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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Summer Stars

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Many streets in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula display these summer flowers.
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Today's Flowers #28
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Pinky red flowers
Like prickly bright glowing stars
Raining from green leaves
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17 comments:

Arija said...: Lovely flowering gums Gemma.; February 23, 2009 6:23 AM
VALKYRIEN said...: What an amazing flower! I see a lot of flowers I've never seen before when participating in this meme! This is beautiful!; February 23, 2009 6:36 AM
Sandra said...: Now that's what I call a real star - beautiful picture!; February 23, 2009 6:42 AM
Tink *~*~* said...: Hi Gemma. They're very fluffy looking, aren't they? I like the color.

Tink *~*~*
NOW PLAYING at My Mobile Adventures *~*~* - Of Mice and Mutts - Disney’s Flower and Garden Festival; February 23, 2009 7:14 AM
Raven said...: This is a lovely flowering Australian native.; February 23, 2009 7:15 AM
Inkivääri said...: What a nice tree!; February 23, 2009 7:18 AM
Your EG Tour Guide said...: A walk down your street would be very pleasant!

My Today’s Flower’s post is at
More of Me - EG; February 23, 2009 7:27 AM
Darla said...: How lovely is this? VERY!!; February 23, 2009 7:41 AM
Norm said...: what a lovely tree, love the color of the flowers...; February 23, 2009 7:43 AM
Judy said...: They are like pinky-red stars! Are they soft or prickly? They look soft!; February 23, 2009 8:41 AM
fishing guy said...: Gemma: What a neat look at that fuzzy red flower, very neat.; February 23, 2009 9:58 AM
lynlyn said...: beautiful flowering tree..; February 23, 2009 10:31 AM
Luiz Santilli Jr said...: Gemma,

I think that I never saw this flowers!
wonderful colors also.

Luiz; February 23, 2009 10:51 AM
Lilli & Nevada said...: What a beautiful flower, i have not seen one like it before; February 23, 2009 11:55 AM
storyteller said...: This is a new flower to me, but it's as lovely as your words.
Hugs and blessings,; February 23, 2009 12:13 PM
Carletta said...: A very unusual looking flower.
Your haiku as usual fits perfectly!; February 23, 2009 12:14 PM
guild-rez said...: Beautiful Bottlebrush - Callistemon flowers.
Very pretty!
Great pictures.; February 23, 2009 10:03 PM

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