Monthly Archive: August 2013

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New Flowers for the Garden

  I couldn’t help but notice as I was weeding the garden however, that even Australia’s weeds are pretty.   And one of the reasons we selected the flowers we did…

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Koondoola Bush

Technically it’s still WINTER here in Western Australia. I had to keep reminding myself of that as we walked through the bush and saw all these lovely colors and wildflowers… Koondoola Bush The bushland is 136 hectares of mainly banksia woodland with scattered jarrah and lower lying, wetter areas with...

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Lake Gwelup

Thanks to Facebook, now I can offer suggestions as to what places we might visit. I found on Tim’s Australian Nature Pics a few bird photos from a place that John told me was close by, Lake Gwelup, so we went. Situated on the western side of the suburb of...

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Music from Laura

Laura’s Music John back to work, it was time for me to settle in a routine here in our Perth home. A good place to start was to get my music sorted and ready to listen to as I do housework. As a sort of good-bye present, Laura gave me...

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John Forrest Waterfalls and Wildflowers Part One

Back home again, we decided to have an outing at John Forrest National Park. Inspired by all the water we saw on Lover’s Lane and Noble Falls, we were sure THIS time there would be water in the waterfalls at John Forrest. The last times we went, there was not...

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Noble Falls

Getting closer to home, we stopped in on Noble Falls. John was surprised at the level of the water.   Little did I know then that we would return two weeks later with the water much lower, but it was still lovely.

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Toodyay

Now there’s a name. Toodyay. The meaning of the name is uncertain, although it is Indigenous Noongar in origin – maps in 1836 referred to “Duidgee”, while some believe it was named for a local woman named Toodyeep who accompanied early explorers in the area. The Shire of Toodyay’s official...

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Ask Tony M

It was time to leave the Convent, and the day promised rain. Perhaps we would go straight home or make stops between showers? It seemed uncertain because of the rain. A girl can dream can’t she? And when I do, I usually dream BIG.

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Wildflowers Along the Way

Our travels towards Perth brought us to a lovely spot of wildflowers.   Jug Orchid (Stamnorchis recurva – formerly Pterostylis recurva) Flowers large, jug shaped – thus the common name.  Older flowers have reddish hue but new flowers are white with green and brown markings.  

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Sunset Where You Are

John knows I like to head to the beach or the nearest windmill for a nice sunset, but I was so tired from our day out at Camel Soaks and long hikes to holes in the ground and such, that I said, “Today, let’s not GO to a sunset, let’s...

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Back on the Road

Sometimes it’s not about where you’re going, it’s the journey. Since I am in a whole different country, I like seeing what is along the trip as well. So we left Camel Soak. I relaxed and looked out the window.

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From a Lake to a Hole in the Ground

Leaving the wreath flowers, we headed towards Perenjori. We crossed a lovely lake, but there was no where to stop to take photos. I said, no matter, since we were going to detour to this place called Camel Soak, where orchids were promised in the brochure, on the map there...

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Is It a Kite?

Still on our way to Paynes Find, and had enough of Everlastings to photograph, out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a rather large bird.   Over a 100 photos later, we got back into the car and headed to Paynes Find.

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Why Can’t It Be Everlasting

If it’s magic, then why can’t it be everlasting Like the sun that always shines Like the poets in this rhyme Like the galaxies in time ~Stevie Wonder It can be everlasting, Stevie, especially when talking about these wildflowers, the Everlastings. It occurs to me as I write this blog,...

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Stars Over Dalwallinu

Psalms Chapter 8 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? When it became well night, John and I...

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Sundown

Lovely sunsets don’t have to be by the water, and we were far from the beach this time.

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Mia Moon

After getting settled at the convent, we headed back out. We went to Mia Moon Reserve. There is a granite outcrop to gnamma hole. I think we were a little early in the season for the orchids.

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The Old Convent in Dalwallinu

For some reason, as we were planning our trip around Wildflower Country, an Old Convent caught my eye as the place to stay. I thought as a service to anyone else considering staying there I would give my review and thoughts on the place. First, perhaps get a few negatives...

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Buntine Rocks

It was too soon to check into the convent, so we left Dalwallinu and headed off to find some wildflowers. Buntine Rocks was where we were headed. I did warn the dear man that he could be in trouble with my family who have just put up with me after...

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Dalwallinu

We decided for our stay, we would find a place in the town of Dalwallinu. Dalwallinu is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, located 248 km from Perth via the Great Northern Highway. Agriculture and supporting industries are the town’s primary economic activities. The town is also...

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Driving to Dalwallinu

Driving to Dalwallinu John took some time off for my arrival so we could begin Honeymoon 3.0* and start our trek looking for wildflowers. It’s hard to plan these things as wildflowers arrivals depend on the weather such as rain, and according to everyone we met along the way, there...

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A Fine Welcome Home

I am back in Perth, Australia, and I must say it was a smooth journey, in spite of the time and distance. Two days, three planes, four airports, and one missing Friday later, it’s good to be on the ground, and likely will soon be better if ever I fully...