Sunday 28 September 2014

DESKTOP 422 - TEA-TREE

Leptospermum or tea-tree is an Australian native tree that is a wonderful garden plant. In Spring it is covered with beautiful flowers of white, pink or reddish colour, depending on the cultivar.

This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme,
and also part of the Pink Saturday meme,
and also part of the I Heart Macros meme.

Thursday 25 September 2014

DESKTOP 419 - ORNITHOGALLUM

Ornithogalum umbellatum 'Star of Bethlehem' is a bulbous plant in the Liliaceae (Lily) family. It originates from Northern Africa and Eurasia and does well in moist gardens, lawns, cropland, pastures, and waterways. Small clumps of leaves appear mid-spring, and continue to elongate into late spring when flowers are produced. The blooming period lasts about 2 weeks, with flowers opening late on sunny mornings and closing by sunset. Flowering is followed by seed set, and subsequently, stems and leaves die back to the bulb by mid-summer.

This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme.

Wednesday 24 September 2014

DESKTOP 418 - KAKADU NATIONAL PARK

Kakadu National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin. Kakadu National Park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It covers an area of 19,804 km2, extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres from east to west. It is the size of Slovenia, about one-third the size of Tasmania, or nearly half the size of Switzerland. The Ranger Uranium Mine, one of the most productive uranium mines in the world, is surrounded by the park.

This post is part of the Waterworld Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Outdoor Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,
and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme.

Thursday 11 September 2014

DESKTOP 405 - WILD ONIONS

Allium triquetrum is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Allium (onions and garlic) native to the Mediterranean basin. It is known in English as three-cornered leek. It has become naturalised in both Australia and New Zealand. All parts of the plant, from the bulb to the flowers, are edible fresh (for example in pestos) or cooked, with "a subtle flavour like leek or spring onion."

This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme.

Tuesday 2 September 2014

DESKTOP 396 - KALANCHOE

Kalanchoe "Freedom Bells" is a beautiful, trailing, succulent plant which produces a spectacular display of red, tubular flowers in winter.

This post is part of the Nature Footsteps Floral Macros meme,
and also part of the Our World Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Ruby Tuesday meme.

Monday 1 September 2014

DESKTOP 395 - CLIVIAS

Happy Spring! It's Spring in the Southern Hemisphere and the Clivias are blooming. The setting sun illuminated them just right for their portrait shot.

This post is part of the Mandarin Orange Monday meme,
and also part of the Nature Footsteps Inspiring Photography meme.