Nasturtium – Assinine Sunday

28 Aug 201628 Aug 2016

Oh little nasturtium You are so orange Always on the sunny side Why, I ask, are capers So disgusting? Hippopotomii? Can you come up with a piece of truly atrocious…

Flower Song

18 Jul 201618 Jul 2016

Though beauteous bright Unsung the desert flower Born to blush unseen   There in the still air Delicious perfume lingers Lost flower's love cry   Haiku version of "Full many a…

TJ’s Household Haiku – Bouquet

9 Jul 20169 Jul 2016

Promt word: Vibrant Gone are the flowers From the fields to the cities Beauty at a price Hi Ho Haikuists! It's Samedi again! Lawks a Lordy how the time doth…

Bleak Winter

31 May 201631 May 2016

Drop down summer flags Tattered by the Autumn winds The winter's fallen Ronovan Writes Prompt - Flag/Fallen  

Life is Fleeting

11 May 201611 May 2016

Walking home from the bus stop yesterday and this native tree was just bursting into flower. What lies beyond life? Forbidden to our eyes. And yet in constant speculation, We…

Photo 101 Gallery Post Share

19 Mar 201619 Mar 2016

Here is a compilation of the photos so far, two weeks into Photo 101. If you know how to create a gallery and want to share your own photos in…

Lazy Sunday – Flowers

21 Feb 2016

  Here is a little collection of some of my flower photos since I began this blog at the end of 2014. I hope they brighten your day. You may…

Wildflower Wednesday – Spoiled for Choice

17 Feb 201617 Feb 2016

Supping from golden plates, The bee does not forget, To take a little morsel home, Where with honeyed words, It adds its praise; A tasteful medley, of a million flowers.

Lazy Sunday – Aussie Bush

10 Jan 201610 Jan 2016

At last the heat broke today and after a visit to a market on the edge of town I saw a sign pointing up into the hills for "Rolystone" and…

Wildflower Wednesday – Geraldton Wax

30 Dec 2015

Went off the beaten track for a little explore of a nearby national park. These little flowers are the last reminders of spring as the Perth summer bakes the trees…

Springtime wildflowers

15 Dec 201515 Dec 2015

See the cool morning Drawing up so charmingly A quilt of flowers The Prompts for Ronovan this week are "look  and charm' which are much less horrifying than last week.…

Wildflower Wednesday – Kangaroo Paw

9 Dec 20159 Dec 2015

These native Australian Wildflowers known as the "kangaroo paw" due to its supposed resemblance to a...yes that's right...Kangaroo's paw bloom once each spring and throw forth their rather bizarre blossoms.…

Wildflower Wednesday

18 Nov 201518 Nov 2015

Rottnest is located about 11 kilometres off the coast of Western Australia. The Dutch originally gave it that name when they landed their briefly in the mid 1600s. Seeing the…

Wildflower Wednesday

11 Nov 201511 Nov 2015

These Australian Native Flowers are really quite small but looked pretty up close. A quick blaze of glory and then they vanish as the plant prepares for the long hot…

Wildflower Wednesday – Country Lane

4 Nov 2015

Here is another photograph of the wildflowers in bloom at King's Park in Perth. September is the month for floral treats and the profusion of flowers is stunning. Wildflower Wednesday…