Justine Gordon Photography

Appreciating the small things

breakfast for two with coffee, flowers and sunshine, a perfect combination don't you agree?

I love walking through Hyde Park in Sydney, there is one corner where there is always a game of chess going on, one on a table and one on the giant sized chess board. Everyone is concentrating on the next move. I can't play chess but do love to watch people stopping, thinking and taking time and not texting and talking.

Right here, right now

I arrived back in Sydney this morning and have spent the day trying to stay awake.I decided to head down to the beach to watch the sun go down, to be in the moment, right here, right now, life is good.

Tulip love

I've said it before and I will say it again, I do love this time of year in the garden. I planted some tulips in November in my tiny little garden and they have just bloomed and are truly amazing. I like to buy my flowers from Sarah Raven who seems to produce the most amazing testosterone filled plants that have me completely in awe. I have had these tulips in water for five days now and they continue to look absolutely amazing. I have also planted some of her other plants due to burst forth in the next few months so watch this space.

Snake's head fritillary

Don't you just love that name for a plant? I think these are one of my favourite flowers, so delicate yet the name and the pattern don't seem to fit with the amazing beauty. I bought these the other day and intend to plant them in the garden and hope their dainty stems survive the onslaught of cats, foxes and pigeons that seem to also enjoy my garden.

Vases

I love taking photographs of flowers as you know and am always on the look out for vases. I saw in a magazine that wine decanters make good vases so I dusted off one that we got given as a wedding present 24 years ago and decided to put some ranunculas in it, I don't know about you but we never put wine in decanters anymore. I keep seeing blog posts for painting mason jars but haven't got around to doing that yet, what do you use for vases? anything interesting?

To market, to market

I love going to the market, I don't go often but when I do I spend ages marvelling at the amazing produce. We went to Borough markets the other day, so much to look at and photograph.
So many wonderful spring flowers