A #Hibiscus nearing the end of its flowering cycle. But it is still beautiful and I stared marvelling at this single flower for some time.

Just look at that long style. And the five orange stigma at the top.

Isnt Mother Nature astounding?

🙏💖

📸 - #glenwaverley #Australia

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Yet another beautiful #sunset in Melbourne tonight, from a suburban street in #glenwaverley #Australia.

As the sun was setting in the west (first pic), the remnants of the sunshine illuminated the #Dandenongs (our hills out to the outer eastern-suburbs).

Notice how the collective hilltop looks bronze-like in colour from the sunshine, reflecting off the 200 hectares (estimation) of foliage in the distance?

Whilst a small proportion of these hills are a little bare, most are covered with local fauna such as densely packed #Gumtree’s.

The shining silvery squares are house roofs and you can see two layers of cloud cover separated by grey sky.

The bottom cloud has a top layer of orange from the reflection of the sun.

You can see some birds in the distance too.

So too a dome structure (from a local shopping centre), power lines and green trees in the foreground.

It’s chilly now (just after 7pm) and daylight savings ends along the eastern sea board of Australia, tonight.

So that’s an extra hours sleep (bonus!) but the evenings will become darker sooner as we head deeper into autumn and soon, into our winter.

The cycle of the seasons continues. 🙌

Mother Nature is marvellous huh?!

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#Euphorbiamilii, the crown of thorns, Christ plant, or Christ thorn, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to Madagascar.

The oranges here on this one are vibrant and abundant. It is commonly used as an ornamental houseplant that is best grown in warmer climates.

This beauty was snapped at night following a warm day. It held up well despite the sweltering conditions endured throughout this day. Although pic 3 indicates it could do with a drink.

📸 - #glenwaverley #Australia

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I think this could be a #Melaleucaquinquenervia, commonly known as the broad-leaved paperbark, paper bark tea tree, punk tree or niaouli.

This one is a small tree. Apparently it grows as a spreading tree up to 20 metres (70 ft) tall. Its small trunk is covered by a white, beige and grey thick papery bark.

Couldn’t get a focussed shot of the tree as I took it at night by street light, but closeups seemed to capture a better shot.

Melaleuca’s are native to New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and coastal eastern Australia, from Botany Bay in New South Wales northwards into Queensland.

If you think it’s something else (was thinking commin ‘ol #bottlbrush), let me know?

📸 - #GlenWaverley #australia

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I’m not religious but I just love the festive period, #chrismas and public decorative displays.

Only fairy lights I know, but the entire shopping strip in #GlenWaverley #Australia is adorned with them wrapped around the many Carpark trees - and it looks terrific around dusk!

Awesome!