First of all may I wish everyone a Happy New Year. The fine weather on the Algarve has continued for the remainder of 2007.
The average minimum night-time temperature over the past 11 days has been 9 degrees, the minimum night-time temperature was 8 degrees.
The average day-time temperature has been 17 degrees, the maximum day-time temperature was 20 degrees on Christmas Eve. the sun has been shining every day, however it did cloud over in the afternoon of New Years Day, and we had some overnight showers.
Their is still colour in the garden. The miniature Bottlebrush ( Callistemon ) has quite a few more flowers following the recent rains.
Gazanias of various golds and oranges add patches of colour to the winter garden.
Along the path to the bottom fish pond one of the various unknown varieties of rose is coming into flower with large showy 6 inch blooms adding brightness to the shady area produced by the Pepper tree. Further along the path and up the steps to the top part of the garden and there is a patch of Day Lilies coming into flower.
Turn back and cross the small bridge and walk between the Bay hedges and one of the French Lavender ( Lavendula stoechas ) is almost fully in bloom, with a bright yellow Oxalis flower also getting into the picture.
Walking back along the path to the pool one of the Sparmannias is also flowering, its gold and white flowers attracting bees which are still busy gathering pollen.
Finally back to the front of the house where a Cenranthus ruber adds a pool of deep red colour in the foreground along the drive, and the Agave attenuata adds its striking shape and colour to the area beneath the Umbella pines.
As always all the photographs included in this article were taken during the period covered.
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