My Winter garden

Today was very very cold, a real nip in the air, showers, and a chilly breeze blowing. We ventured out to church this morning, and came home to light the fire and enjoy a pizza lunch in front of it! After a few hours of down time, the children were getting slightly crazy so we all headed outside to spend some time in the fresh (VERY fresh) air. I ended up walking around with William in the sling, taking some photos of what's going on in the garden at the moment. Thought I'd share it with you.

Roses rambling over the bird bath

This one is called "Pinky"

I love this variegated lemon thyme - it's really yummy and smells delicious too!

Nasturtiums which have popped up every winter, since I planted them 2 years ago

A delicate white Camelia flower on Elijah's bush (a gift from Cathy and her family for his 1st birthday)

Some flowering natives - the birds all LOVE these of course, so I want to plant more of them

They'll probably love these too........... hope we get to them first! The mulberries are just appearing on Saraya's tree (a 4th birthday gift from us - she loves mulberries!) Looking forward to Spring...

Flat-leaf parsely and mint gone MAD

The orange tree is flowering!

So is the French lavender.............

And the happy orange Calendulas..............

And who are these gorgeous little creatures running around the garden trying to keep warm??

This cracked me up....... a swim ring? Was she dreaming of summer beaches, or what?

The veggie patch could be fuller, but I haven't had much time for gardening lately! Lucky it's thriving on neglect. Broccoli, brown/red lettuces, parsely, capsicums....................

Oh, I also photographed this handsome man working hard on something.....................

Stay tuned for the next post to find out what it is! :)