Wildflowers White

3 Aug 20163 Aug 2016

Flowers in their vanity In profusion vie Sane in their insanity To catch Apollo's eye And every bud a'blooming Looks out towards the sky And sees the sun a'shining And…

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…

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.

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…

Wildflower Wednesday – Spring Daisies

28 Oct 2015

And so the spring with lush promises and florid expressions, Beguiles the dormant senses into wakefulness. And reinvigorated, the rising passions burst forth... A rush of vermillion on the white…

TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Garden

25 Oct 201525 Oct 2015

Bottle brush on trees You know it's Aussie Summer When parrots attack Apologies for the delay! Technical difficulties I'm afraid. Last week's prompt was Eggs/Egg Separator and these wonderful Haiku…

Wildflower Wednesday – Mimosa

14 Oct 201514 Oct 2015

I read as a child about mimosa flowers and had no idea what they looked like. They sounded rich, exotic and lovely. The name conjured up sunlit slopes of some Mediterranean paradise and…

Wildflower Wednesday

7 Oct 2015

How can it be Wednesday again? Here is shot of everlastings I took in King's Park in Perth this spring. Hope you enjoy them! Thanks to Helene Parish of Life…