Fragrance galore

Bonjour!

The sweetly scented white flowers of the Murraya paniculata- mock orange are very evident in the garden with their intense fragrance and showy white blossoms. Here's one blooming right now in our front garden bed.

Murraya paniculata

Breathe in!
Cara

Yellow and red

Bonjour!

Still the rain around with overcast skies and high humidity.

Rain always brings a spurt in growth of the syzygium (Lilly pilly). Here it is with its new red tips together with the yellow cassia.

Cassia and syzygium

Yellow cassia

leaning over,

bright, sunny

against the blue cloud studded sky.

Red tipped lilly pilly

upwards seeking

fresh, soft

against its more mature green.

Thanks for dropping by!

Cara

After the rain

Bonjour! 

We've had a few days of soaking rains and my garden is looking most energized!

First noticed were the caterpillars. I'm captivated! 

Larger caterpillar

Young one

Front on view

These are the caterpillars of the Blue Triangle Swallowtail butterfly (Graphium sarpedon). They are living on the Camphor Laurel bush. A couple of weeks back I recorded this butterfly fluttering around the camphor laurel.(Butterfly) Little did I realize that he was laying his eggs on the leaves. And here is the end result! 

Stay tuned for more activity in the next post!

Cara

Creative hideaway

Hi there

Let's start our journey at the delightful artistic community of Pilliga Pottery. It was a cold day in late May 2015 when we turned off the Newell Highway just north of Coonabarabran in central New South Wales. Many times we'd driven past the sign to Pilliga Pottery. Not today!!

We slowly made our way along the winding dirt road, wondering how long it would take us. It was probably about 15 minutes when we happened upon the settlement. Pottery sculptures all around, even a tree!

Enjoy the photos.

Close up of tree sculture

Tree trunk transformed

Entrance to pottery

Rest a while

Autumn colours

Pottery tree sculpture

For more info on the Pillaga Pottery and surrounds, check out their website Pilliga Pottery.

Definitely worth the visit!

Happy travels
Cara

Welcome to my blog

Hi there

This is a space where I'll feature my favourite places - places I've visited, passed through, lived, walked by, enjoyed, delighted in.

I'd love to hear from you.

I hope you enjoy!

Love
Cara