Wasps at Happy Earth

Today I went to an open-garden day at Happy Earth with Regina and David and Maia. As you can read on the Happy Earth website, this home and garden is "an adventure in urban sustainability" exploring how the owners Richard and Ally might be able to "retrofit a typical suburban house and lawn into a healthy, efficient home with an abundant food garden." For them, being sustainable is really about living happier, healthier lives and feeling good about doing things that are good for themselves, the planet and their community. "It’s about wholesome food and lower bills, meaning more time for family and friends, and less time working."

Richard and Ally's vision for Happy Earth is also about "sharing stories and providing practical, independent information about sustainable living in Wollongong..." - and to that end they host occasional open-garden visits where they generously share their stories, experience and expertise with other interested people. They have documented their journey on their website where you can find abundant resources and information about their permaculture projects and philosophy-in-action.

Here are some macro shots of a wasp seen busily pollinating the fennel flowers.

Spring in the Garden

Spent the weekend reading the Nikon D300s manual - and that's a first for me! actually reading a manual!! lol - and then went out in the garden to see what the new lens can 'see'... LOVE the results!!

White Cyclamen Flowers

Lavender

Red Bromeliad Flower

Five Yellow Flowers

Australian Native Flora (haiku)

here's a wax-flower:
Eriostemon "Stardust"
in Barbara's garden.

Palm Sunday

A palm tree on the banks of the Hunter River, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.

White Rose Heart (haiku)

at the heart of it
you catch more bees with honey
than with vinegar

Dried Succulent Flowers (haiku)

end of summer fruits
ripen and compress their seeds
into DNA

Stop & Smell the Roses...

A delicate China Rose n the front garden of the Uniting Church on Booth St Annandale.

Leaf Litter (haiku)

early autumn rain
washes the leaves from the trees
rusting them to earth

Summer Rain (haiku)

the earth counts blessings
drop by precious drop as the
sky opens its heart