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Nature's Seaside Garden

Spotted gum forest
I am not at home in my own gardens this week so here is what is happening in natures garden around me. In the hinterland the forests are majestic Spotted Gums with Burrawangs (a type of cycad) growing in the understory.

Nearer the coast is beautiful green grassland rolling right to the sea cliffs.

Farmland around Milton


At the seaside the stunted and windblown trees currently have banksias in flower.

Banksia flower

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  1. Iris FlaviaMarch 19, 2019 at 5:55 PM

    Beautiful, all of it - enjoy your trip! :-)

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  2. shirley evansMarch 19, 2019 at 7:53 PM

    Hope you are enjoying your time on the beautiful South Coast.

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  3. Nanna ChelMarch 19, 2019 at 10:37 PM

    It looks nice and green there. We have just had some rain so things are greening up here too.

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    1. Joan ElizabethMarch 20, 2019 at 5:07 PM

      It was looking a little bit dry (but still very green). I am sure the extra rain would have been welcome. Glad you are getting rain up your way.

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  4. Sue (this n that)March 19, 2019 at 10:39 PM

    Oh so beautiful and serene Joan. You find the beauty of nature everywhere you travel :D)

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    1. Joan ElizabethMarch 20, 2019 at 5:07 PM

      I sure try - nature is such an eternal delight to me.

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  5. PerthDailyPhotoMarch 20, 2019 at 12:29 AM

    Sometimes it's good to get out of our own garden and see nature at work.. revitalising 😉

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    1. Joan ElizabethMarch 20, 2019 at 5:09 PM

      It has sure been good to get out of my own garden and not have to be constantly doing stuff which happens during the summer harvest.

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  6. SamiMarch 20, 2019 at 1:22 AM

    Love the banksia flowers :) Enjoy the trip and beautiful nature.

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    1. Joan ElizabethMarch 20, 2019 at 5:09 PM

      This particular variety is autumn flowering. I would find them in flower if I went for a walk in the mountains too.

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  7. HelenMarch 20, 2019 at 7:38 AM

    Looks like you have found another lovely area to base yourselves.

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    1. Joan ElizabethMarch 20, 2019 at 5:10 PM

      That was the plan. I know I prefer the south coast to the north so looked up the web and found a caravan park with a view that was not too far south. It has worked out great. What did we do before the web!

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  8. William KendallMarch 20, 2019 at 9:12 AM

    Your second shot particularly appeals to me. Place names travel- I lived in the countryside west of Toronto, and one of the nearby towns was called Milton.

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    1. Joan ElizabethMarch 20, 2019 at 5:11 PM

      They do travel. I lived near a Milton in Queensland too.

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  9. peppylady (Dora)March 20, 2019 at 2:36 PM

    Never heard of a Banksia flower.
    Coffee is on

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    1. Joan ElizabethMarch 20, 2019 at 5:14 PM

      They are an Australian native flower, found by the seaside and in our bushland settings near the coast .. not in central Australia.

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  10. KayMarch 21, 2019 at 12:45 PM

    The banksia looks vaguely familiar to me. I wonder if I've seen it in California.
    Lovely photos. It looks like a beautiful area to visit.

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    1. Joan ElizabethMarch 24, 2019 at 6:31 PM

      California would have the right climate for it, just like it does for gum trees.

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