Photos of the Robert Clark Conservatory summer blooms Ballarat. This is where Ballarat's world famous tuberous begonia collections are displayed annually to coincide with the Begonia Festival. Every season visitors and tourists come here and enjoy various displayed seasonal plants inside the Robert Clark Conservatory.

Photos below showcase the summer blooms in Ballarat 2012-2013. Our summer is from December, January and February that were introduced by European in Australia although there are 6 seasonal changes in Victoria according to the Indigenous terms; which it makes all sense. I am living here in Ballarat long enough to be able to observe the incredible changes of the season from hot to cold, cold to hot or four seasons in a day!

Local touring with my other mum and dad who visited us in Ballarat while they are passing by to visit their daughter in South Australia. They were my former sponsors in Compassion International (similar to World Vision in Australia) when I was young in the Philippines. They're one of my prayers answered that one day I could meet them in person and Yahweh God answered beyond what I asked for! I met them in person first-time in 2005 the year I got married in Australia!

Photo by mum Carolyn Olley

With my friends mum Carolyn and dad Brian Olley from Queensland

Mini handmade recycled paper journal and upcycled tags as bookmarks. This is my sample and inspiration keepsake from my giveaways. My materials are either recycled, bought and upcycled for use to make this mini scrapbook or journal. It can be used for small size photo album keepsake or just notes, etc. Embellishments are described below.

NOTE: I tried to recycle catalogue junk mails at home as I do hate to see landfilled everywhere!

Materials:

Mini journal cover = made of recycled catalogues that thrown in our snail mail box every week in Australia.

Papers = bought from Officeworks store Australia

Tags = are recycled from bills envelope covered with bought postcard and travel design cloth from Spotlight Australia

Toilet Roll recycled = used as centerpiece on the recycled paper mini scrapbook

Butterfly silver = bought from Spotlight store by Jenni B. (ironically, the same name as mine).

Crocheted flower = yarn bought from Spothlight just the same.

Autumn Leaf = natural from nature!

Ballarat botanical garden last Autumn March 2012. Another showcase of various flower plants that can thrive in our beautiful cold Ballarat city.

Canna Flower Plants

Ballarat Autumn blooms theme in 2012 at the Robert Clark Conservatory at Ballarat's Botanical Gardens. It's great for macro-photography whenever you visit the different blooms varying in season after season. These Begonia blooms were right after the Begonia festival week when we had our walking exercise and recapturing the moments with Amorelle and my hubby.

Japanese Chrysanthemum inside Robert Clark Conservatory

Row of Ballarat Begonia blooms with the princess Amorelle :)

Someone is prettier than those Begonia!

The BJ autumnover :)

Ballarat autumn blooms macro photography at the Robert Clark Conservatory in 2012 theme. These are huge beautiful Begonia flowers blooming radiantly!