SUNDAY BEST #502 - FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD

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Last week, Lydia in Sydney posted this shot of a flying gull. Please visit her blog and enjoy her view and snaps.

SUNDAY BEST #379 - LICHEN

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Last week, Lydia from Sydney shared some photos of monkeys from her trip to Bintan. Please visit her blog for more great shots.

SUNDAY BEST #365 - TREES

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Gum trees in the Darebin Parklands, in Alphington, an inner suburb in Melbourne.

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Last week, Roentare in Melbourne posted this beautiful photo of a sunrise pastoral. Please visit his blog for more wonderful images.

SUNDAY BEST #326 - SCULPTURE

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"The Nest"  is a sculpture in the Darebin Parklands, which was made by artists David Bell and Gary Tippett from recycled materials. It is a $75,000 public art sculpture installed in October 2012 in Darebin Parklands and has divided residents, with some saying the egg-shaped work looks out of place in bushland. The artwork itself has been praised by residents, but some have  criticised the location chosen.

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Last week, Kwarkito in Paris, France, posted this wonderful, meditative and allegoric photo. Please visit his blog for more interesting photos and posts.

SUNDAY BEST #315 - SUMMER

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We are seeing some hot Summer days lately and the sky turns a brilliant pure blue that highlights the green gold of the eucalypts and the red of the earth. It is fortunate that we are able to live in a place where we can still enjoy the beauty of nature close to a big city, and also more than lucky to live in a country where things are not as bad as what most of the rest of the world is experiencing at the moment. For that I am thankful.

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Last week, An Bui in Vietnam posted some great photos from Da Lat. Please visit his site for more wonderful shots.

 

SUNDAY BEST #291 - MOORHEN

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Last week, Kwarkito in France posted a thoughtful entry in his blog about our trying times. The photo below reminds us that hope is still around and waiting to be discovered. Please visit his blog by clicking here.

SUNDAY BEST #290 - SUNNY BREAK

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Last week, Taken for granted in the USA shared this great photo with us. Be sure to visit his blog for lots more great shots!

SUNDAY BEST #289 - WINTRY MORNING

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Last week, Heidrun from Germany posted some lovely photos. one of which is below. Please visit her blog for more!

SUNDAY BEST #281 - PROTECTED

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At the Darebin Parklands in Melbourne. Fenced off area during park upgrade works.

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Last week, Emile in the USA had some lovely photos, but also this beautiful drawing of hers. Please visit her blog to see more.

SUNDAY BEST #267 - POND

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Last week Lydia in Sydney shared some lovely photos of animals, the one below being my favorite. Please visit her blog for more great shots!

SUNDAY BEST #250 - SNAKE!

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Last week, Taken for Granted in the USA posted a great photo. Please visit his blog for more interesting images.

SUNDAY BEST #241 - WATER

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Last week, Taken for Granted from the USA posted a delightful shot of a serene landscape. Please visit his blog for more lovely photos.

SUNDAY BEST #240 - CONVERSATION 2

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Last week, Emille from the USA had an interesting entry, with some nice photos. This one took my fancy. Visit her blog for more photos.

SUNDAY BEST #234 - ENTER SPRING, LEFT

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Wattles blooming in Melbourne. The first sign of Spring arriving.

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COLD SUNSET

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PRICKLY WATTLE

Acacia paradoxa is a plant in the family Fabaceae. Its common names include kangaroo acacia, kangaroo thorn, prickly wattle, hedge wattle and paradox acacia.

The large shrub or tree up to 2 to 4 metres tall and has a similar width, it has ribbed branchlets that are often arched downward. It is dense with foliage; the leaves are actually enlarged petioles known as phyllodes. They are crinkly and the new ones are covered in hairs. The erect phyllodes are asymmetric and have a lanceolate shape and are around 30 millimetres in length and 7 mm wide. The bush is also full of long spines.

It usually flowers between August and November producing an axillary flower-spike with small, bright yellow spherical flower heads and the fruits are brown pods 4 to 7 centimetres long. The hard black seeds within have an oblong shape and are about 6 mm in length and half as wide. The spiny stipules that grow at the base of the phyllodes deter livestock from feeding on or too close to the plant.

This year, this wattle has bloomed early, as have a lot of other flowers. We have had a warmer June than usual with much rain.

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SUNDAY BEST #226 - WINTERGREEN

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Last week, Taken For Granted shared a photo of an iconic American invention, the ice cream sundae served at an ice cream parlour. Please visit his blog for more interesting and beautiful shots!

MY SUNDAY BEST MEME #203 - TURNING

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MY SUNDAY BEST MEME #200 - SHADY CREEK

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This is part of the Darebin Creek in Alphington, an inner Melbourne suburb.

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MY SUNDAY BEST MEME #197 - BRIDGE

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Last week, Lydia from Sydney shared with us a couple of lovely seascapes, which I really liked. Please visit her blog for more wonderful photos.