A flower a day for September. #21

Ubiquitous and Spring and Jasmine go together like Lamb and Roast and Spring but I feel like I'm giving the word too much of a work out lately by using it too often. So I thought of using synonymous as in "Jasmine and Spring are synonymous with flowers in September".  Which I don't mind and I still like ubiquitous but which ever way I go Spring, September and Jasmine go  hand in hand like peas in a pod!

It doesn't matter where you go in Toowooomba at the moment you'll find this climbing jasmine every where and the scent is divine.

Ooh lucky me I get a fence a gate and Jasmine.




When do we get smellynet?



Cheers and don't forget to stop and smell the Roses and the jasmine,


Stewart

A flower a day for September. #20 Yesterdaze.

Hi, bye, back later with todaze flower.

A flower a day for September. #19. ABC favorite flower, Gerbera?

 During the week our local Radio station  ran an unofficial poll to find out what we thought is our favorite flower and much to my surprise the Gerbera has it.

The following two paragraphs are from their facebook page.

ABC Southern Queensland  In honour of the upcoming Carnival of Flowers, we unveil the Unofficial Southern Queensland Flower Poll. What's your favourite flower, and why? We'll do a feature on the most popular flowers later this week.


ABC Southern Queensland The Gerbera has it! We tallied up the votes here, and on Twitter, and can safely say the Gerbera can rule, without the support of 3 independents!









This gerbera I photographed is growing out on the footpath just up the road from me. I've had a few goes at getting a small division to grow without success but now with all the great rain we have had I think I'll have another at pinching a few pieces and see how I go again.

This gerbera is growing in our backyard just at the bottom of our back steps and is nearly always flowering and greeting us with it's happiness..




Anyhow mega cheers and happiness

Stewart.

A flower a day for September. #17/18. Lucospermum

Wikipedia seem to have then summed up pretty well.



I'm speechless, haven't got much to say, so enjoy.

Vibrant yellow, I might have to get one of these for myself.

Cheers

Stewart

A flower a day for September. #16. Oops, a day late , again!!

Boy-o-boy am I chuffed with this photo :-)

I learnt something yesterday and all by accident.You see up to 24 hours ago I had never seen this bird before (Blue-faced Honeyeater ) nor did I have a clue what it would be called. Now thanks to modern technology (ie; digital camera, computer, internet and facebook) I can tell you, with a moderate degree of authority that this is a Entomyzon cyanotis but you all knew that anyway, didn't you?

Entomyzon cyanotis (MELIPHAGIDAE) Blue-faced Honeyeater

I also have to thank a few facebook friends who helped me identify this guy/girl and for providing me with the following link,
Entomyzon cyanotis (MELIPHAGIDAE) Blue-faced Honeyeater

As for the shrub he/she's on/in it's a Grevellia hybrid, most probably a 'Robyn Gorden' or 'Superb'.

Cheers and happy honey eaters,

Stewart

It's a hit.

That's right, It's a hit. Yesterday I put up a quicky post to let you know I'd found this recipe on Peggie's blog and that I'd return with a verdict and the verdict is it's a hit.

I followed the recipe as is except I did use celery and a tin of tomato puree. The celery I used was from the heart of the plant and lots of it.