Monday 31 March 2014

DESKTOP 242 - EAGLEMONT MURAL

Eaglemont is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Banyule. At the 2011 Census, Eaglemont had a population of 3,927.The suburb was formerly known as Mount Eagle. This mural is found on one of the side walls of the little shopping strip there.

This post is part of the Monday Murals meme,
and also part of the Blue Monday meme.

Thursday 13 March 2014

DESKTOP 224 - ROSEMARY

Rosmarinus officinalis, commonly known as rosemary, is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers, native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae, which includes many other herbs. The name "rosemary" derives from the Latin for "dew" (ros) and "sea" (marinus), or "dew of the sea". The plant is also sometimes called anthos, from the ancient Greek word ἄνθος, meaning "flower".

This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme.

Tuesday 11 March 2014

DESKTOP 222 - RED PLANET

This is an image I created in a program called Mojoworld, where one may image different planets and views of the surface.
 

This post is part of the Our World Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Ruby Tuesday meme.

Thursday 6 March 2014

DESKTOP 217 - ALYSSUM

Alyssum is a genus of about 100–170 species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perennial herbaceous plants or (rarely) small shrubs, growing to 10–100 cm tall, with oblong-oval leaves and yellow or white flowers (pink to purple in a few species).
 

The genera Lobularia and Aurinia are closely related to Alyssum and were formerly included in it. The widely cultivated species popularly known as "sweet alyssum" and shown here iis Lobularia maritima. The common rockery plant is Aurinia saxatilis.

This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme.