Tag: flowers

Getting wistful (over Wisteria)

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Terri’s The Flower Hour #33

Following Terri’s lead with my own Wisteria collection

Cee’s FOTD
Brens Floral Friday

Random things of three

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Lens-Artists Challenge #400: The Rule of Three

At first I thought Rule of Thirds….ho hum. Then I saw Tina’s post and the penny dropped 🙄
I think I have a few to contribute

Granite Lookout (a short hike)

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CWWC: Any Which Way Along a Nature Trail

In Australia we mainly say track rather than trail. Therefore, come for a short walk on the track to Granite Lookout in the Gibraltar Ranges.
Another wonderful spot up the mountain from my place. This time we’ll go to a lookout that looks the opposite way to Raspberry Lookout, a favourite here.

It’s a short 500metre walk which is undulating. There’s lots to see on the way.

Sometimes a butterfly like this Caper White will come flitting past

I like finding little blue stars along the track. This is a wahlenbergia graniticola I find it easier to say blue star

Not far not, just up the track a bit further

Masses of White Paper daisies look a treat

Almost there just about another 30metres or so

Now you take either take a seat and have a breather, taking in the view…..

…….across the Washpool wilderness….

….and ancient Gondwana Rainforest.

Or you could search the bush in case the Waratahs have flowered

Hope you enjoyed the walk up to Granite Lookout

Meet the Australian Dogwoods

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Terri’s Flower Hour #32

Terri posted her fabulous pink Dogwood flowers. I thought I would show the White Dogwood Ozothamnus diosmifolius, flowers that grow on my place.

Ozothamnus diosmifolius is usually a small, erect and open shrub to about 1.5 metres high but is sometimes larger. The leaves are small, linear in shape to about 15 mm long. The small flowers occur in clusters of 20 to 100 at the ends of the branches and are usually white but forms in varying shades of pink are also known. Flowering occurs in spring and early summer.

Not as showy as other Dogwoods but do look a treat when the flowers line the road to my place. The flowers are so small but this gives a general idea.,

I also have another Dogwood, a Jacksonia scoparia that is dotted throughout the bush on my place.

It is a small tree or large shrub to 3-4 metres high, with an open and often weeping habit of growth and greyish foliage. The leaves are usually usually reduced to scales although true leaves will sometimes be seen on young plants or on regrowth after damage to the plant.

Both plants have tiny flowers but in a mass, the bushes look quite lovely.

Cee’s FOTD
Brens Floral Friday

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Soon time (for fragrant pinks)

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Terri’s The Flower Hour #30

High on top of the bush, a flower in my garden awaits the morning sun.

These next Camellias are from a friends place.

Even ants like Camellias

Different to Terri’s flowers. These flowers and mine are the sasanquas variety, possibly Hiryu

My flowers are a deep pink and look so lovely when they flower. There should be flowers soon as the bush flowers in April/May

Cee’s FOTD
Brens Floral Friday

Pastels and pinks (up there, down here)

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Terri’s Sunday Stills Monthly Colour Challenge: Pink and Pastels

Let’s start with a sunrise

Time to head to the coast

Sunrise is a little different there

Time to get into the garden where there’s lots of pinks like this pink Pentas

Fruit tree blossoms always attract attention

Everyone loves a delicate pink rose

A sunset should see our day out as the Ibis head off to find a roost for the night