(male Australasian Figbird)
I'm joining Stewart for Wild Bird Wednesday
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Monday, July 8, 2013
Mosaic Monday ... Out and About at Lone Pine
I've just returned from spending some of the semester holidays with my grandchildren. They really wanted to go somewhere where they could get close to koalas and so we spent a day strolling around the wonderful Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane. It was founded back in 1927, and is the world's oldest and largest koala sanctuary.
Here's just a few of the animals we were lucky enough to see.
Koala, white Dingo, Barn Owl and Tasmanian Devil.
I'm joining Mary for her Mosaic Monday meme.
Here's just a few of the animals we were lucky enough to see.
Koala, white Dingo, Barn Owl and Tasmanian Devil.
I'm joining Mary for her Mosaic Monday meme.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
It's Flower Flaunt Time ... As Our First Winter Month Comes To An End
This coming weekend is the last weekend of our first winter month. Here in the northern tropics, our winter weather has so far been absolutely glorious, as usual. During this past week, our overnight temps. have dropped a little though. We're now having around 11 deg C (51 F) at night, and we turn on the electric blanket for a little bit just before bedtime. That's chilly for us!
Let's see what's blooming around the place at the moment.
There are finally some blooms appearing on my newly planted Pelargoniums.
There are still just a couple of pretty pink flowers bursting forth on the dwarf Azalea in the front garden bed.
My other Schlumbergera is about to start blooming. I love the apricot colour of its flowers.
The two potted Azaleas out in the courtyard are getting ready for a late Winter show.
My Angelonias bloom pretty much all year round, but look far better during our winter months.
The hanging pots of Streptocarpus also bloom pretty much all year round. They're looking great at the moment.
The Impatiens walleriana that grows in the shelter and protection of my shadehouse are showing their sweet faces. They are another all-year-round bloomer here.
The spikes of the Celosia argentea look fantastic.
The first colourful bracts and tiny flowers are appearing on my dwarf pink Euphorbia pulcherrima or Poinsettia at long last. They're a little later than usual, but most welcome. They are a bright spot in winter gardens up here.
I always marvel at the colours of the newly opened bracts and the size of those tiny flowers in the middle.
The two Adenium obesum or Desert Roses have also started another blooming cycle for the year.
For some strange reason, there is still a flower spray opening on the winter deciduous Plumeria rubra. I'm not used to seeing flowers on this tree when it's dropped almost all of its leaves and looking rather naked.
Hmmm, I've just noticed how much pink and purple is about during the wintertime here. I'm detecting a bit of a theme.
Anyway, I'm just a day late but I'm joining Tootsie for her meme Fertilizer Friday / Flaunt Your Flowers
Let's see what's blooming around the place at the moment.
There are finally some blooms appearing on my newly planted Pelargoniums.
There are still just a couple of pretty pink flowers bursting forth on the dwarf Azalea in the front garden bed.
My other Schlumbergera is about to start blooming. I love the apricot colour of its flowers.
The two potted Azaleas out in the courtyard are getting ready for a late Winter show.
My Angelonias bloom pretty much all year round, but look far better during our winter months.
The hanging pots of Streptocarpus also bloom pretty much all year round. They're looking great at the moment.
The Impatiens walleriana that grows in the shelter and protection of my shadehouse are showing their sweet faces. They are another all-year-round bloomer here.
The spikes of the Celosia argentea look fantastic.
The first colourful bracts and tiny flowers are appearing on my dwarf pink Euphorbia pulcherrima or Poinsettia at long last. They're a little later than usual, but most welcome. They are a bright spot in winter gardens up here.
I always marvel at the colours of the newly opened bracts and the size of those tiny flowers in the middle.
The two Adenium obesum or Desert Roses have also started another blooming cycle for the year.
For some strange reason, there is still a flower spray opening on the winter deciduous Plumeria rubra. I'm not used to seeing flowers on this tree when it's dropped almost all of its leaves and looking rather naked.
Hmmm, I've just noticed how much pink and purple is about during the wintertime here. I'm detecting a bit of a theme.
Anyway, I'm just a day late but I'm joining Tootsie for her meme Fertilizer Friday / Flaunt Your Flowers
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Another Interesting Spider ... The Year In Photographs ... June 27, 2013
O.K. so I've spotted another very interesting spider out in my courtyard garden this morning. I didn't notice it at all until I looked at one of my photos. Can you see it lucking behind the Angelonia flower stalk? Once I saw it in the photo, I rushed out to take some closer shots.
Take a closer look ... here it is.
I think it might be a White Flower Spider, also known as a White Crab Spider ... Thomisus spectabilis.
Can anyone I.D. this one for me?
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