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Mid 20’s in today, and the sky above the farm tells a story of wonderment and beauty.

Different locations and times (between 10am and 3pm)… .

🙌💙🤍

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Dads garden has these lovely flourishing in the summer heat… Both pink and red.

Brings back childhood memories, easy to grow but need cutting back after the flowering period so that they come back even more plentiful next year!

! 🙏💖

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You’re looking at the from a 30 metre high viewing platform in -

For mine, the bush is somewhat of a paradox inasmuch, as whilst it appears harsh and dry, it also looks magnificently lush as well.

I feel this is my true home!

I love this setting… around 35°, so that’s around high 90s Fahrenheit.

This is untainted nature at its best.

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Look at this gorgeous bush shrub… the !

I checked my flora identification app, and it insisted that this beauty was a -leaved paperbark but I’m not so sure. If there are any wattle experts out there who can clarify, please feel free.

The bush was teeming with these in - to be precise.

Unknowingly, silly me was standing on a bull ants nest, and within seconds, I had a couple of dozen of the critters scurrying over my feet. I was wearing thongs. Flip-flops for non-Aussies 😜

And you can only but imagine my reaction. Anyways, it was well worth the couple of nips that I now wear with pride!! 🤣🤣🤣

The wattle fruit is magnificent and just goes to show dry, arid bush plants can shine just as magnificently as any urban flowering plant.

💛💚🐜🐜🐜

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In general this garden is classed as low maintenance. And for good reason!

Many hot, temperate rural properties / settings require hearty plants and shrubs to withstand the heat, soil conditions and lack of water; sometimes draught.

Not to mention long days cropping and tending to stock, maintaining the multi-thousand acre property etc. Time-poor farmers is the norm in any state or country!

Naturally, indigenous plants do well here in , however introduced species often (but not always!) need a little helping hand to survive and flourish.

All the same, this garden benefits from a full dam nearby this year, so it gets a good watering. The lawn is a dead giveaway!

Enjoy a few random pics…

🙏💖

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The trusty flora identification app tells me this is .

I’d suggest on this occasion it is correct! It’s definitely a grape vine of some sort. And it’s growing a little wild!!

Looked for early signs of fruit. Or remnants of previous existance of grape. None to be found.

It was lovely on a hot day to walk under this old street verandah in - I think this building, like many in the Main Street, was erected back in the late 1800’s.

Also couldn’t tell if the shop was still used today as a retail outlet. It had an old sign saying ‘antiques’… I’d suggest not. But as always, I’m happy to be corrected!

All the same, it appears this vine has been around for years and it’s resilience ensures it’s able to shine in all its glory along the shop frontage.

Nature knows no bounds.

🍇

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(Olea europaea) are natives of the parts of and and have been in cultivation for thousands of years.

There is archeological evidence that indicate olives were grown in as early as 3500 BC and olives are some of the oldest living trees in with a few believed to be well over 1,000 years old.

These 500 or so on the farm produce well over 1000 litres of oil, after being picked and pressed nearby.

It’s a young ; about 25 years old but has produced a bumper crop during most of those years. Draught however, impacts yield from year to year.

Fruit will start to appear in the coming weeks and harvest will be late March, through to April. There’s usually a large window of opportunity to pick olives in . D#And it’s all dependent on weather and the development of fully ripened 🫒

Picking has always been a festive event with people from near and far coming to participate. Once all the hard work is done, food, drink and merriment normally follows!

🙏💖

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Another ( ) - in beautiful shades of pink.

It is often associated with the and is mainly cultivated as an ornamental and landscaping plant.

In , they appear to grow well in any soil and setting.

🙏🌸

🙏💖

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This took my breath away.

Even in the searing heat of , it’s display in this country suburban street looked effortless!

It looks healthy and well hydrated. Almost as if it is in its perfect element.

The purple, contrasting with its lush green foliage (and yellow centres!) really brings this beauty to life!

🙏💜

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More from yesterday around 5pm.

