A bit of Spring

Lens-Artists Challenge: Spring

Spring. Well that was a few months ago now here. Now approaching Autumn, I say approaching as Summer is still hanging around with day time temperatures in the mid to high 30C’s

So it’s into the folders and find a few Spring photos which I hope you enjoy

The first buds of a Hippeastrum

A Stingless Native Bee and a European Bee discussing the qualities of a peach blossom

Here comes Mum with some more snacks for three hungry mouths

The Frangipannis buds just starting to unfold

What can be cuter than a little fluff ball chicken

The Hibiscus had lots of buds as Spring was a wet one last year

Lots of calves in the paddocks around the place

Fresh leaves appearing on the Eucalypts

New fur and almost ready to hop out of the pouch

Well it is spring

Spring flowers in my garden

These photos were taken at the end of September. I’ll try to group them to make it a bit easier for you as there are a lot of photos!!! I was thinking of breaking it down into separate posts but maybe just grouping may work best.

I just realised that I didn’t add the attributes to the photos. I did painstakingly work out what they were for almost all of the flowers and plants. I would be happy to let you know if you have a specific one or two you wish to know what they are.

Come and have a look around my garden

The Succulents/Bromiliads

Gerbera and Daisies

Dietes

Geraniums and Pelagonium

Dianthus

Trumpet and Bell shapes

Salvias

Wax Begonia

Hibiscus

Pentas

Orchid

Bottlebrush – I know some of these look similar but they are different species of Bottlebrush

A miscellaneous group

Australian Natives

Paperbark

The Grevilleas

I just went for a walk around the garden as there are some birds calling in the Bottlebrushes. I found a few more flowers that I had forgotten to photograph. But I guess that’s enough.

It’s spring

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: March Spring or Autumn Season

I’ll just go with Spring.

Elke used my idea earlier but here’s what I was going to post anyway. This spring isn’t as good as hers though.

But I did have another idea for spring as well

Not Spring here

Debbie’s One Word Sunday

I know Debbie has given leeway with the theme of Spring and let us down under do Autumn but today has been more like Summer 30C+ so to resolve my quandary of what I should post, here is Spring. For the technical minded among you, it is from my Grey Fergie tractor

Spring

The Ragtag Daily Prompt Saturday: Spring
The Weekly Prompts: Grey

As I am in the middle of Summer, it was 40C today with a storm brewing, I thought that I would just post Spring or should I say Grey Spring.

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This is Spring on my Grey Ferguson Tractor.

I hope I beat Jez to posting this idea we both had last time Spring was the theme

This is September: the other bits

Well here is the second installment of This is September. Here is an assortment of stuff but mainly nature.

First off I’d like to let you know my sad news. My elderly neighbour and good friend Geoff, the bloke who gave me this beautiful Iris, died earlier this week. I have so many plants from his wonderful garden, perhaps a future blog, that I will always have good memories especially when the plants flower and spread sunshine to my garden.
iris_geoffs_named_home_sept 2017

I might as well stay on the flowers that managed to bloom despite the lack of rain. Orange Trumpet flowers hang from the shed.
orange trumpet flower_named_home_sept 2017

The Bromiliad flowers are most unusual
bromiliad flower_named_home_sept 2017

The Pansys battled on with a watering every now and then.
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I like the lion face in this Pansy
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The Rose Geraniums flowered looking so spectacular dotted through the garden
rose geranium_named_home_sept 2017

Most of the flowers also had other things happening too. Can you find the insect on the Westringia? Hint it’s a bee
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The butterflies liked resting on the Westringia. Not sure if this is a Grass Dart or a Skipper
grass dart or skipper_named_home_sept 2017

Stingless Native Bees were a buzz about the Orange Trumpet flowers.
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Other bees likes to get among the Grevilleas
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The Wisteria came out to bloom for a few weeks. Wanderer Butterflies were attracted to the flowers perfume.
wanderer butterfly_wisteria_named_binna burra_sept 2017

Another sign of Spring is Orchard Swallowtails in the garden.
orchard swallowtail butterfly01_named_binna burra_sept 2017

One of the biggest butterflies that come around the garden.
orchard swallowtail butterfly02_side_named_binna burra_sept 2017

Some moths are hard to find when they sit on the ground
moth hidden_named_home_august 2017

Other butterflies are rather small like this Barred Skipper who didn’t mind resting on a leaf
barred skipper_named_home_sept 2017

Do you remember the Assassin Bug photo? Here is the full photo
assasin bug_bananas_named_home_sept 2017

Come warmer weather, spider webs appear. The St Andrews Cross Spider didn’t quite get the “this is what a cross looks like” memo
st andrews cross spider_web_named_home_sept 2017

I din’t think he cares very much
st andrews cross spider_named_home_sept 2017

Insects are everywhere. Some like to see what you are doing on the computer
insect on screen_named_home_sept 2017

Just a fly sitting on a leaf
fly_named_binna burra_sept 2017

An ant scurried away when it saw the camera
ant_pentas_named_home_sept 2017

A Common Yellow Butterfly shows the birds how to hide among the leaves
common yellow butterfly_named_home_sept 2017

Some leaves look  wonderful. The colours the White Fig leaves turn merge so well
leaf_fig_named_home_sept 2017

The sunlight on the Bottlebrush leaf drew my attention. This is without the photo bombing bee
bottlebrush_leaf_colour_named_home_sept 2017

The Bloodwood Tree nuts litter the forest floor
bloodwood nuts_named_home_sept 2017

On a walk we came across a Spotted Gum with interesting bark patterns and lumps. What can you see?
tree bumps_named_home_sept 2017

The Ironbark looked like it had a claw emerging down its trunk.
tree claw_named_home_sept 2017

Can you see a cat?
tree cat_named_home_sept 2017

We saw a bear…can you?
tree bear_named_home_sept 2017

The Silk Tree pods are like orange velvet in the tree tops
silk tree pod_named_binna burra_sept 2017

Sometimes the pods drop with their seeds intact
silk tree pod_seeds_named_binna burra_sept 2017

The Agave looked lovely in the morning sun
agave_pot_named_home_sept 2017

The Skink hung on to the bricks as it surveyed the scene on the church in Grafton
skink_named_grafton_sept 2017

The Joeys are now too big to fit in the pouch any more
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The Spring sunsets have been amazingsunset01_named_binna burra_sept 2017

The sun is almost gone so it’s time to say see ya later.
sunset02_named_binna burra_sept 2017

Thursdays Special: Vernal

What a great photo challenge from Lost in Translation. Vernal is an inspirational adjective bringing thoughts of Spring – it’s colours and promise of life. It is the middle of Autumn here in Australia, so my selection of photos are from last years spring. Hoping it brings joy to you and your Spring.

The blossoms of the nectarine tree in the early morning

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Of course what would blossoms be without bees

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The little native Blue-banded Bee loves to scrunch to get the nectare

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and of course there are butterflies everywhere in my garden

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butterfly01_pentas_named_binna burra_march 2016

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The birds come for the flowers too

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater

yellow-tufted honeyeater_named_home_may 2015

Eastern Spinebill

eastern spinebill_named_home_may 2015

Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

scaly-breasted lorikeet_named_home_feb 2015

Musk Lorikeet

musk lorikeet02_named_home_feb 2015

Rainbow Lorikeet

rainbow lorikeet01_named_home_feb 2015

Scarlet Honeyeater

scarlett honeyeater01_named_home_feb 2015

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