Tidings - Christmas's In's and Out's

Last year, I hit upon the somewhat recessive, but space efficient concept of decorating the  fireplace for yule tide flippancy . The painted fire, a peon to consumerism that was installed, lasted, with some augmenting of gaffer tape for 2014. At the end, it flagged, there were jokes about the fire going out, and the two bar heater. So, the tide had turned, out with the old flames and let the incoming tide be Tidal, and waving, rather than drowning. So, the Christmas tidings , bucolic beachiness and blue sky, fictitious waves, some twitterage via the e-bird and a deluge of gifts, these a tide that went out promptly Christmas Day.  The beachiness remains, the bucket and spade always infra dig.

Green Clocks and Spider Calenders

Like a green clock , this spider orchid shimmies its way centre stage for the first week of December.  There is something beakish in the buds, but opened they fool nicely with the aranas to make another green day.

On the Floral Trail

 Forget fashion's forarys into prints and go direct to the flower.  These two, taking quite different tactics in the art of self propogation were demuring along the bush path from Middle Head to Chowder Bay.At these prices of course they cant last.

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Guavamos!

Obscured by guava leaves, guava flowers, a fine froth of antipetalous stamen, something like apple blossom with guavitude, are lovely finds on the first Tuesday of  December.   The leaf pattern's reticulate loveliness is unexpected extra.