I’ve never been a poker player but I figure that’s what nature’s been playing this week with the weather. Saying one thing and doing another. Whilst the barometer shows high pressure we are blanketed in cloud. When the forecasters say rain and... I hate missing class. It makes me feel like an outsider who isn’t in on the joke. Not that there was a joke and I’m able to catch up with what I missed being away last week in Sydney. Last night’s class was to photograph in changing light as... Just like a colourful hat that will be paraded at the racecourse for the Melbourne Cup today this Iris has sprung up in a second flush of Spring Colour. It’s very welcome as pretty much everything else has either blown away or been eaten by the rabbits. ... I have a good feeling about our backyard pantry this year. The fruit bushes I planted out in the kitchen garden are looking healthy with great signs of lots of berries to come. The trees in the orchard are starting to burst into life too with miniature figs,... It may not have the grandness of the Chateau Du Villandry but my mini potager has had a makeover and starting to house the first salad crops. After all the measuring and mathematics I’m just relieved to have got it to this state. Give it a few more weeks and... 