The flowers of the Eucryphia tree are produced in late summer or autumn, they are showy and sweetly scented with four creamy white petals and numerous stamens. Native to the south temperature regions of South America and coastal eastern Australia, this one a gift from my neighbours garden overhanging the fence with a little upside bee.

Thank you all for your words, stars and favs on yesterdays quite different for me mannequins, thoroughly enjoyed reading your words :)

Its been mostly cloudy with a few hints of sun every now and then, a little breeze and warmish, 19C - but no rain, the forecast is for more of the same for the next couple of weeks.

Other news the kiwi Black Sox have just taken the softball world title - how cool is that! Playing against Venezuela the final score 4-1, played in Auckland this afternoon.