ANDEAN SAGE
Salvia discolor (Andean sage) is a herbaceous perennial growing in a very localised area in Peru—it is equally rare in horticulture and in its native habitat. William Robinson wrote of its charms in...
View ArticleBIRD LIFE
A walk in the Darebin Parklands is always a good way to relax and find serenity in nature right in the heart of a large metropolis, such that Melbourne has become. Even more delightful is spotting of...
View ArticleAMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam is the capital and most populous municipality of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands, although it is not the seat of...
View ArticleHIPPEASTRUM
Hippeastrum is a genus of about 90 species and 600+ hybrids and cultivars of bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the...
View ArticleMOORHEN
This post is part of the Weekend Reflections meme,and also part of the Saturday Critters meme.
View ArticleFRINGE-LILY
Thysanotus tuberosus, known as the common fringe-lily is a perennial herb in the Asparagaceae family, which is endemic to Australia. The generic name comes from the Greek θύσανος (thysanos) and means...
View ArticlePYTHAGOREAN TILING
Let's revise a bit of geometry: A Pythagorean tiling or two squares tessellation is a tiling of a Euclidean plane by squares of two different sizes, in which each square touches four squares of the...
View ArticleHELLEBORE
Helleborus niger, commonly called Christmas rose or black hellebore, is an evergreen perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It is poisonous. Although the flowers resemble...
View ArticleDOG BATH
This post is part of the Saturday Critters meme,and also part of the Weekend Reflections meme.
View ArticleFISH & FOWL
Scale & feather...This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme,and also part of the Blue Monday meme,and also part of the Seasons meme.
View ArticleZEBRA ALOE
Aloe maculata (synonym Aloe saponaria; commonly known as the soap aloe or zebra aloe) is a Southern African species of aloe in the Asphodelaceae family. Local people in South Africa know it informally...
View ArticleWHITBY ABBEY
Whitby Abbey is a ruined Benedictine abbey overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. It was disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under...
View ArticleMATRYOSHKA DOLLS
Matryoshka doll - nounEach of a set of brightly painted hollow wooden dolls of varying sizes, designed to fit inside each other.This post is part of the My Sunday Best meme.
View ArticleQANTAS
Qantas Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an acronym for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services". Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo", the...
View ArticleDEWDROPS
This post is part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,and also part of the My Corner of the World meme,and also part of the Nature Notes meme.
View ArticleWINTERSWEET
Chimonanthus praecox (wintersweet) has been cultivated in China for more than 1,000 years and has been introduced to Japan, Korea, Europe, Australia and the United States. It is a familiar plant in...
View ArticleYARRA BEND PARK
Yarra Bend Park has been one of Melbourne’s largest expanses of inner suburban parkland for nearly 150 years. Yarra Bend Park and neighbouring Studley Park were reserved in 1877. Both park areas and...
View ArticleEUBOEA, GREECE
Euboea or Evia (Modern Greek: Εύβοια) is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. The narrow Euripus Strait separates it from Boeotia in mainland Greece. In general outline...
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