
‘Kaleidoscope 24’
…the flowering hollyhocks dance at christmas time…

‘Kaleidoscope 24’
…the flowering hollyhocks dance at christmas time…

‘Hollyhock Noir In Blue’

‘Hollyhock Noir’

‘You Brighten My Day’
…it was dull until you appeared…

‘Crimson Hollyhock’
…taken on Sunday, to brighten a Monday…

‘Red Rising’

‘Hollyhock II’

I went up to my lawn bowls club a few hours ago.
I needed a last minute practice ahead of one of the biggest events on the Auckland bowls calendar – the men’s singles championship.
However, I was thwarted in my attempt to practice when the automatic spinkler system came on by surprise. F**k! Got a bit damp…
Dragging my bowls bag out of a potential soaking, I admired and photographed this hollyhock, with its splendid crimson tones, in the late afternoon sun. The time wasn’t completely wasted then.
I will be hope to blossom in the tournament tomorrow, as opposed to bleeding blood red…