Drifting through life

Welcome back to Sunday Selections! This once-a- week-meme was originally begun by Kim of Frog Ponds Rock, as a way to showcase some of the many photos we all take, but don't get around to showing on our blogs. The rules are very simple:- 1. post photos of your choice, old or new, under the Sunday Selections title 2. link back to me, River , somewhere in your post 3. leave me a comment so that I know you've joined in and can come over and see what you've posted. I usually go with a theme for my Sunday Selections and this week I'm continuing with some photos of the gardens surrounding these flats I live in. The Trees. We have a wonderful variety of trees here. Fruit trees.... At least four Loquat trees (more of a shrub really) filled with fat golden fruits. The birds love these, so if you want some for yourself you'd better get in quick! There's a Nectarine tree quite some distance away from any flat, so I'm not sure if it be...

Welcome back to Sunday Selections! Originally begun by Kim of Frog Ponds Rock as a way to show off old photos that may be languishing unseen in your files, now continued by me and The Elephant's Child. The rules are very simple; 1. post photos under the Sunday Selections title 2. link back to me, River, somewhere in your text 3. leave me a comment, so I know you've joined in I usually have a theme to my Sunday Selections and this week, once again, I'm featuring trees. In particular, the knobbly, the gnarly, the lumpy and bumpy tree trunks that fascinate me with their shapes and textures. My favourites, the peppercorn trees, seem to be the knobbliest, the gnarliest. All those knobbly protruberances, coupled with low branches, make these easy to climb. Little hand and footholds everywhere. I spent a lot of time in peppercorn trees as a child. Put your foot down there, place your hand on the bump up there, haul yourself upwards.... Watch ...