Glow in the Grass

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

Catching The Light

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

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

Bright Sparks

Bright blooms I couldn't miss, I took these photos at Alexandra public garden on 29 January. It was a very sunny, summer day and a beautiful day to be there but challenging for taking photos! Loved all the bright colours and the variety of plants in all shapes and sizes. Plenty of bumblebee buzz. Central...

Hips meet Blue Bloods

Beautiful blue agapanthus flowers that I found further up our street this morning. I love the blue buds and with this particular plant, rose hips had invaded one of the blue blooms. Tapanui, West Otago, New Zealand.

Flower Power

Yesterday we travelled into Central Otago to get some fresh fruit from the orchards but it was such a nice day we continued to Alexandra and had a look at the summer flowers in the town's public garden. We were enchanted! New Zealand

Bright!

Colourful photos to brighten your day. Otago/Southland. New Zealand. Plus one from Australia.

Blue Gloss

Yesterday we returned to Commissioners Track and spent some time on part of it, mostly checking out the weeds and the native plants. We're right into summer now and lots of plants are flowering including grasses. We found some very pretty weed flowers, and some rather nice native flowers too. But today's post is about...

So Pretty

Purple roses from Alexandra public gardens, Central Otago. 07 December. New Zealand.