Have a look at the Sale Botanic Gardens, Victoria, Australia.

MORNING and it is getting old and it is still very cold out.  -13 actual temperature at 8:00 AM and only a high of -4.  Wind chill on top of this is cold.  All below zero.  All week cold again but the bright spot is the sun will be out as the sky is clear and blue.  That will feel good with sunshine coming through the windows, and into the greenhouse.  Stay warm and stay safe. 
 
Australia family and friends had their Australia Day on Jan 26 for them.  It had some record high temperatures for them.  Today, Tuesday Jan 27 they will have extreme heat alert which is in effect.  Their high will be 89F(31C) with 86% humidity. This makes it 13 degrees above normal.  Stay cool, stay safe.
 
I am sharing some pictures and information from the Sale Botanic Gardens.  Larry and I remember seeing the peacocks walking in the gardens.   We noticed the cumbungi along the side of the water.  It brings back memories for us.  Hope you can enjoy.

Here’s one of the peacocks standing and surveying his domain.
Later on, I noticed a visitor taking photos and holding onto a very long feather which I assumed was a Peacock feather.
These can be occasionally found in the gardens, particularly under the trees they roost in or when they’re molting.

Do you see the black Swan in the reeds?  I must ask Evelyn but I don’t think they have white swans, all of them are black.  Interesting to see black Swans.
Bordering the western edge of the gardens is Lake Guthridge, a haven for birds, fish and other creatures. The cumbungi grows along the waters edge and has tall rust coloured flowering spikes.
The pelicans are on the water catching any fish that swims by while the black swan prefers to browse what’s available on the lake bed.
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Weather is such a part of all our lives from this extreme cold to the extreme heat.  Then the southern part of the United States has had ice, snow and they are having cold without electricity.  Stay safe all. 
Pictures from the Friends of Sale Botanic Gardens
Till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty Iowa [email protected]  641-794-3337  cell 641-903-9365  Beckysgreenhouse.com  Facebook Becky Kerndt Litterer or Becky’s Greenhouse