Blue skies and winter winds

There's few countries in the world where, in the dark heart of winter, the clouds clear to a glorious blue sky and the sun shines on a splendidly warm day. Fortunately Australia is definitely one of those lucky few places, and today, to be exact, was the day we were graced with such divine good fortune.

Spring glory

I was a lucky girl and got to head home for an extra long weekend and was treated to some beautiful weather as well as getting to see Spring in all its glory. There was my favourite - orange blossom which smells absolutely devine - and some of the most colourful array of flowers on offer. The palonia tree is a perennial favourite of mine with its wonderful smell and strange yet enticing purple-flecked flowers. All in all, a rather splendid Spring weekend.

Shadow of the past

I've posted about this tree before in the past, but it has the knack to look utterly different from month to month. Back in Summer, the flowers are fragrant with splashes of purple and in Winter and Autumn it feels a bit like a shadow of the past, looming in the sky.

Palonia Tree

There's conflicting spellings for this tree so I apologise if I've gotten it wrong! This is one of my absolute favourite trees. It's absolutely enormous and beautiful and shady on those hot summer days. But most of all, I love the gorgeous flowers it produces. They're big and fragrant and just wonderful.