It's a small world ....
  • Blog
  • Recipes
  • Book
  • About Me

Spring Colours

11/10/2015

Comments

 
Spring has always been my favourite month; the new excitement to it, the thought of longer days and warmer weather ahead. With it's arrival comes the flowers.
The purple crocuses sheltering under trees in England, yellow daffodils, a rainbow of tulips across Europe, the dainty Blue Squill in Montreal. In the countries we have lived in, spring has had the same tone - with some slight variations, but the essence is still there.
Australia seems to do things a little differently. So let me take you on a tour of our colourful neighbourhood...
Neither of us remember this explosion of bright colour last year (I am sure it was there, in all it's glory)
Picture
An escaping Bougainvillea
Perhaps it was because we were still in the state of everything being new; all sights were unfamiliar and therefore each individual aspect merged into new new image...
Picture
...whatever it was, we cannot help to notice it this year!
Picture
Standing back from the show-stealing vivid hues, there are also some very pretty pastel shades...
Picture
...the blue sky is the perfect back drop, to both the dainty blossoms...
Asian Magnolia Tree
Asian Magnolia Tree
...and the bright bursts of colour.
Picture
More Bougainvillea
The plant below has to be one of my favourites. Commonly known as the, 'Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow' plant...
Picture
The 'Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow' plant
...the flower start off as a lovely purple colour and turn to white over time, meaning the plant often has flowers of both colours on it at the same time.
Yesterday Today and Tomorrow
So Pretty!
I see the odd daffodil plant and bunches of tulips in the shops; but that is the closest to the spring features which pop into my head when I think about the season.
And then we have Christmas, not Easter, around the corner - now that is hard to get my head around..!.
Comments

    Subscribe

    Keeping up with me is even easier!

    Follow my blog directly via your email. Just enter your email address in the box below, follow the quick instructions, and my posts will go straight to your inbox!

    Delivered by FeedBurner

    Weather

    MONTREAL
    MUNICH
    SEVILLE
    LEICESTER

    Archives

    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012

Powered by
✕