AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Celebrating the First Day of Spring


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Ruby flower waiting to open in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Ruby Tuesday meme
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Like a pineapple
Like a ruby sheaf of wheat
First flower of Spring
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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16 comments:

Anonymous said...

the first flower of spring! its always a sight to behold! :)

maryt/theteach said...

Happy Spring, Gemma! That's a lovely shot! :)

Carletta said...

What a gorgeous shot for your first day of Spring.
You photographed it beautifully!

Ralph said...

Red is a color of Spring that immediately makes one forget the gray of winter. We awaited this splendid change of season, and the red flower is the prize for our anticipation...

Norm said...

what a gorgeous flowers for spring, happy RT Gem..

Dimple said...

Interesting flower. Thanks, and happy spring from north of the equator, where fall is looming!

Melli said...

That is just beautiful! I want to see what it looks like when it's open!

life's journey said...

This is a pretty flower of spring...Nice one here. Mine is up Gemma...

4 Lettre Words said...

That is lovely!

Linnea said...

That's quite a robust looking flower. I'm glad summer is winding down and fall is just around the corner!

Annie Jeffries said...

How pretty. What is the scale? I imagine it big but perhaps not?

Carolyn Ford said...

Very interesting flower...gorgeous red! We have a while to wait for fall here in so. California. You enjoy your spring!

Becca said...

Cool pic...I would love to see the flower when it is open! :)

Regina said...

How lovely!

tilden said...

thanks for stopping by ...i do love your pictures. the blossom stealing parrot is my fave.

Magical Mystical Teacher said...

This fat red flower
about to burst into bloom—
harbinger of spring.

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