Apples and Oranges

It's mid-afternoon, I'm lying on my bed with my laptop namesaking it up atop my lap and I'm banging out my novel. Have you ever noticed that it's always easier to do one thing if you've already set your mind on doing another?

I believe the common term is 'procrastination' but my mother always taught me not to be common so I'll use instead the term 'broadly industrious'.

Right now I'm being broadly industrious. Apples and Oranges.

Do other countries have the term 'Apples and Oranges'? Or is it more of an Aussie thing? I'm sure most countries would have these staple fruits in their farmer's markets but what I'm referring to is the use of these fruits to euphemise that it's all much of a muchness.

You see an apple (the novel) is very good as it's own thing and can't be compared in value or worth against an orange (this blog) because the two are of such very differing natures. However, if one wanted a piece of fruit (or in this case, to be industrious) one could either have an apple (novel) or an orange (blog) and despite their vastly different natures it wouldn't matter much either way.

So you see really I'm still being industrious....I'm simply not confining my industry to one task. Apples and oranges, kapish?

Plus I wanted to show you the West End markets. Where, as luck would have it, both fruits are available in bounty.

Apples (my lovely friend Courtney modeled for this shoot - isn't she a dish?)





And oranges





Also, flowers





Flowers have nothing to do with anything really, which I think is a sign that I now truly am procrastinating. What will mother say?

Speaking of my mother, she once moved our entire family to a new home simply because she wanted to live on Jacaranda Street. My mother loves Jacaranda trees, a trait I've inherited. The difference being that I've never made major life decisions based on that love, I choose instead to express my partiality towards the beautiful blooms by taking pictures of them. Much more practical.





That's actually how they look, no filter used I swear!





How could anyone not fall in love with a carpet of purple flowers?





Well that's all the time I can justify for posting today. I really MUST knuckle down to business now.

Perhaps I'll make a cup of tea first. Oh and I HAVE to do up a batch of health cookies for the week ahead. You wouldn't believe it but the recipe for that contains both (you guessed it) apples and oranges. Not. Even. Kidding.

J xxxo