CITY BY NIGHT

Having the Yarra River course its way through our city is quite marvellous as it affords beautiful vistas along its length. By night, some magical reflections can be seen in the City as the lights come on. These views are taken from Southbank, an entertainment and residential precinct.

This post is part of the Our World Tuesday meme,

and also part of the Ruby Tuesday meme,

and also part of the Travel Tuesday meme,

and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme.

ARTY

Since the COVID isolation and social distancing rules were enforced, many people have been spending more time at home, me being no exception. I have been busy with working from home, but have also had more free time, which I have utilised to do more of the things that I previously didn't have much time to do. For example, more reading, some writing, composing and painting/drawing. 

Here is a page from my journal, showing some small pieces that I've drawn together, suggesting the passage of time and the succession of seasons.

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and also part of the Blue Monday meme,

and also part of the Seasons meme.

CLEMATIS SEED HEAD

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and also part of the Photo Sunday meme.

DUCK+LINGS

The Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa), commonly known as the PBD, is a dabbling duck found in much of Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and many islands in the southwestern Pacific, reaching to the Caroline Islands in the north and French Polynesia in the east. It is usually called the grey duck in New Zealand, where it is also known by its Maori name, pārera.

Pacific Black Ducks breed from June to January in the South, and from January to April in the North. This mother duck was having some difficulty keeping all her ducklings under control!

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SUNRISE

Early morning in the Darebin Parklands in suburban Melbourne.

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CORAL 'GERANIUM'

We know them simply as 'geraniums'. They are one of the most popular container plants, yet they are not really geraniums at all. Botanically they are Pelargonium. There are true geraniums, the perennial cranesbills, but they look little like the annual plants we commonly call 'geraniums'.

The confusion with the names can be traced back to disagreements between botanists over classification and is of little importance to most gardeners, except for the distinction that perennial cranesbill geraniums will come back each year and zonal geraniums, those now classified as Pelargonium, are topical perennials usually grown as annuals in colder climates. They got the prefix "zonal" because of the markings on their leaves. Zonal geraniums were discovered in South Africa and if you have a similar, subtropical climate, you can grow them as perennials.

This coral pink zonal geranium is Pelargonium x hortorum.  Zonal geraniums are bushy plants, mainly used for containers and bedding. There has been considerable breeding done, particularly for size and abundance and colours of flowers, so there is a good deal of variety. Zonal geraniums start blooming in mid-spring and will repeat bloom until frost. Deadheading the entire flower stalk after the flower fades will encourage more blooms.

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VIEW FROM SOUTHBANK

Looking out onto Port Phillip Bay from Southbank.

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and also part of the My Corner of the World meme.

CITY SUNRISE

Sunrise in Melbourne City on the Yarra River.

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and also part of the Ruby Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Travel Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme.

WINTER SOLSTICE

It's cold and wet outside, nice and warm inside!

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and also part of the Blue Monday meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.

CREEK

Darebin Creek at Preston, near Murray Rd.

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