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Another small West Australian town gets a supermarket

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382256) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Aug

Perenjori is about 340 kilometres north-east of Perth. It’s a small town and the centre of a farming community. In 2018, the local supermarket closed down, then the building was reduced to rubble by a cyclone. The local Shire...

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Everlastings in our street

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382256) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Sep 24

At our lifestyle village, Vince and I have an ‘outside’ house, meaning one boundary fronts on to a public street. We are opposite a school. The verges are maintained by the city council but we can plant the verges if we want...

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Can you find the bird?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382256) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Sep 24

Here is another ‘can you see it’ post. This time, you’ll looking for a ring-neck parrot. It’s in the middle of the photo but is face on and chewing down on a leaf so it’s not a side-on view. This chap was not the least frightened...

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A pleasant place to break our journey

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382256) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Sep 24

On our first day heading for wildflower country, we had lunch near a creek. It was a really lovely place to rest for a while and I couldn’t decide which photo to use so I’ve made a collage of them. There was a lush grass area...

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Can you find the lizard?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382256) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Sep 24

I like to keep my eyes open when we’re travelling. There is always something to wonder about or be amused by. At our first campsite, I saw movement on a tree trunk and there was a tiny little lizard. I couldn’t see it in the...

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The appropriately-named wreath flower

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382256) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Sep 24

One of the more unusual wildflowers that people always hope to see is the wreath flower (Lechenaultia macrantha). This is another one that I wrote about in 2016. It’s a low-growing plant and found in gravel and sandy soils in...

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Street art in Dowerin, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382256) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Sep 24

Our small country towns are struggling to survive. Some have had some very innovative ideas in an effort to entice tourists to visit/stay/spend. The kangaroos and emus here are made from corrugated iron. The emus in particular...

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Yellow and pink everlastings

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382256) • Rockingham, Australia 1 Sep 24

The collage shows patches of yellow and pink everlastings. Photos never really do justice to what the eye sees so you’ll just have to imagine us seeing these expanses of colour over and over as we drove along the gravel roads...

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A clever creation

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382256) • Rockingham, Australia 1 Sep 24

On the way home from our trip to see the wildflowers, we stopped in a country town to get some lunch. They were kind enough to tell us there were four ahead of us for pizza so I had pumpkin soup and Vince had bacon and eggs....

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A carpet of white

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382256) • Rockingham, Australia 31 Aug 24

We’re just returned from visiting some of the best wildflower sites in Western Australia. There were dozens of folks in caravans, tents or just touring and enjoying the beauty of acres of everlastings. At our first stopover we...

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The 'elegant' (but insignificant) snail orchid

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382256) • Rockingham, Australia 31 Aug 24

I’m sorry my last photo didn’t load. We lost internet connection at that point but we’re home again now. It’s really time I went to bed but I’ll post a quick one about the snail orchid which we saw along the way. I actually wrote...

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We've reached wildflower country

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382256) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Aug 24

We are out in wildflower country in Western Australia. We’ve had good rains over winter and it is a marvellous season for wildflowers. We are travelling with Vince’s brother and have had two nights at a caravan park and today...

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Let's hope the weather clears soon

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382256) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Aug 24

We’ve had two very rough and windy nights and tonight is supposed to be more of the same. We are hoping to go away on Monday, heading north to where the wildflowers are out in all their glory. We’re taking the caravan but it...

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Not There Yesterday!

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (21497) • London, England 30 Jun 24

While flowers aren’t popping up all over, it was nice to see some poppies making an appearance. There are four blossoming at the moment. No sign of the brilliant yellow of the California Poppies, but with the red ones showing up...

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Green Fingers... Maybe

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (21497) • London, England 8 May 24

Normally I am the kiss of death to plants. For several years I have planted seeds and nothing has appeared. My attempt to nurture shrubs and lavender all ended in failure. This year could be different. My cycle planter is...

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Beautiful Blue Wildflowers

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 27 Apr 22

Each year I enjoy seeing the flowers bloom in my yard and garden. Still waiting on many to bloom. A little late this year due to the cooler weather. These tiny blue wildflowers are all over my yard. They are so small I had to use...

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Our friend has lost her house

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382256) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Feb 22

When we lived in Ravensthorpe in the south-east of Western Australia, I was friends with a single mother. Her son and our youngest were good friends. She was an artist and had a struggle to make ends meet. Later, she moved to the...

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A humpy in the bush

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382256) • Rockingham, Australia 30 Aug 21

At the horse endurance ride at Jarrahdale, Western Australia, I walked down a gravel track to find a vantage point from which to take photos of the horses and riders. Just off the track, I spotted the humpy that you can see in the...

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Are you doing anything special for Easter?

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 4 Apr 21

I'm heading to a friend's house for Easter dinner and some music later in the afternoon. I think my duties are to bring Coke and wine (yes, capitalization matters). First, I'm going to head to Walmart and get some stuff. Then I...

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I took a hike up at Black Diamond Mines today!

The Horse @TheHorse (238325) • Walnut Creek, California 29 Mar 21

I took a solo hike today up at Black Diamond Mines, where I used to take the "troubled" kids hiking before they (whoever "they" is) defunded our mentor program. I've gotten to know the area pretty well, and am interested in...

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