This month, since #TreeSquares is over I decided to post to Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD). Like Becky B, Cee offers us the freedom to post every day or when we feel like it. I made the mistake of classifying my trees as flowers for about half the month last month. So this month – no trees. (maybe) Cee’s FOTD challenge accepts gardens, leaves and berries as well as flowers.
As I swirled through my forested universe last month I came in touch again with my Australian trip. This month I’ll revisit only the flowers I photographed in Ballarat, Melbourne, Healesville Sanctuary and Queensland. Sometimes I might combine my post with another challenge I am doing, but I may just post one photo a day. I’ve never done that, so I’ll see how it goes.
August 1 Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Fun to see these Mexican beauties in Australia.
Spiders and Bugs for Sunday Stills
To keep this all Australia I have to dive deep into my Australian archives, and bugs were not my top priority. At one point, they had a bit of a match-up, so I became a spectator.
Coming Up
- Thank you so much to Cathy Cade who is hosting Story Chat during August and September. Look for the link of August 3rd.
- #PPAC 7 continues until Friday. Link your post about public art to Cee’s or my post each week. This is my week.
- #WQWWC The only requirement is a post with your quote(s) about the topic each week and your comment, picture, or story about it.
- Challenge Interview Series Do you know someone who hosts a challenge or enjoys participating in challenges? Please contact me for an interview.
Have a great week.
Marsha Ingrao - Always Write 
27 responses to “FOTD #1: A Month of Australian Flowers”
I’ve never been a fan of spiders…in their own space, fine, their webs are stunning. In my space….no way Jose…lol. I once threw my back out for a week trying to avoid a spider I thought was attached to my foot…true story. Lol.
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Oh no! I’m not a super fan. As long as they stay in their house and eat insects. I’m fine. When their house starts to overrun mine, they lose. 🙂 I’ve never been attacked by one, but some stings can be fatal. I always fear a brown recluse and I’m right on eliminating a black widow. Sorry insect lovers.
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Your” flower tree succulents” are beautiful Marsha.. 💖👏😊. Don’t be too bugged..💖🤣
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I’m thrilled you are sticking to your Australian theme, Marsha. I’m pretty sure that spider is a St Andrews Cross.
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Great to see you featuring your Aussie visit Marsha, your photos are great!
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I decided to make a month of it, Deb. I took so many lovely pictures that I can’t fit in just a few posts.
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I love the way visitors to our country often go to places those of us who live here do not. Your examples are just that! Thanks for sharing.
Denyse
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It’s the same way here, Denyse.
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Lovely to see these, and the non floral creatures!
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Thanks Sue
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😊
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🙂
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looking forward to more photos from your trip to Australia!
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Thanks, Jim. That’s kind of you. 🙂
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you are quite welcome, Marsha…
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🙂
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I adore your photo of the hens and chicks. 😀 😀
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I forgot they were called that. I have a great shot of hens and chicks from Hawaii, but they are animals. I had to go back and look at what I posted. 🙂
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Well done for both challenges! We have quite a few varieties of Crassulas in our succulent garden… I love them too.
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We had a lot of them in CA. One of my friends grew the most amazing succulents on her back porch. She was always giving me baby plants in cute pots. I left them behind for the new owners, though. You should see the one I have now – it’s plastic and still has it’s price tag on it. 🙂
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Your Australian flower series is off to a good start, Marsha! And then you have bugs! Yay! That spider is really interesting looking, too, with the stripes.
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He posed nicely for me. The bug was a little blurry, but then he was probably dead by then. I couldn’t believe I caught the spider in the act. 🙂
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Some bugs just don’t care unless the beetles want to be in your hair 😁🪲
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I always like the Beetles. I went to see them when I was 13. I wanted to “hold their hand,” but I wasn’t close enough. 🙂
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Great music! You’re funny!
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Sometimes.
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