It’s easy to see why Honesty is given the botanic name Lunaria annua, the papery, moonlike remnants of the seed pod shine silvery bright. This plant has been given various names over its very long history of being commonly cultivated; Dollar plant and Money-in-the-pocket are just two. These too are easily explained by the shapeContinue reading “Honesty”
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Nearly winter
We’re rolling in to the end of Autumn now. It’s been a big up and down roller coaster in the weather department here in the Western Districts of Victoria, Australia. We’ve had cool but gloriously sunny days and cold, grey, miserable days too. One common theme in conversations though, is we haven’t had enough rain;Continue reading “Nearly winter”
The halcyon days of summer
The year 2022 is off to a start. Apart from the turmoil the Covid pandemic is still creating, and debate over whether a tennis player (albeit a tennis player who has played a vocal part in the political turmoil surrounding a public health issue) should be allowed to ride roughshod over the hardships we hereContinue reading “The halcyon days of summer”
The Flowerpot Pen 