Sunday 30 September 2012

Snuggle and cuddle


Brr ... the winds of August blew again yesterday. And down came this twig of gumnuts. Well, nearly gumnuts. The little yellow caps *burst* off, and the typical spray of gum flowers ooze out - white in this case. My courtyard has been littered with the yellow caps all week.

This put me in mind of a famous Australia children's book called 'Snugglepot and Cuddlepie'.


6 comments:

Joe said...

A definite reminder of the. May Gibbs classic.

Rose ~ from Oz said...

Gumnuts are magical and enchanting. Wonderful children's book with illustrations.

hamilton said...

I was not familiar with these characters - love the illustrations.

Davine said...

Wouldn't want to be walking around bare footed!!!

Mo said...

What an interesting flower

Joan Elizabeth said...

I like this kind image and am always pleased to get a shot of gumnuts because they are so often high in the canopy so you have to happen on a twig like you have. Have you ever been to May Gibbs home? I haven't.