ICY

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and also part of the Seasons meme

BLUEBOTTLE FLY

The bluebottle fly or bottlebee (Calliphora vomitoria) is a common blow fly found in most areas of the world and is the type species for the genus Calliphora. Similar species include the greenbottle fly, a close relative that can be distinguished by its bright green metallic colouring. Bluebottle fly adults feed on nectar, while the larvae feed on carcasses of dead animals. Adults are also pollinators to some flowers with strong odour.

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FROSTY MORNING

We had our first very cold night and frosty morning last night, with the temperature down to -1˚C in our garden. The pond surfaces froze and the first rays of the sun fell on the frosty leaves.

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and also part of the Nature Notes meme,
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ROSE HIPS

The roses have well and truly said goodbye for this growing season and only the hips are now evidence of their passing. Waiting for their yearly pruning so as to ensure more blooms in Spring.

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CHRYSANTHEMUM

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BEE

Bee on female zucchini flower.

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AFTER THE RAIN

As the final month of Spring nears its end in Australia, in Melbourne we've had several days of rainy, cool and sometimes stormy weather. The garden is suffering a little, but the plants seem to persevere and try to grow despite the adverse weather.

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and also part of the Nature Notes meme.

NATURAL

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and also part of the Blue Monday meme,
and also part of the Seasons meme.

SPRING SHOWERS

A mosaic created digitally in Photoshop from three different images.

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and also part of the Blue Monday meme,
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BUSY BEE

Bee on a Crassula flower. Crassula ovata, commonly known as jade plant, lucky plant, money plant or money tree, is a succulent plant with small pink or white flowers. It is native to South Africa and Mozambique, and is common as a houseplant worldwide. Much of its popularity stems from the low levels of care needed; the jade plant requires little water and can survive in most indoor conditions. These flowers are in bloom in Melbourne at the moment and the bees are feasting!

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AQUARIUM

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LICHEN

A lichen (do you say LY-kən or LITCH-ən???) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship, where each organism gains benefits from the other. Lichens are important forces in nutrient cycling and act as producers which many higher trophic feeders feed on, such as reindeer, gastropods, nematodes, mites, and springtails.

Lichens have properties different from those of their component organisms. They come in many colours, sizes, and forms and are sometimes plant-like, but are not plants. They may have tiny, leafless branches (fruticose); flat leaf-like structures (foliose); grow crust-like, adhering tightly to a surface (substrate) like a thick coat of paint (crustose); have a powder-like appearance (leprose); or other growth forms.

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and also part of the My Corner of the World meme,
and also part of the Nature Notes meme.

MICROCOSM 2

A tiny corner in the garden where a few plants seem to live happily with one another. There is a fern (Pteris spp), a spikemoss (Sellaginella spp lower left) and the pink knotweed (Persicaria capitata).

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MICROCOSM

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and also part of the Nature Notes meme.

MOSSY ROCKS

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and also part of the Nature Notes meme.

FERN

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and also part of the Nature Notes meme.

FERN

This post just is...

LADYBUG

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MOSSYWOOD

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and also part of the Seasons meme.

MOSS, LICHEN, FUNGUS

Life, life everywhere!

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and also part of the Nature Notes meme.