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Spring in Perth, 2024 (in “winter”)

Published August 28, 2024 by Pelidoug

Spring in Perth, 2024 (in “winter”)

Pelican Yoga briefly interrupts its ongoing celebration of autumn 2024 on the Coorong, to celebrate the arrival of spring, in Perth.

Western Australian wildflowers are not fussed about calendars, nor European-derived notions of “the four seasons”.

Four days before the alleged end of winter, in Shenton Bushland it was abundantly evident that spring had already “sprung”.

Kangaroo Paws are now easy to see, as are some (not all, yet) of the “spring-flowering” orchids.

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October 30 2023: Darling Range flora, “up close” (#13 in series)

Published December 17, 2023 by Pelidoug

October 30 2023: Darling Range flora, “up close” (#13 in series)

Elythranthera – known as “enamel orchids” – is a petite genus, endemic to Western Australia’s southwest.

It has just two species-proper, plus one “recognised” other form.

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October 30 2023: Darling Range flora, “up close” (#12 in series)

Published December 16, 2023 by Pelidoug

October 30 2023: Darling Range flora, “up close” (#12 in series)

A suitable title for this post’s hero:

The Lonely Spider

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Donkey, with spider

Published September 20, 2023 by Pelidoug

Donkey, with spider

The “donkey” is an orchid.

The “spider” is an actual spider, on the orchid.

The large orchid is impossible to miss.

However, to enjoy a good look at the tiny spider you should zoom in on/ enlarge the featured image… and then inspect the uppermost part of the donkey orchid.

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Here comes the sun…

Published September 22, 2022 by Pelidoug

Here comes the sun…

..and the Sun Orchids, in Perth’s Shenton Bushland.

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Snowed, Spring 2021

Published October 15, 2021 by Pelidoug

Snowed, Spring 2021

…and I don’t mean Bluff Knoll, on which snow has fallen five times during Winter and Spring in 2021 – making this year Western Australia’s snowiest in more than half a century.

I have been “snowed” these past couple of weeks, so the promised flood of posts to celebrate southwest Western Australia’s incredible 2021 Spring has been delayed.

The floodgates will open, soon – flowers galore, but also fire, feathers, rocks, seascapes…

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Fully blooming, east Porongurup (sequel to “Almost blooming”)

Published September 27, 2020 by Pelidoug

Fully blooming, east Porongurup (sequel to “Almost blooming”)

When in full bloom, yesterday and today’s featured species lives up to its common name, but on one side only.

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Jumping up in Spring (#81 in “a shining moment” series)

Published September 2, 2020 by Pelidoug

Jumping up in Spring (#81 in “a shining moment” series)

The featured image shows Caladenia latifolia – the Pink Fairy.

If you are in southern Australia (Tasmania included), within one hundred kilometres of the Indian or Southern Oceans, and have access to somewhere bushy and sandy, chances are excellent that you can see this species in flower, right now…or very soon.

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