Flowery wheat-bins gracing the town of Ravensthorpe, Western Australia
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325759)
Rockingham, Australia
January 12, 2018 9:35am CST
Another interesting site when we visited Ravensthorpe in Western Australia was their giant wheat-bins (grain silos) which have been painted to show the banksia in the various stages of its life.
On the left can be seen the yellow candle-like flower which provides food for birds and small animals such as the honey possum. The flowers then develop into hard, woody seed pods as can be seen on the other two silos.
The leaves are tough and quite spiky. A number of country towns have taken to painting their grain bins but this is the first one we’ve seen.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 18
The idea has really taken off and there are now a number of silos that have been painted. We need to do a trip and document some more.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Jan 18
I have never seen that before. The big grain silos here are always plain.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
13 Jan 18
I have said this before. Don't you think Australia is a bit different? 
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
13 Jan 18
@JudyEv 
Which country will have such out of the ordinary artifacts strewn all over the country?
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@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Jan 18
How wonderful. I love the look of those wheat bins.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
13 Jan 18
@JudyEv That's cool. At first, I thought those were trash bins.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 18
I'm pleased you like it. I thought they looked lovely too.
@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan 18
I think you'd need a sketch first because once you got up close enough to paint it would be hard to keep it in perspective.
@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 18
They look great don't they? Much nicer than grey concrete.
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
12 Jan 18
So much nicer looking than plain ones. Good job!
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 18
Much better than grey concrete. I'm glad you like them.
@aninditasen (15732)
• Raurkela, India
12 Jan 18
Lovely way to feed birds and animals.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 18
In the wild, the banksias are an important source of food for birds and animals.
