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Pink-flowering gum
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bookscorpion, I took these gum blossom pics on my lunchtime walk.Pink-flowering gum, Eucalyptus leucoxylon.
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Inspired by
bookscorpion, I took these gum blossom pics on my lunchtime walk.Pink-flowering gum, Eucalyptus leucoxylon.
bookscorpiona pink rose in my friend C's garden
October 2026
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My yard in fall
Oct. 28th, 2026 10:20 amprettyarbitraryEverything is SO autumn here in the US Northeast. We've had maybe the most gorgeous fall foliage I can remember. The colors have been so bold and pure and bright. My maples have turned all different colors from bright gold to flame orange to deep blood red. Half the leaves have fallen to carpet the yard in unreal color, and all the underbrush is turning too, so that absolutely everything is soaked in fairy tale colors. The sumacs are such a shocking, perfect shade of red that they jump-scare me every time I notice them. The views out my windows are blowing my mind. I feel like I'm living in a Tolkien novel.
But the trees are about half-denuded now. Bare branches are showing in amidst the clusters of leaves still clinging to the branches. It's been one hell of an October but the show is almost over and soon everything will be asleep for the winter. May they all rest cozily and have a healthy spring awakening. May the rest of us, also.
The trees you can see here are all silver maples. The purple flowers are New England asters. The little starry white ones are...some other kind of asters. There are so many. Many of them volunteer here.
I'm still kicking myself for not thinking to get a photo of the front garden when the black-eyed susans were still going full blast. It was stonishing.
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But the trees are about half-denuded now. Bare branches are showing in amidst the clusters of leaves still clinging to the branches. It's been one hell of an October but the show is almost over and soon everything will be asleep for the winter. May they all rest cozily and have a healthy spring awakening. May the rest of us, also.
The trees you can see here are all silver maples. The purple flowers are New England asters. The little starry white ones are...some other kind of asters. There are so many. Many of them volunteer here.
I'm still kicking myself for not thinking to get a photo of the front garden when the black-eyed susans were still going full blast. It was stonishing.
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Oct. 27th, 2026 06:06 amangrbodaHere are some more pictures from our summer holiday in Sweden.
All these pictures were taken in August.
I don't know what sort of moss this is, but I thought it was an interesting colour and texture.
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All these pictures were taken in August.
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merrileemakesIt's spring in Ngunnawal country. The wattle is in full bloom, the magpies are swooping, the Floriade signs are up on the Monaro Highway.
Saw this male gang gang recently. My second favourite local bird, after the yellow tail black cockatoo. They have a wonderful call which I've always thought sounded like a rusty hinge butbookscorpion alerted me to the fact that Wikipedia describes it as the sound of a cork being pulled from a wine bottle, which is honestly perfect.
Kind of a dodgy picture, took it with my phone on 10x zoom.
Saw this male gang gang recently. My second favourite local bird, after the yellow tail black cockatoo. They have a wonderful call which I've always thought sounded like a rusty hinge but
bookscorpion alerted me to the fact that Wikipedia describes it as the sound of a cork being pulled from a wine bottle, which is honestly perfect.Kind of a dodgy picture, took it with my phone on 10x zoom.
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Lakes and rocks
Oct. 24th, 2026 06:51 amangrbodaWe went to Sweden for our summer holiday this year. Even though are countries are neighbours, most of Sweden is on a rocky underground and with one small exception Denmark is one a chalky limestone underground, so there are some rather noticeable and, from a Danish perspective, dramatic differences.
There may be a few of you who have come over from Pillowfort and you may have seen some of these pictures before as I've been posting them in a steady stream there.
ETA: I should point out that these photos are from august.
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There may be a few of you who have come over from Pillowfort and you may have seen some of these pictures before as I've been posting them in a steady stream there.
ETA: I should point out that these photos are from august.
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Today's Adventures
Oct. 23rd, 2026 11:29 pmysabetwordsmithToday we went on the Fall Foliage Tour at Whiteside Garden.
Sourgum leaves are turning red.
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Sourgum leaves are turning red.
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Hummingbirds, Sunsets and a Green Heron
Oct. 22nd, 2026 04:09 pmyourlibrarian
I liked the outline of this backlit hummingbird doing a big stretch, prior to flying off.
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Sally inspects a fawn.
Oct. 17th, 2026 02:41 pmsasha_featherHere is a photo of my dog Sally, taken Spring of this year. She is nosing at a fawn in a gentle manner. We encountered this very fresh fawn in the pasture while on a walk.
I entered this in the county fair and got a 2nd premium ribbon. Thanks to my friend Jesse for the encouragement in that endeavor.
Click below to see the photo on Flickr, where i have lots of other nature photos.
I entered this in the county fair and got a 2nd premium ribbon. Thanks to my friend Jesse for the encouragement in that endeavor.
Click below to see the photo on Flickr, where i have lots of other nature photos.
Hummingbirds!
Oct. 15th, 2026 12:32 pmyourlibrarian
I think all of them have now departed for the season, but here are some pics of our visitors, particularly one we dubbed Perchie.
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Blackbird nest
Sep. 30th, 2026 09:09 pmmificSpring now, so here's a very bad photo of a blackbird nest in the creeper outside my window. A good spot for her, which means we can't see much. She's sitting on the eggs very diligently. I gather it'll take about a month until the chicks fledge, if they (hopefully) survive.
Photos: Prairie Garden
Sep. 29th, 2026 11:54 pmysabetwordsmithIn the prairie garden, amidst the jungle of goldenrod and sunchokes, I found a purple aster plant. :D I've been trying to grow aster for years with little success.
It was swarming with bees, butterflies -- mostly skippers, I think -- and other tiny pollinators. \o/
It was swarming with bees, butterflies -- mostly skippers, I think -- and other tiny pollinators. \o/
