiness.

Photo taken Harmony Forest Cottages, Margaret River, WA

We've been munched

Photo taken Shannon National Park, near Pemberton, WA

Snarly 'n' scratchy

Photo taken Cape Le Grand National Park, near Esperance, WA

Fire may have destroyed me, but here I stand pointing to the clear blue sky.
Photo taken Karijini National Park. WA

Part 2 ... I'll Grow in the Most Unlikely Places

A rock wall, well that's not going to stop me!!

Photo taken in Royal National Park NSW

What do you mean I can't grow on the side of a cliff??

Photo taken Royal National Park NSW

Aarhh, right there, thanks for scratching my back.
Photo taken Windjana Gorge National Park, Kimberley Region, WA

Part 3 ... Classic Trees - Shapes and Colours

Classic Eucalypt
Photo taken Windjana Gorge National Park, Kimberley Region, WA

Just how yellow can yellow be?
Photo taken Shannon Campground, near Pemberton, WA

The ancient Boab, once used as a jail for Aboriginal prisoners.
Photo taken Derby, WA

A sentinel of ancient guardians.
Photo taken Woody Lake, Esperance, WA

Gnarled and ancient paperbark, Woody Lake, Esperance, WA

Part 4 ... Dieback and Bush Fire - the Carnage Left Behind

And dieback hits, and then we die.

Susceptible Banksia species

Photo taken Cape Le Grand National Park, near Esperance, WA

In death we cry out.  Stop the Rot.

Susceptible Banksia species

Photo taken Cape Le Grand National Park, near Esperance, WA

My brothers may be dying, but the rot has not got me yet.
Photo taken Cape Le Grand National Park, Esperance, WA

Dark and brooding Banksia men
Photo taken Woody Lake, Esperance, WA 

It was a hot, hot fire.
Photo taken Cape Arid National Park, Esperance, WA

Thanks for popping by, happy Sunday xxxx

Sunday Selections ... Textures and Colours in Nature ... Earth and Water

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim or Frogspondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.

The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through Life. The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River.

Here is the third series in my theme Textures and Colours in Nature.  This one is entitled Earth and Water.

We have some amazing colours in the earth and water in Western Australia, and here are a few of the shots I have taken travelling around our large and varied State.  I have included a few 'rock' photos as well as part of the earth component even though there will be rock series that stands on it's own a little later.

I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Photo taken at Windjana Gorge National Park, Western Australia (looking up the rock face)

Photo taken at Windjana Gorge National Park, Western Australia (looking up the rock face)

Billabong ... Photo taken at Silent Grove, King Leopold Conservation Park, Kimberley, Western Australia

Photo taken at Silent Grove, King Leopold Conservation Park, Kimberley, Western Australia

Photo taken Broome, Western Australia

Photo taken Frankland River, Walpole, Western Australia

Photo taken at Bunker Bay, Western Australia

Photo taken Augusta Waterwheel, Leeuwin- Naturaliste National Park, Western Australia

Photo taken Augusta Waterwheel, Leeuwin- Naturaliste National Park, Western Australia

Photo taken Augusta Waterwheel, Leeuwin- Naturaliste National Park, Western Australia

Photo taken Augusta Waterwheel, Leeuwin- Naturaliste National Park, Western Australia

Photo taken Canal Rocks, Leeuwin- Naturaliste National Park, Western Australia

Photo taken Redgate, Leeuwin- Naturaliste National Park, Western Australia

Photo taken West Cape Howe National Park, Albany, Western Australia

Photo taken at Little Beach, Two People's Bay Nature Reserve, Albany, Western Australia

Photo taken at Waychinicup National Park, Albany, Western Australia

Photo taken at Cape Peron, Francois Peron National Park, Shark Bay, Western Australia

Photo taken at Deep Pool, Millstream Chichester National Park, Western Australia

Photo taken at the Waterwheel, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, Augusta, Western Australia

Echidna footprints .... Photo taken at Francois Peron National Park, Shark Bay, Western Australia

Photo taken at Circular Pool, Walpole, Western Australia

This and the photo above taken at Little Lagoon, Shark Bay, Western Australia

Thanks for popping by and Happy Sunday. xxx