western australia

A carpet of white

@JudyEv (382258)

Rockingham, Australia

August 31, 2024 6:23pm CST

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 were told that the flowers at Coalseam were the best for many years so that’s where we headed. There would be a patch of white ones, then yellow, then pink. Occasionally the colours appeared together but not too often. There were other blooms as well but the everlastings were the most spectacular simply because of the huge areas they covered. Here is a patch of white ones, complete with an emu. This is Vince’s photo, used with permission. My ‘white’ ones aren’t quite as spectacular.

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@rebelann (117248)

• El Paso, Texas

1 Sep 24

At first I thought it was snow until I started reading what you wrote, it is beautiful.

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Sep 24

I've only ever seen photos of large areas of snow but that's what I thought it looked like too.

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@rebelann (117248)

• El Paso, Texas

1 Sep 24

I actually saw a large amount of snow here back in 1987, it hasn't happened since but I did get photos of it

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep 24

@rebelann I guess Texas isn't noted for its snowfalls.

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@Beestring (15372)

• Hong Kong

1 Sep 24

It is beautiful. I think if the patch is yellow or pink, it will look even nicer.

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Sep 24

You could be right but I liked the white ones. They stood out a bit more.

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@snowy22315 (209006)

• United States

1 Sep 24

They are beautiful..Is that a peaceful hen in the middle?

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@Tampa_girl7 (54716)

• United States

1 Sep 24

What a pretty scene.

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Sep 24

We were lucky with the weather and to see such large expanses of blooms.

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@xFiacre (14786)

• Ireland

1 Sep 24

@judyev That sounds a bit odd have patches of one colour, but nonetheless, spectacular.

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Sep 24

We thought maybe they drew lots to see what colour would go where.

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@LindaOHio (222527)

• United States

1 Sep 24

What a great picture. Love the emu. Hope you and Vince have a spectacular day. How is he feeling?

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Sep 24

He is well, thanks. Goes into hospital on Thursday.

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@LindaOHio (222527)

• United States

2 Sep 24

@JudyEv You're welcome. Keep us posted please!

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

1 Sep 24

I love the scenery of this photo.

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep 24

We saw so many areas like this although sometimes the flowers were yellow or pink.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

3 Sep 24

@JudyEv I must say that I have not seen the other kinds of florals. I only know the flowers produced from my city.

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Sep 24

@Shavkat I'm sure you have many flowers there that I've never seen either.

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@FourWalls (86763)

• United States

1 Sep 24

So, so gorgeous. Love fields that are coated with lovely flowers like that.

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep 24

There seemed to flowers everywhere although some were just small patches here and there.

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@jstory07 (148735)

• Roseburg, Oregon

1 Sep 24

Those are really pretty flowers.

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Sep 24

You could hardly put a pin between them.

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@Juliaacv (56322)

• Canada

1 Sep 24

It must have been quite a sensory trip, between the beautiful colours and scents, I would imagine it was quite relaxing. He took a great photo-his heart surgery did not affect his ability for that.

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Sep 24

There was so much colour. Even when the expanses were more sparse, there was still lots of patches of colour. Thanks for the compliment for Vince. He enjoyed taking photos of it all.

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@wolfgirl569 (135846)

• Marion, Ohio

1 Sep 24

That is a beautiful view.

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep 24

We drove quite some distance and the view was much the same.

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@RasmaSandra (98026)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

1 Sep 24

that looks like an emu in snow, I love it,

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@RasmaSandra (98026)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

2 Sep 24

@JudyEv photo of our garden in Latvia covered in snow

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Sep 24

@RasmaSandra Photos with so much snow look like black and white photos a bit.

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep 24

I kept saying it looked like snow; not that I've ever seen real snow over a large area.

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@Fleura (35055)

• United Kingdom

1 Sep 24

Gorgeous picture! That must be a stunning sight. Is that in some sort of park or nature reserve?

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@Fleura (35055)

• United Kingdom

1 Sep 24

@JudyEv It's beautiful!

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Sep 24

This was taken in Coalseam Conservation Park but the sides of the roads, edges of the paddocks, any areas of bush have lots of colour and patches of everlastings in particular. You need to search more for the orchids and some of the other flowers. We found orchids around the caravan park just be walking into the bush. Flowering starts in the northern areas then proceeds towards the south as the weeks pass.

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@Ronrybs (21492)

• London, England

2 Sep 24

Wow, looks almost like a carpet of snow!

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@JudyEv (382258)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Sep 24

That's what I thought. You could hardly put a pin between them.

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