Winter or is it really spring

The winter so far has been mild and very spring like, (complete with spring winds!) though the bugs continually circling at my office are winter-like, and for the first time in years I have been the recipient of one of the variations.  A three plus week cough that resulted in me finally giving in and having a couple of days home and just when I thought I was way better and had returned to work I experienced some severe pain that an ambulance ride and seven hours at the emergency department concluded was not heart attack.

So I planned a stress-free weekend of calm and apart from a neighbour backing into my car, I think I have succeeded.

I am managing to keep the lettuce and kale growing. This raised and very sheltered bed, that was built for chillis, makes a great winter garden.

Leeks, rocket, silverbeet, celery with parsley behind and more leeks in front, spinach, kale and masses of self seeded borage.

Neglected hyacinths from last year, the pot having been relegated to a forgotten corner of the garden.  Their scent alerted me to their presence.

 Fuchsias still performing despite being in a very dry patch.

 A passion fruit that forgot to grow and ripen in season.

Cheeky violets creeping through from the neighbours.  I do not mind.

A perfect laundry day.  Fantastic to have washed, dried, and folded straight from the line.

And so to the new week....