Dew Drops

The prompt for today's CY365 is 'On The Edge'.

Thankfully, Mother Nature was happy to oblige and provided these delicate dew drops on the edge of a rose leaf.

Fungi

It's amazing what pops up after rain.

The garden was full of different kinds of fungi. Some of which I haven't seen before.





























These little pink umbrellas are my absolute favourite.

Do you think there are fairies nearby?

Flowers in the Grass

Texture: KK Violet by Kim Klassen; Divide at 85% opacity.

When I was walking out in the backyard yesterday, I came across these beautiful flowers growing in the grass.

They were about 5mm in size and in various shades of purple.

I have no idea what sort of flowers they are but they are so pretty (and a good excuse to put off the mowing for a couple of days).





Texture: KK Violet by Kim Klassen; Soft Light at 75% opacity.

More Weeds

Another image from my yard.

Texture: Latte from Shadowhouse Creations, Soft Light at 100% opacity.

Thistle Flower

It's been a long, hot Summer.

The only flowers left in the garden are weeds.

Texture: Baby Blue by Shadowhouse Creations.

Huntsman Spider

Introducing our latest house guest.
This huntsman spider has decided to take up residence in our kitchen, underneath the dishwasher.
He was kind enough to allow me to take his photo.

For those of you who are interested in macro photography, there is an interview at Her View Photography with photographer, Don Komarechka . His snowflake images are absolutely amazing.

Rock Daisy

We planted a rock daisy plant in our garden over the weekend.



One single purple flower about the size of a thumbnail has already appeared.



One tiny bud about 2mm in diamater is waiting to bloom.






 

                "Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."

                                                                                           ~ Robert Brault

 

 

Coriander Flower

I love growing my own herbs.    Coriander is one of my favourites and makes a great addition to a Thai curry.

Snappit

linking with Texture Tuesday

Textures used:  Image 1:  Touch by Kim Klassen -  Multiply 60%.  Image 3 (Looking Down):  Pumpkin Grunge by Kim Klassen - Lighten 50%.

My dear Mum in-Law passed away recently.  She could always be found in the kitchen baking tasty treats for the grandkids (and the big kids).  We have been trying to recreate some of her recipes at home.  One of our favourites is Snappit.


Here's the recipe:

SNAPPIT

Ingredients:

Base:

1 cup Self Raising Flour

1 cup Cornflakes

1 cup Sugar

1 cup Coconut

3/4 cup Butter

Icing:

2 cups Icing Sugar

1 tablespoon Butter

3 tablespoons Cocoa

Enough hot water to blend to a firm mixture (approx 2 - 3 tablespoons)

Method:

Preheat oven to 190 ° celsius (170 ° fan-forced).

Place dry ingredients into a bowl and mix well.

Melt butter, add to other ingredients and mix well.

Press firmly into a greased tray lined with baking paper (approx. 30cm x 20cm x 2cm in size).

Bake until golden brown (approx. 20 - 25 minutes).

Ice immediately after removing from the oven with chocolate icing.

Cut into squares when cool.

(Note:  When I made this, I had run out of Cornflakes so I used Rice Bubbles instead.)



Frost

It doesn't snow in winter in our part of the world, but we do get frost. That light dusting of ice that appears in our yards on cold, August mornings.

When I looked out the window today, I saw the frost on the grass.  Before it vanished with the rising sun, I managed to get this image.