Lovely in Lavender...

 

but even better

spiced up with a bit of paisley!

 

 

 

 

this is the second out of three

that i'm making for my friend debbie.

 

the first was for her daughter,

this one will be for her

&

the third

for her to give away at christmas.

 

 

 

the bag was made from an amy butler fabric

and was beautiful to sew.

i'm a real amy butler fan.

her fabrics are always beautiful quality

and the colours always better in real life than on the screen.

 

 

 

these baby staghorns

have been growing here for over a year now.

 

i am thrilled

'cos when i lived in canberra

i tried to grow ferns from seed.

they germinated

but the humidity level is normally very low

and i didn't have much success beyond that.

 

here, living on the trunk of an old jacaranda

these have sprung up naturally!

they're living on the west side of the house

where they're shaded in the morning

and in the afternoon

they are shaded by the tree and the fence

so they thrive.

 

 

 

this hardy fern

grows verdantly out of an old tree stump!

 

it shrinks away over the cold and dry of winter

then springs back to life every spring.

 

 

we are expecting a super cell to hit later today

and the air is so thick and muggy

i think i'm turning into a puddle

and will melt away through the floorboards soon

if it doesn't rain soon!

 

i hope you're not feeling quite so uncomfortable!

 

 

naturally Carol xox