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A Flower is a Lovesome Thing (occasionally, wrongly, it appears online as …a Lonesome…) is one of many exquisite compositions which Billy Strayhorn composed for Duke Ellington.
This post’s flower is one of many orchids that exist only in certain locations in southwestern Western Australia.
Comments closedThe late September holiday weekend usually coincides with the peak of Perth’s annual springtime wildflower “explosion”.
Not in 2019: very low rainfall in August and September prompted many plants to flower early…or not at all.
At any time of year some things are in flower, but if you wish to experience Perth’s 2019 Spring wildflowers, head to places like this post’s destination very soon!
Comments closedAll photos taken in Perth’s Kings Park on Wednesday September 11, 2019.
The “spiders” are orchids, the “fruits” are inedible, the “spikes” are incredible.
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You can encounter extraordinary flora and fauna without having to leave town!
In my home city even an easy stroll along a cement footpath is highly likely to yield something special.
One CommentTiny toadstools and strange flora too!
Biodiversity-wise, Western Australia’s Hollywood is enormously wealthier than California’s.
3 CommentsEvery Spring, southwest WA offers “the greatest wildflower show on Earth”.
One choice venue is just a short walk – or a free bus – from Perth’s CBD.
Spring, however, is not the only “good” time; every bushy WA place offers particular, different delights at any time of any year…
One CommentOver at least the next several days, more and more spider orchids will emerge in Perth’s Kings Park.
Some of them are “decorated” by actual spiders!
Comments closedFlora-wise – native flora-wise, most especially – Perth is probably the world’s richest substantial city.
This post’s wildflowers are all endemic to southwest Western Australia.
All are in bloom right now, within 30 minutes of the city centre.
Comments closedAll photos taken Friday 8 September, 2017, in the bushland of Kings Park…an easy walk (or free bus into the manicured part of Kings Park, then a short walk into its bushland) from Perth’s CBD.
One CommentPerth’s King’s Park – a short walk or free bus trip from the CBD – is bigger than New York’s Central Park.
It is also vastly richer in local flora.
Nearer to the Indian Ocean and just 8 kilometres from Perth’s GPO, the even bigger Bold Park has more than 300 local plant species…and (alas!) more than 200 introduced ones.
All photos taken today, Monday September 4, 2017 in Bold Park. Your further zooming/enlarging may prove rewarding.
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