A crisp winter’s morning was the perfect time to climb Bluff Knoll; the steep, 3606ft craggy peak in south west of Australia. It was a challenge to keep going but was well worth it. After twenty minutes alone at the summit, we tackled the descent. It was a peaceful, surreal experience. Two tiny people witnessing nature’s grandeur. True beauty and a precious solitary moment.
Descent – Bluff Knoll – Western Australia.
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This week’s Daily Post theme is: Close. I must admit, this is one of my favourite photos. I saw a pot of beautiful Gazanias sunning themselves outside the local bakery and stopped to take a few close up pics. This shot never fails to cheer me up, I love the vibrant colours and stripes. Nature is truly amazing. Enjoy!!
The beautiful striped Gazania
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These flowers are from the two grevillea bushes which are in flower right now at the front of our house. It has been a beautiful autumn day with a soft breeze and gentle sunshine. It is a lovely transition into autumn and the grevilleas bring nectar feeding birds to the garden. Large parrots and small honey-eaters take turns to gather and feed on the sweet flowers and shoots.
The grevillea is native to Australia (and New Guinea, New Caledonia and Sulawesi) and is a common species of the Protaceae family.
These two plants are large shrubs, about 3metres or 10feet high. The yellowy flowered bush (I think this is called Moonlight) starts branching out very low down on the trunk and as such, it provides a great ‘wine glass’ shape and a cluster platform where birds build their nests. I daren’t get too close at the moment as there is a lot of activity going on.
They seem to come back year after year and I love to leave out bits of cotton or soft wadding for them to collect and weave into their houses. One year, we clipped our dog and left some of her soft, woolly fur outside. Sometime later I found that it had been used to line a little nest!!! Fantastic.
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