While we are on the subject of rain …… This photo was taken in July. I wonder why I haven’t used it before. Perhaps I have and can’t remember, highly possible. If so I apologise, but I think it might deserve a repeat. It is a callistemon, an Australian bottlebrush, and it lives in a pot on the patio. Patio sounds rather over-grand, I wouldn’t want you to get the wrong idea; it abides on the 3m x 2m paved yard outside the back door. Here it shares the space with a couple of Acer palmatum, a sophora, a blueberry, a liquidambar, an oleander, a peach tree and a brugmansia. Tardis technology. Steep brick steps lead up from here to the rest of the bijou garden. I fell down those steps once and now find them terrifying, but don’t tell anyone, especially not me as it might mean I do even less work up there. This wonderful shrub was another of those, buy now, explain later purchases. But it was greeted with approval and is now a permanent resident. The picture reminds me of one of the carnivorous sundews, with their sticky insect catching droplets. Callistemons however are strictly vegetarian and, luckily for me and its good health, prefer a moist environment.
This is the last week of my sabbatical and still the rain falls. I am hoping that it gets all this nonsense out of its system before next week.
Off The Edge Gardening 
Oh of course! Now I know why we’re having all this horrible weather – You’re on your sabbatical – I got covered in mud and absolutely soaked at work today, so please hurry back to yours:)
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Please don’t depend on me to bring good weather, I don’t have a very track record!
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Your doorstep garden sounds lovely, but do mind the steep steps.
Don’t apologize for reposting a beautiful , it makes me ashamed when I use another painting/sculpture image, which I often do. There was only so much time.
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Thank you, sometimes we have to be reminded too 🙂
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Very happy to see this more than once as its a really lovely photo. Fingers crossed there will be no sou’westers needed next week.
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Thanks Julie, it would be nice to have my first week back dry at least!
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You’ll need to replace the wheels with a boat if this keeps up.
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Quite! And still it comes ……
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Another lovely one that can’t be grown here. It does indeed looks like a Drosera because of the rain drops.
Hope the rain will slow down a bit!
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A reminder that when rain is horrible it is only so we can then appreciate the delights of rain drops at their best.Gorgeous picture though out here I am not that keen on callistemon .
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Thank you, is it the form you don’t like? They can look a little straggly sometimes.
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Yes straggly.Maybe not enough raindrops to decorate them
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