Parrots' Vineyard

The little seeds in question that the King Parrots are so fond of chomping on. 

The seeds, hanging overhead like green grapes, are tiny. A dozen of the seeds could fit easily onto an area the size of my thumbnail. 

The sprays of tiny white flowers in mid-late spring are an amazing sight, and attract bees galore. 

It's all about the birds and the bees. 

King Parrot Calling

King Parrots really, really love this tree and its seeds.

Flaming Liquid Amber

The sun doth shine in autumn - sometimes.

Although again from the 'prepped earlier' basket, the Liquid  Amber leaves are beautiful.

Rubies in the Sun

Avenues of ruby-red and sunshine-yellow! Pretty spectacular.

(This pic is from the 'prepared earlier' basket - all current photos are hampered by the never-ending skies. And I just wanted to remind myself that the sun does occasionally shine in autumn too!)

Running Elephant Morphs into Flying Eagle

Yes, that's right - this cloud looks to me like a running elephant morphing into an eagle!

Take that, Mr Squiggle!

Actually, that description also sounds like a bit of a Tai Ji description to me - but I have no idea what a 'running elephant' would look like in Tai Ji. 

Anyway, it's a good thing this morphing action (transmogrifiation, as per Calvin of Calvin & Hobbes) is happening above the reddening leaves of a deciduous tree - it now qualifies neatly for this month's theme!

Rainy Autumnal Avenue

I will really have to get some autumn-y photos on sunny days! 

Lest I give the impression the sun never shines in autumn!!

But this is still a romantic little scene. Cue the cozy fireplace and hot cuppa for full enjoyment. 

Citrus in the Sky

It's a beautiful change when leaves shift from that palest of summer greens into the buttery yellow - all the shades of gentle ripeness of Golden Delicious apples. 

Same photo but with a photoshopped-warming filter.

The apple colours of the leaves are closer to reality now, but the photoshopping has banished the reality of the glum rain too.