It's Sunday!

Hello all, We've both had a kind of flu so we didn't tackle too much today, chosing a slightly different loop and we were well rewarded! Firstly we have to go past the ruins of the railway gangers foreman's house. Somebody there in the past must have been a really keen gardener and the plants are now growing wild. There's a huge stand of orange day-lilies, backed up by Acanthus mollis: Close by are prickly pears: Now is the best time of the year for the Combflower or Micranthus: We've been watching the Lanaria lanata for the tiny flowers amongst all the white fluff It's also the time of year for the colourful but stinky Helichrysum foetidum. That's close enough, it smells dead! Here's a tall shrub called Psoralea pinnata:   The white Helichrysums are all over, their centres getting darker:  On a road we don't use often we were rewarded by several Therianthus bracteolatus: Although we're used to them having round leaves, this particular one above had strap-like leaves. Perhaps makes this a spicatus? The books give confusing information! The twist in the flower is very noticeable. Close by were some splendid specimens of Wachendorfia paniculata which must have been impressive in full flower. Now the seed-pods are bright orange: Just to show there are Ericas around: And the ever-present Lobelias: We noticed that several Brunias had been cut back, presumably for flower arrangements. This magnificent one has escaped. To finish off, Hydrangeas are Christmas Roses here, so how about a few from Gay's driveway? Happy Christmas! :-) A