REMEMBRANCE PARK, HEIDELBERG

Remembrance Park pond, in this little oasis of green close to Austin Hospital, Heidelberg. It's wedged between busy roads, residential streets and of course the hospital. Always pleasant to walk there and de-stress...

This post is part of the Roentare’s Water Meme

and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme

and also part of the Nature Notes meme.

HEIDELBERG PANORAMA

View towards the East from Heidelberg, to the skyscrapers of Box Hill. Box Hill is an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 kilometres east of the city's Central Business District (CBD), located within the City of Whitehorse local government area. Box Hill recorded a population of 14,353 at the 2021 census.

Today, Box Hill is notable for its large Chinese community, having the largest percentage of individuals of Chinese heritage in Melbourne (The 2021 Census recorded 46.6 % of the suburbs residents as of Chinese origin), and is home to the city's tallest high-rise buildings outside the CBD.

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SPRING FLOWERS

This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.

Forest lily (Veltheimia bracteata); Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) and Sweet bay (Laurus nobilis)

HOSPITAL

The bottlebrush flowers soften the rather harsh architecture of the utilitarian Austin Hospital and somehow give some hope to all who enter there... 

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AUSTRALIAN SWALLOW

The welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae that is native to Australia and nearby islands. It has self-introduced into New Zealand in the middle of the twentieth century.

It is very similar to the Pacific swallow with which it is often considered conspecific. This species breeds in southern and eastern Australia in a variety of habitats, mostly in open areas, man-made clearings or urban environments, but not desert or dense forest. Eastern populations are largely migratory, wintering in northern Australia. Western birds and those in New Zealand are mainly sedentary.

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

An image created from several photos (including the view from my window and some jack-o-lanters), and also some silhouettes from clipart (no, it's not a real witch!), with the help of Photoshop.

This post is part of the Skywatch Friday meme

and also part of the Mosaic Monday meme.

Oh! And one of my songs, that suits the occasion!

LEUCOSPERMUM

Leucospermum formosum hybrid "Leucospermum Carnival® Peach" produces a unique colour display that combines and captures the seasonal peach and apricot notes into a beautiful centre of burning embers. Carnival Peach is a medium sized shrub and ideal for low maintenance, low water use gardens. Additionally, it has a moderate frost tolerance which sets it apart from other Leucospermum varieties.

This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme

MORNINGTON

Mornington is a seaside suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located on the Mornington Peninsula 46 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. It is the most populous locality in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Mornington had a population of 25,759 at the 2021 census. Mornington is a tourist destination renowned for its bay beaches and wineries, with a town centre that runs into the foreshore area and local beach.

This post is part of the Roentare’s Water Meme

and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme

and also part of the Nature Notes meme

A COUNTRY RETREAT

A peaceful vista in Warburton, a town in Victoria, Australia, 76 kilometres east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Warburton recorded a population of 2,020 at the 2021 census.

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RELAXING

Having a spot of lunch in Warburton.

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