What is it with tiny bottles and flowers???

Yes, another flower/tiny bottle combination. This time the story is about HOW I came to get these flowers! Let's just say that I have two gorgeous boys who thought that they could justify robbing our church flower bed of these treasures to give to their Mum. Their Mum unfortunately scowled as soon as she saw them "Where did you get these from!!!???" I know they meant well!

Orchid

My lovely neighbour, Grace, picked this beautiful orchid for me. The whole stem is only 10cm long - they are the mosty dainty little flowers you've ever seen, with such fine details. The little glass bottle also has a history. I went on a canoeing camp a few years ago (don't ask!), and while our local dam was at a very low level, we explored the banks. Much to my surprise we found a myriad of tiny bottles just lying on the ground getting trampled by cattle! The banks of the dam were where the old town had been before they flooded the valley. I am assuming that this was a small bottle for ?maybe smelling salts or pills. I have been waiting for years to take photographs of something in these bottles. I think the orchid certainly does it justice!

Tiger Boys

Tom was given a 'Tiger Face Painting Kit' last Christmas, and I finally had the courage to crack open the seal! The boys had a lovely play outside pretending to be ........you guessed it....TIGERS!!

Clean Sweep

Well, almost a clean sweep! I entered these two photos in the local show last weekend. I am slightly proud of myself as I managed to pick up first and second in the B&W portrait section AND Champion B&W print for the one of Tom! I know, I know - I'm the bag designer---- Kate and Cath are the photographers!! They just need to move here and then they'd have the clean sweep!

Rod also did very well - but this is MY blog, you can email him if you want to know more!! I do have to thank him for putting these two in for me - I was rather impartial - "oh alright, do what you want with them".......so he got them printed, and mounted them and did all the paper work! Thanks sweetheart!

BTW the second pic is of our lovely friends - Simone and her son Oliver - this is now a treasured pic for Simone, so thank you Simone for allowing me to catch an image that will bring back lovely memories!