SPRING MOSAIC

This post is part of the My Sunday Best meme,
and also part of the Mosaic Monday meme.

SUNSET WALK

This post is part of the Skywatch Friday meme

and also part of the Saturday Critters meme

HAPPY DIWALI!

The cold and rainy weather has not dampened the spirits of the organisers or attendees of the celebrations of Diwali in Melbourne this weekend!

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SPRING

Just to remind everyone that it's Spring in Melbourne, despite the rain and floods and pumpkins... The flowers still manage to put on a good show!

This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme

PUMPKIN TIME...

Are you ready for Trick-or-Treating?

This post is part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,
and also part of the My Corner of the World meme,
and also part of the Nature Notes meme.

DOCKLANDS

Evening at Melbourne's Docklands. The Seafarers' Bridge in the distance.

This post is part of the Travel Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Ruby Tuesday meme.

SUNNY

The temperature is rising day by day and when it's not raining (we have had a lot of rain lately!), the sun feels hotter. At the Darebin Parklands on a fine day...

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

MID-SPRING

A fine, sunny afternoon makes for a perfect respite from the gray and wet weather we've had for a while now. The vibrant green of the new growth of vegetation is a bold affirmation of hope.

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BLACK SWAN

The Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) is a large waterbird, a species of swan, which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. The species was hunted to extinction in New Zealand, but later reintroduced. Within Australia they are nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon climatic conditions.

Black Swans are large birds with mostly black plumage and red bills. They are monogamous breeders that share incubation duties and cygnet rearing between the sexes. Described scientifically by English naturalist John Latham in 1790, the Black Swan was formerly placed into a monotypic genus, Chenopis.

Black Swans can be found singly, or in loose companies numbering into the hundreds or even thousands.  Black Swans are popular birds in zoological gardens and bird collections, and escapees are sometimes seen outside their natural range. This specimen was snapped at the Melbourne Botanical Gardens.

This post is part of the Weekend Reflections meme,

and also part of the Saturday Critters meme.

LA NIÑA PRESSES ON

Our weather is true to the predicted La Niña pattern, with higher than average rainfall in Spring and Summer, with lower than normal temperatures. The extensive severe flooding that has occurred in Southeastern Australia continues and is causing much damage and great anguish in the affected regions. This too shall pass...

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