DESKTOP 3332 - NEW GROWTH

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DESKTOP 3331 - BIRDS

This is a painting of mine, inspired by the season. Spring is arriving in the Southern Hemisphere and our garden is looking good filled with flowers and birds. You can see more of my art on instagram: @jammysevenk

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DESKTOP 3330 - SPRING SKY

A camellia blooming under a bright blue Spring sky.

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DESKTOP 3329 - EXIT WINTER, ENTER SPRING

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DESKTOP 3326 - THE PACE OF NATURE

This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme,
and also part of the Blue Monday meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.

DESKTOP 3323 - SPRING SKY

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DESKTOP 3322 - DAFFODILS IMPRISONED

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DESKTOP 3321 - WATTLES

Wattles in bloom in Melbourne, by the shores of a suburban creek.

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and also part of the My Corner of the World meme
and also part of the Nature Notes meme

DESKTOP 3319 - FLORAL

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and also part of the Blue Monday meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.

DESKTOP 3318 - SPRING LANDSCAPE

Spring landscape with a carpet of yellow Oxalis stricta, called the common yellow woodsorrel.

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DESKTOP 3315 - EVERLASTING DAISY

Helichrysum ‘Silvery Rose’. This hybrid can  be grown in a variety of garden situations from the perennial to dry garden or a flower meadow. The long flowering performer is an excellent cut flower and the ultimate dried flower which holds the intense colour for long-lasting beauty.

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DESKTOP 3301 - WILD LEEK

The three-cornered leek (Allium triquetrum) is an invasive weed in the Amaryllidaceae family, which is native to the Mediterranean and which can carpet large areas very quickly because of its rapidly germinating seeds that quickly form a dense clump of leaves and flowers. Both the English name and the specific epithet triquetrum refer to the three-cornered shape of the flower stalks. In New Zealand this plant is known as "onion weed".

Pretty though this three-cornered leek may be, don't be tempted to pick it as a cut flower because it does reek strongly of an oniony smell! However, you can pick it for eating, as all parts of the plant are edible. The leaves and flowers can be added to salads, and the bulbs can be substituted for garlic. The taste can be described as subtly flavoured like a leek or a spring onion. It may be consumed raw or cooked.
 
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DESKTOP 3202 - FOUR SEASONS

The changing face of the big pond in the Darebin Parklands with the passing of the seasons.

This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme,
and also part of the Blue Monday meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.

DESKTOP 3167 - SEASONAL CONTRAST

North and South Hemisphere seasons collide!

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and also part of the Blue Monday meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.

DESKTOP 3023 - PLANE TREES

A typical inner suburban street in Melbourne with majestic plane trees providing welcome shade and oxygen!

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.

DESKTOP 3017 - ROSES

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DESKTOP 3016 - OLD GARAGE

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and also part of the My Corner of the World meme,
and also part of the Nature Notes meme,

DESKTOP 3014 - FLOWERS

Spring is a flower-filled season, when almost all plants in the garden awaken to put on their finest colours and fill the air with fragrance.

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and also part of the Blue Monday meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.

DESKTOP 3009 - SPRING SKY

We had a very beautiful Spring day today so it was good to go out and enjoy the sunshine a little. There was a warmth in the air, the sun was shining and the Spring flowers put on a show. The blooming wattle against the brilliant blue sky is a true-blue Aussie sight.

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and also part of the My Corner of the World meme,
and also part of the Nature Notes meme.

PEACH BLOSSOM

We are rapidly approaching the 80% double vaccination of the population against COVID, and we have been promised an almost complete easing of restrictions. Life will hopefully go back to some semblance of normality, and all that next week. We've had a cool, wet Spring so far, but the flowers seem to enjoy it.

This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.