Camellias and Hibiscus of Sydney Australia

Hi Janey lovely pics, it must be hard coming home is your son staying out there?

Beautiful pictures, Janey.

Hi Drc and Louise..........yes, he lives in Balgowlah, near Manly, it's his 8th year there, and we miss him like mad...still 2 weeks is better than nothing!

great pic's Janey.love the Hibiscus

Beautiful photos and so exotic ..sounds like you would nt have minded that volcanic ash delaying your flight a while ..

brilliant pics janey ..

So many beautiful flowers, all stunning. Our daughter remembers Manly Beach from her post student tour around Australia, happy memories of it. : o )

Gorgeous photos, Janey. So glad you enjoyed your visit. My friend has just returned from Australia too, but she was delayed because of the volcano - she should have been home 2 weeks ago!

Beautiful photos Janey

hi janey, lovely to see you back safe and glad you had a lovely time with your son, such a long way, bet it was lovely, love your new avatar, you look great, enjoyed your pics everything so colourfull, welcome home ;o)) x

Nice photos, Janey! The Hibiscus reminded me of a visit my mum made to see me in Spain once. She bought me a red Hibiscus while she stayed with us. I had it on our kitchen balcony that got a lot of sun.

My wife bought me a Camellia a couple of years ago for my birthday & this year it flowered for the first time!

Glad you enjoyed your stay with your son in Australia. I was able to see our sons, who live in Spain, for the first time in over 3 years when my wife & I went over to spend our first Christmas together with our three children for the first time in 9 years. So I understand how you feel.

Wonderful photos Janey , glad you had a great time. Welcome home !

Glad you had a lovely time Janey. Good time to go,we went in May 5yrs ago. Wouldn't fancy leaving a son out there though,but if it's a better life you can't blame him at all :)

beautiful hibiscus...great photos Janey

Welcome back, lovely photos pleased you had a good time.with your son and his girl friend.

Thanks for all the great comments everyone...:o) The volcano erupted the day after I flew out and although it must have been terrible with all the disruptions, I was secretly hoping I would have to stay longer..Lol! Jim has a wonderful fast paced life, its a fantastic place for young people, full of opportunity and positive thinking...of course the sun helps.....:o) Though we miss him, he is very happy there which is everything...........

Hi Janey , welcome back , I must admit I did think about you and wonder if the Volcano would upset your travel plans , I had a feeling that you wouldn't mind being made to stay longer .. :o) i'm pleased that you had a wonderful time and i'm sure you have loads of photos of you son and partner , it is a good life out there you can't blame them for making the most of it while they are young ...
Did Ian cope by himself , and more importantly was the building work finished ready for your inspection ...lol...

Thank you Janey, for those wonderful colourful pics. i really enjoyed them.
It was so good of you, to think of us all at GOY....knowing your time with your son was so precious, much appreciated...It must have been great, to reunite
with your son & partner....bet, they gave you a wonderful time, in the short period you had with them...Welcome Home Janey..: >)))

lovely pics janey.. i love Hibiscus flowers.... lucky you going to Australia.....

It's great to have you back Janey, welcome home! Lovely blog as always, and the photos were a real treat. You must miss your son so much,but at least, with todays technology, you can keep in touch so much easier, despite the miles inbetween. Lovely to have you home again though! :~))

Aw...lovely to hear from you all...:o) I missed my hourly checks of GoY!

Amy, I think Ian enjoyed his 2 weeks of peace....and made me a smashing trellised arch....behind this is going to be the new veg patch...:o) Fraid the builders haven't started yet, but the scaffolding is all up. This is the first time we've ever had anyone to do anything, and it's a bit of a waiting game. The pub next door is being re-roofed and done up so it's muck and blather all round.....:o(

Thanks for the smashing comments Fp, Holly and Flori.....:o))

What beautiful pictures! pleased you enjoyed your visit but its nice to see you back again;0)

Oooo that took me back - Manly was one of my favourite bits when I went out there - and Sydney Botanic Garden of course! Glad you had a great time - here's to the next visit! :-)))

Hi Janey, thanks for sharing Early Autumn in Sydney with us. Nice to have you back. Great photos and a lovely adventure for you. Must have been heart breaking when it was time to say goodbye.

We visited the Botanic Gardens Wagger..... it was fantastic!
Thanks Pp and Dawn.......yes there were a few tears Dawn, Jim's such a joker though..that I was soon laughing again...:o))

lovely camellias and hibiscus! thanks

I shall look forward to seeing pics. of your new trellis arch Janey , have you decide what you are going to grow on it yet ? .. .. what a shame the building work hasn't been done , you can't rush these people can you !

How beautiful, thank you for sharing your lovely photos.

Pleased you enjoyed them Healerwitch and Grandmage...:o)
I've replanted a golden vine, a jasmine, a couple of clematis that were growing elsewhere Amy.......and there's a wisteria that's not doing too well I might move, they seem to take ages to actually flower though...it's exciting though planning it...:o))

Glad you had a wonderful time Janey, and the photos are very nice too :o))

Aw thanks Hywel...it really is an amazing place to visit....the plant life and wild life so different from ours and the colours are larger than life too, no wonder the Aussies are very protective of it all.........

Lovely pictures Janey,nice to see the Hibiscus...

Janey such lovely photos