Tag Archives: flowers

Carey Bay, Places

Snippets de jour

5 April 2010 Carol McKay

I doubt you would get far in this boat..

backyard fungus

lunch time view

old boat

Toronto

water grass at the lake's edge — water grass at the lake’s edge

water grass in the lake

train station iris

Blackall's Park, Places

Blackall’s Park

3 April 2010 Carol McKay

It’s a park life …

grevillia flower

ground fungus

lichen

wood fungus

Maitland, Outdoor Plants, Places, Plants

Sunday afternoon

28 March 2010 Carol McKay

Maitland jazz festival and flowers at home.

old fashion street lamp

cleaning service — cleaning service courtesy of “the bird”

cleaning service — cleaning service courtesy of “the bird”

stand of bunya bunya trees

cassia flowers in our back yard

Newcastle, Places

A fairly typical outing in Newcastle

21 March 2010 Carol McKay

Strolling, and looking, and shopping, and eating, wOOOooOOO.

striped Newcastle skink

non-striped skink in our back yard

flowering paperbark tree

nom noms

health food shop (Carol's source of sheep's milk yoghurt) — health food shop (Carol’s source of sheep’s milk yoghurt)

second hand book shop (Ross' favourite shop in the whole wide world!) — second hand book shop (Ross’ favourite shop in the whole wide world!)

forground: art gallery; midground: laman street, civic park; background: city hall clock tower.

Is there a weekend in Newcastle when a wedding party ISN'T parking on Laman Street? — Is there a weekend in Newcastle when a wedding party ISN’T parking on Laman Street?

red berries

pretty red flowers (the golden arches an unhappy coincidence)

crows enjoying the Benjamina figs

Indian Grocer's Glebe Road, Adamstown — Indian Grocer’s Glebe Road, Adamstown

sport type activities going on across the road from the Indian Grocer's — sport type activities going on across the road from the Indian Grocer’s

sport type activities going on across the road from the Indian Grocer's — sport type activities going on across the road from the Indian Grocer’s

pretty lentils from the Indian grocer's — pretty lentils from the Indian grocer’s

soaps from the Thai grocer's (1st floral, 2nd herbal) and the Chinese grocer's (3rd rose, 4th sandlewood) — soaps from the Thai grocer’s (1st floral, 2nd herbal) and the Chinese grocer’s (3rd rose, 4th sandlewood)

soaps from the Thai grocer's and the Chinese grocer's — soaps from the Thai grocer’s (white floral & green herbal) and the Chinese grocer’s (pink rose & brown sandlewood)

Blackall's Park, Places, Toronto

Sunday walk in Blackall’s Park and Toronto

7 March 2010 Carol McKay

Moving it, you know, that thing called exercise?

cute vine

A local identity, I don’t know his identity, but I’m sure he has one.

pink troll tree*

Roses for Mother

Fungi growing beside the wetlands walk between Blackall’s Park and Toronto

About to bloom, and finished blooming, but no blooming Banksia flowers

Roses for Mother

Lillipilly berries

nom nom

Places, Sugarloaf Mountain

Saturday outing at Sugarloaf Mountain

6 March 2010 Carol McKay

West Wallsend and Seahampton is on the way there.

Deer

On our way to Sugarloaf Mountain again

Seahampton

Kookaburra on the ground

Red fungi

Unusual trio

Fungi

Fungi

Fungi

A fern and moss doing their part to beautify the public toilet block

Fungi

Oh boy is it hot and humid – sheds bark

Orange tree

moss and lichen

cycad plants

View of Seahampton

The piggy that we meet, when we’re driving down the street in West Wallsend

Tibouchina or Lasiandra tree in West Wallsend

wonderful colours

Lunch at the Toronto lions club park

26 February 2010 Carol McKay

Where is Toronto lions club park?

Toronto lions club park

very big grass — very big grass across the road from the entrance

flowering paperbark tree

fish

casurina leaning over the water

pelican

pelican

pelican — pelican - and back again

casurinas

black & white cormorant

main road bridge

main road bridge

toilets — toilets - very important you know

There was also a grey heron, but I couldn’t get a full picture of him.

Outdoor Plants, Plants

Ginger Plant and Crepe Myrtle

18 February 2010 Carol McKay

Ginger Plant

Crepe Myrtle and Bottle Brush

Outdoor Plants, Plants

Succulents out front, Moth out back

17 February 2010 Carol McKay

This one sat still for long enough to have it’s photo taken, the black and white one wouldn’t.

Orange Moth

Jelly Bean Plant — Jelly Bean Plant and Geranium

Jelly Bean Plant, Geranium et al

Succulents at the front door

Succulents at the front door

Succulents at the front door

Succulents at the front door

Munmorah State Conservation Area

1 February 2010 Carol McKay

Where is Munmorah State Conservation Area?

Snapper Point

Blow hole with the tide in

Eagle, honest!

Birdie Sands

Flannel Flowers

Flannel Flowers

Native Flowering Plants

Native Flowering Plant

Wybung Head

Coast to the north

Coast to the north

Coast to the south

Black Boy in flower after the fire

Munmorah Power Station

Vale's Point Power Station

Hawk