Ah . . . Spring !

Close ups of flowers in the garden at this time of the year.

. . . Prunuses . . .

. . . roses . . .

. . . Pot-wine magnolias . . .

. . . Bougainvilleas . . .

. . . Green Goddesses (Zantedeschia) . . .

. . . "I-can't-remember-its-name" . . .

. . . Clivias . . .

. . . Deutzias (I think) . . .

. . . Another Zantedeschias . . .

and probably the most spectacular,
. . . Bird of Paradise . . .

Duststorm

A major duststorm, the worst in 70 odd years, descended upon Sydney this morning. Early risers saw this image posted on the Sydney Morning Herald. But I was still fast alseep.

By the time I got down to town, it was more like this at lunch time . . . .

But the sky line around the Opera House, as viewed from Kirribilli, was still shrouded in dust.

and inside at home, a layer of dust covered everything.