My Winter Garden...

Yesterday I was sitting outside in my garden under the bright Winter sun, sipping freshly made coffee from my new favourite (and thrifted) mug, and just marveling at how pretty nature is. We've really had hardly any Winter at all here this year, not that we ever do get much of one since it's pretty tropical where I live, so my garden almost looked like a Spirngtime garden to me as I was walking around admiring it. That made me think of those of you who blog about Winter in your neck of the woods, and how cold it is with deep snow everywhere for months on end, and I thought you might like to see what Winter is like for me here in tropical Queensland....

I've made you a cuppa too to enjoy while we stroll around the garden together...


I can never remember the names of any plants or flowers. I just plant what I think looks nice and is hardy enough to survive the drought and our long hot Summers. Isn't this such a pretty colour?


I do know that this plant is called "Snowflake". I remember that because I bought it just for the name! Can you see my other little white snowball curled up sleeping under the tree?


Good morning Miss Julietta! Sorry to disturb.....


I love these tiny little purple flowers. So dainty!


This is my favourite part of the garden. It's a huge mix of lots of different plants all living together in harmony under the huge Poinciana tree. This tree is a mass of red flowers during the Summer, and just so gorgeous! I blogged about this tree last Christmas when she was in full bloom. It's in my archives somewhere. Don't ask me where as I can never find anything in my archives! lol


A big "Staghorn" plant living on the tree with part of the Snowflake plant waving on by....


Then I walked around the back of the house to sit by the pool. I love to watch the birds dipping and diving into the pool. They take turns doing this. One will stand guard watching out for Miss Julietta (our cat) while the other skims the pool for a quick bath and a drink. They do this over and over for the longest time! I'll have to try and get a photo one day of it for you.


My heart is torn. While I do love the snow and look forward to our holidays down there very much, there is just something about the tropics that makes my heart skip a beat when I see her beauty all around me everyday. The sun, the sea, the sand....it's magic!


I hope you enjoyed your cuppa and tour around our little Jacaranda Cottage. I am going to take a little blogging break for a few days. I've got some projects on the go and just feel the need to pull back a little to re-group myself. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and that the coming week is full of fun and happiness for you all!

See you soon....Amanda (aka Cottage Contessa)