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FRUITING TIME
Many of the trees around Melbourne have fruit on them - not necessarily all edible, but all are quite beautiful.Clockwise from upper left: Green olives; persimmons; lilly pilly; black olives;...
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POLPERRO, CORNWALL, UK
Polperro (Cornish: Porthpyra, meaning Pyra's cove) is a village and fishing harbour on the south-east Cornwall coast in the south west of England, within the civil (and partly in the ecclesiastical)...
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THE VULTURE
The VultureThe vulture soars and surveys all,The largest beast, as well as small;The vulture looks for dead, red meatFor him live game is not a treat.To scavenge and to pick a carcass cleanFor vultures...
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WINTER BOUQUET
I guess we are fortunate in Melbourne as our Winters are never heavy, with the seasonal cold and rain quite tolerable. If it snows in the City it is first page news, so we're lucky there too. This...
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ORANGE SKY
This post is part of the Skywatch Friday meme,and also part of the Friday Photo Journal meme,and also part of the Orange you Glad It's Friday meme,and also part of the My Town Shootout meme.
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SEAGULLS
Gulls or seagulls are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari. They are most closely related to the terns (family Sternidae) and only distantly related to auks, skimmers, and more distantly...
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AUTUMNAL ELMS
The cultivation of elms in Australia began in the first half of the 19th century when European settlers imported species from their former homelands. Owing to the demise of elms in the northern...
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HOBART, TASMANIA
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony, Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009,...
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THE WALRUS
The WalrusThe walrus lolls on icy shoresOf Arctic oceans frigid;He barks then naps, and dreams and snoresHow calm he looks, so rigid!The walrus turns and smiles and drools,He seems oddly familiar;Could...
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ARGYRANTHEMUM
Argyranthemum (marguerite, marguerite daisy, dill daisy) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus are sometimes also placed in the genus Chrysanthemum....
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FLINDERS ST STATION
Flinders Street Station is a railway station on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets in Melbourne, Australia. It serves the entire metropolitan rail network. Backing onto the city reach of the...
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SEATTLE, USA
Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States and the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 704,352 residents as of 2016, Seattle is the largest city in both the state...
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THE XOLMIS
The XolmisThe xolmis is a pretty birdIn South America dwelling;It’s white and black, and small, I see,With story well worth telling.It catches flies, and flies to eatIts lunch so very tasty;And yet...
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IRIS
Iris x germanica is the accepted name for a species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae commonly known as the bearded iris or the German iris. It is one of a group of hybrid origin.Iris x...
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SMILE!
In one of Melbourne's famous alleys in the CBD.This post is part of the My Sunday Best meme,and also part of the My Sunday Photo meme,and also part of the Photo Sunday meme.
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FLOWERS
This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme,and also part of the Through my Lens meme,and also part of the Seasons meme.
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AZURE WINDOW, MALTA
The Azure Window (Maltese: it-Tieqa Żerqa), also known as the Dwejra Window (Maltese: it-Tieqa tad-Dwejra), was a 28-metre-tall limestone natural arch on the island of Gozo in Malta. It was located in...
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YAK AND YETI
Yak and YetiUp in the cold, cold HimalayasLive lots of strange lumbering animalsAnd many nice people, (no cannibals),Who don’t like to eat jambalayas.Yaks are such dignified, noble beasts,Who wander on...
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HEATH-LEAVED BANKSIA
Banksia ericifolia, the heath-leaved banksia (also known as the lantern banksia or heath banksia), is a species of woody shrub of the family Proteaceae native to Australia. It grows in two separate...
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