We have had a family of kookaburras in our area these past few weeks. I love hearing the Laughing Kookaburras - Dacelo novaeguineae - with their early morning and late afternoon calls -and often daytime as well! They do literally sound like they are laughing at life. The young kookburras are quite funny as they... Continue Reading →
Banksia serrata - Saw Banksia Cape York Lily - Curcuma australasica Midyen - Austromyrtus dulcis Powderpuff Lilly Pilly - Syzigium wilsonii subsp wilsomii River Lily - Crinum pedunculatum Paper Daisies = Strawflowers
Davidson's Plum - Davidsonia jerseyana - is listed as an endangered species restricted to north-east NSW as far south as Wardell. I have two trees in my garden that have been flowering again recently along with one North Queensland Davidson's Plum - Davidsonia pruriens. The fruit has started to form along the trunk of the... Continue Reading →
From Wardell on Sunday I went to Ballina in search of Coastal Banksia - Banksia integrifolia subsp integrifolia - flower photos. Most of these have finished flowering and moved onto the seed pod stage but I did manage to find a few. There was also one remaining flower on a Cottonwood Hibiscus - Hibiscus tiliaceus... Continue Reading →
This morning I went out to photograph the flannel flowers - Actinotus helianthi - in Wardell. This is a small town just south of Ballina - it has large sandy sections that get covered in flannel flowers.These are short- lived plants flowering mainly in Spring and are replaced each year by seedlings. I love these... Continue Reading →
I visited a local farm today that has rows of waratahs - bliss!! I spent time taking 250+ photos and brought some waratahs home to draw and sigh over... I find waratahs - Telopea speciosissima - irresistible - the bright red large flowers are found at the end of tall spires of leaves and can... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 