We sheltered in the lea of the cliff when we had our lunch and I was fascinated to see some sedimentary clays in the cliff base that had close alternating lines of terracotta-red, pink and cream.
It reminded me of the design on the vase I used last week. Although Pippin Drysdale took her inspiration from distant views of the
landscape.
Near by I noticed these small flowering succulent plants growing in the sand. Caught among the plant in the centre of the image are two seeds of some Marram Grass. This plant was introduced to Australia to help stabilise sand-dunes and has now become a weed.
Below is a picture I took of a large mass of seeding Marram Grass in Tasmania a year ago.
On Tuesday, this week it was hot and windy, 39 degrees. The scabiosa in the garden is going to seed and looking rather 'leggy'. So, when I pruned it, I picked these flowers to make this naturalistic freestyle massed arrangement. There were only maroon flowers at the time and when I look at the arrangement now I feel that it would be improved by a couple of contrastingly coloured flowers. The bowl was made by Graeme Wilkie of Qdos and has been twice fired. The inner surface has a pale celadon glaze that has dribbled attractively on the outer surface.
Greetings from Christopher
21st January 2012
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