Beauty Forgiveness Healing: February 2013

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Yellow buds

It has been a disappointing day in many respects... therefore I really need cheering up. How about some home-made pizza, a glass of wine and official publication of some yellow buds in a dreamy shot?

Let's remember: Everything changes, all the time, regardless... Good days tend to happen at some point, statistically speaking. And 'good', of course, is always relative and contextual. For me, a day is good when I am able to recover well and quickly from disappointments. And that has just happened! Wow! Happy weekend!

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Waxy

Days fly by. Studying is rewarding but tiresome. I am so glad it has not been 20 years since I finished my other degree in Australia. I can now utilise all the study skills and knowledge that I gathered just a few years ago. Somehow Masters feels "easier" than Bachelors... Maybe because I do not have the barriers as high up this time. I know the language, the jargon, I am not worried about formulating essays and I know how to "read" texts. Note taking has never been a problem anyway. And we have been actually stressed that it is perfectly ok not to strive for high distinctions if you want to have a life at the same time... Thank you for that!

Here is a red, waxy beauty from the "hidden" part of my back yard.

Monday, February 25, 2013

Unidentied flying flower (UFF)

I cannot resist publishing this image. I have a couple of other versions of this actually very unremarkable little flower. I will put them in this blog later.
PS. It has been raining MADLY lately.

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Wrapped

This is from yesterday. Look how tightly the flower is wrapped up before opening. Amazing. And I would have never noticed it unless I looked at it through my camera.
PS. It keeps raining like no end.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Dream worldly

Here is another image of the hibiscus flower. One might think that I am obsessed with these flowers... And they might be right!

Friday, February 22, 2013

Hibiscus in a new light

I am so excited! It has not been raining, really, for a couple of days, and today it is sunny.. so I just returned from the back and front yard... and I got some great new shots! Who knows, maybe I will use this blog or some of its contents as part of my Art Therapy Masters research project next year...

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

When there is light

This is getting a bit boring now but it is still raining here. Not just at this moment but the sky is grey, and the forecast predicts rains for the coming few days pretty much. Well, I cannot help that, can I, so the only thing I can do is to blog of images of sunny days... Here is one!

Monday, February 18, 2013

Memories

It is raining again. The laundry has been on the line for about four days now. It will rain again tomorrow. We still have the sandbags from the earlier rains around the patio tiles in the corner of the house.
Here is an image from my backyard from the days when it was still sunny and gorgeous. Oh, those were the days...

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Shadows, water, fuchsia

I took this image at a nursery before Christmas. I should actually go and do another round in local nurseries to get new images... I saw an ad about an orchid exhibition happening soon but it is a bit further away. I do not feel like travelling far... On the other hand orchids are fascinating looking plants. Dilemma, clearly.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Another

Yesterday, whilst working and visiting clients' houses, I stopped to smell roses before going in. It is one of my premeditated actions in life nowadays - when I see roses, I stop to smell them. I love the scent of roses...

I was also let go of my job last night, along with many others. It is a disappointment as I thought I would get to work at least two more weeks. Goodbye cash flow!

Back to brighter topics: There is usually only one flower at a time on the yellow hibiscus bush on my front yard. This one came about a couple of days ago.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Out of this world

I took this image a couple of days ago of a hibiscus flowering on my front yard. There is something about hibiscuses that I cannot get past. They are amazing looking when they flower. Especially the cheeky tongue that is poking out!

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Red linings

I am still working within the community recovery for a few more days, until the situation winds down. It is amazing to learn what each individual considers as hardship. There is a person who has severe depression, lives in a flooded and muddy caravan, has lost everything except her dog, and who is responsible for caring her elderly, sick parents, and then there is person who complains about her pool getting so dirty in the storm that she is entitled to goverment assistance to get it cleaned. I am speechless.
I am getting excited about the art therapy studies. I looked through the list of readings, and oh my, it is a long list......

Here is an image of juicy succulent leaves from my backyard (before the storms).

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Dinos, claws, nature

Hey, I have been a bit busy doing volunteer work and have not had time to contribute in this site. I am posting this image although it is actually from the island I went to on Christmas holidays. It is the same 'orchid' I posted an image in January. The angle is different in this picture. I like this image. It reminds me of meccano toys that look like dinosaurs and 'terrible claws' (aka the flower in the corner).

The cactus flowered again! It had two flowers but they did not have the same exquisite, heady scent as couple of months ago. These did not smell like potatoes afterwards either. I do not understand but what the heck - nature is really funny... Except when it is cruel, like now with the bush fires and floods...