CUPHEA
Cuphea is a genus containing about 260 species of annual and perennial flowering plants native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species range from low-growing herbaceous...
View ArticleSEVILLE, SPAIN
Seville is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville, Spain. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir. The inhabitants of the city...
View ArticleOLEARIA
Olearia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. There are about 130 different species within the genus found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and New Zealand. The genus...
View ArticlePIGEONS
This post is part of the My Sunday Best meme,and also part of the Photo Sunday meme,and also part of the Saturday Critters meme.
View ArticleMOSCOW, RUSSIA
Moscow (Russian: Москва́) is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 12.5 million residents within the city limits and 17.1 million within the urban area. Moscow is one of Russia's three...
View ArticleIN BLOOM
An Australian native (ID?), which I thought was a Philotheca, but apparently not. I encountered it on my walk this morning in Melbourne's Yarra Bend Park.This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos...
View ArticleSUNRISE SILHOUETTE
A noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala), a bird in the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae, enjoying the sunrise in Melbourne.This post is part of the Skywatch Friday meme.
View ArticleWILD LEEK
The three-cornered leek (Allium triquetrum) is an invasive weed that can carpet large areas very quickly because of its rapidly germinating seeds that quickly form a dense clump of leaves and flowers....
View ArticleTRIPARTITE
Beauty is to be found all around us, provided we slow down and open our eyes so that we can look for it.Echium flower cluster, gumnuts (seed pods of eucalyptus) and Ipheion (Star of Spring).This post...
View ArticleSPRING MORNING
In the Darebin Parklands, suburban Melbourne.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 Article'HOT COCOA' ROSE
'Hot Cocoa' rose was bred by Tom Carruth, USA, in 2001. Don't plant this beautiful rose at the back of your rose garden because you will miss the most unusual array of colours as the blooms start to...
View ArticleDRY & WET
This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme,and also part of the of the Seasons meme.
View ArticlePERTH, AUSTRALIA
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia, with an estimated population of two million living in the Perth...
View ArticleCOVID CITY
Deserted Melbourne City devoid of traffic during the COVID Lockdown...This post is part of the My Sunday Best meme.
View ArticleSPRING YELLOWS
This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme,and also part of the Seasons meme.
View ArticleMOSAIC ART
This is a portion of a mosaic art piece on the sidewalk outside a primary school in our suburb. The children were involved in designing and making it, thus taking a prime role in beautifying their...
View ArticleEMPTY
As our lockdown continues, the City remains deserted and a lonely figure on this pedestrian bridge over the Yarra River is testimony to the fact that our lives have been changed quite radically in the...
View ArticleROCK ROSE
Cistus (from the Greek kistos) is a genus of flowering plants in the rockrose family Cistaceae, containing about 20 species. They are perennial shrubs found on dry or rocky soils throughout the...
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