It was still almost 40 degrees Celsius (100+ F)… although, they were hanging in there!

They would have benefitted from a long watering later that night.

🙏🌸

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Old and historic signage remaining on shopfronts of these retail outlets.

These buildings are located in the Main Street.

Most were closed this day given the holidays, but the old charm remains!





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Various enduring the heat in the evening, from yesterday.

The car’s outside temperature told me it was high 30’s (39C / 102F).

This week in it has been scorching hot.

Some of these roses from a suburban front yard looked a little worse for wear, but most were still putting on a show!

🙏💖

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On this warm day, I found more or sometimes known as .

It is a shrub or small tree that thrives in temperate and subtropical areas.

The tree (last pic) looks dry in the afternoon heat, but overall the flowers present as vibrant - and red - as ever!!

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I found another - some call it and it’s on the farm!

This is growing happpily in and is vibrant in an otherwise traditional setting

The oranges and yellows are and they stand out against the surrounding shades of browns and greens.

🧡💛



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The or sometimes known as , is native to the Mediterranean, the Atlantic islands and the Arabian peninsula.

Growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall, it has gray-green, lance-shaped leaves and a lightly woolly texture.

The long-lasting, narrow spikes of purple flowers, topped with pale violet leaves, first appear in late spring. The whole plant is aromatic with the typical lavender fragrance. This one on the farm is at the end of its flowering cycle, however still has its dominant lavender scent.

The love it too! 🦋

It smells delicious!

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Touring afar to #Australia today.

We observed freshly cut and bailed straw, most likely for stock feed.

These circular are large; about 5 feet in diameter.

These days you’ll notice some of these throughout are covered in a biodegradable protective cover so they can remain in the paddock and exposed to the weather until collected, sold or used.

The bails pictured however, will probably be collected and stacked / stored under large sheds to protect them from the elements. If they were left out they’d spoil, attract mould and become unusable for feed in no time.

I’d guess these were harvested and bailed over the past fortnight.

Last pic (you’ll need to zoom in!) shows hundreds of these bails over say, a 100 acre paddock.

There are so many!!

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growing on the farm are late blooming when compared to those I’ve taken in of late, despite country weather here being approx 3-4 degrees warmer on average this time of year.

🤔

Notice how these white flowers are just emerging, the purple one near one of the sheds is already fully out though.

I do love however, visualising the early tightly packed pre-bloom arrangement of the flowering bulb (pics 2 & 3).

It slowly opens and unfurls over a few days until each individual flower and petal reveals itself in all their glory!!

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Closeup of a at a swimming pool, my boys and I visited.

Some call them .

I didn’t realise there were over 6,000 species of these things 🐞 - most have round to elliptical, dome-shaped bodies with six short legs.

They’re often coloured yellow, orange, or red with small black spots on their wing covers, with black legs, heads and antennae.

are generally considered beneficial insects, because many prey on aphids or scale insects, which are agricultural pests.

Plus they’re gorgeous to watch … living their best lives!

🙏💖🐞

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Closeup of a at a swimming pool, my boys and I visited.

Some call them .

I didn’t realise there were over 6,000 species of these things 🐞 - most have round to elliptical, dome-shaped bodies with six short legs.

They’re often coloured yellow, orange, or red with small black spots on their wing covers, with black legs, heads and antennae.

are generally considered beneficial insects, because many prey on aphids or scale insects, which are agricultural pests.

Plus they’re usually gorgeous to watch them… living their best lives!

🙏💖🐞

#ladybug #ladybeetle #ladybugs #victoria #centralvic #centralvictoria #bendigo #rurallife #rural #farmlife #farm #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #australia #aesthetichedonist #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy

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The (or ), is a shrub or small tree grown worldwide in temperate and subtropical areas as an ornamental and landscaping plant.

Apparently it is so widely cultivated that no region of origin has been identified, though it is usually associated with the Mediterranean. No wonder these are thriving here in the dry heat of !!

🙏💖

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