Glow in the Grass

Volunteer yellow pansy in our front yard. Tapanui, West Otago. New Zealand

Turning

During a local walk on 12 March I took photos of anything autumn-y that got my attention. Tapanui, West Otago, New Zealand.

Catching The Light

Flowers catching the light. Alexandra public garden, 29 January. Central Otago, New Zealand.

Bolder Than Blue

In summer, red hot pokers quickly send up tall sturdy flower heads that demand all attention for themselves. They're completely unfazed by the big blue sky above, doggedly growing taller so they can 'own the blue' and boldly take advantage. Viewed against a cloudless, summer-blue sky their brilliance is brightest. West Otago, New Zealand. 29...

Stop for a Red

These fabulous red hot pokers required I ask Nigel to turn around and go back.. Kniphofia come in a range of colours but these are the true sizzling red-hot flower heads that look like they'd burn you! They were growing in front of a farm paddock near the gate, and right by the sealed highway....

Light and Colour

Flowers in Dunedin Botanic Garden on 15 January. New Zealand.

Sunny Flowers

Oil crop of yellow sunflowers on the outskirts of Clinton, 04 February. South Otago, New Zealand.

Blanket Flowers

Such bright, cheerful flowers! Gaillardia or blanket flowers. I took these photos when we visited the public garden at Alexandra on 29 January. The bumblebees love them too. Central Otago, New Zealand.

Colour Contrast

Magenta flowers blooming out of a patch of leaves covered in rusty, red, roadside dust. Photo by Martin @micron@mastodon.social

Mostly White

We drove past this property on Sunday and as we whizzed past I realised we'd just gone by a boundary frontage planted in white Agapanthus, blooming nicely. This morning Nigel took me back so I could get photos. It's a tiny locality not far from Tapanui, rural with 2 or 3 residences and a hall,...

White Agapanthus

Following on from Hedge with an Edge, these photos are from the Agapanthus hedge that extends along the property frontage starting on the other side of the entrance.

Hedge with an Edge

Yesterday we drove to Roxburgh... Here’s an accommodation property we passed and I love their beautiful native Olearia hedge, presently fronted with Agapanthus that are in flower. Central Otago, New Zealand.