Victoriana

Is it just me or is there something very Victorian about a thriving Camelia?
I'm not sure I have seen many as large and as happy as this one before.
This neighbourhood seems to favour Camelias and Magnolias and who can blame them when Campsis and Bougainvillea are not a local option.

Gradually I am settling in to this. I am sleeping through the night, catching up on so much lost sleep and the body clock has shifted its Longitude setting.