DESKTOP 3328 - FEATHER MOSS

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DESKTOP 3282 - FOG DOG

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DESKTOP 3251 - DUCKS

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DESKTOP 3246 - FOG

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DESKTOP 3186 - BLACK SWAN

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DESKTOP 3070 - DUCKS

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DESKTOP 3060 - AFTERNOON

As the sun nears the West in suburban Canberra, a dazzling afternoon...

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DESKTOP 3041 - SKYSCAPE

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DESKTOP 2894 - ABANDONED

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DESKTOP 2883 - GOLD & COPPER

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DESKTOP 2876 - CALLERY PEAR

Pyrus calleryana, or the Callery pear, is a species of pear tree native to China and Vietnam, in the family Rosaceae. It is most commonly known for its cultivar 'Bradford', widely planted throughout the United States and increasingly regarded as an invasive species.

 

Pyrus calleryana is deciduous, growing to 5 to 8 m tall, often with a conical to rounded crown. The leaves are oval, 4 to 8 cm long, glossy dark green above, on long pedicels that make them flash their slightly paler undersides in a breeze. The white, five-petaled flowers are about 2 to 2.5 cm in diameter. They are produced abundantly in early spring, before the leaves expand fully. Many people find the odour of the flowers objectionable, finding it a little fishy...

 

The inedible fruits of the Callery pear are small (less than one cm in diameter), and hard, almost woody, until softened by frost, after which they are readily taken by birds, which disperse the seeds in their droppings.

 

In summer, the shining foliage is dark green and very smooth, and in autumn the leaves commonly turn brilliant colours, ranging from yellow and orange to more commonly red, pink, purple, and bronze. However, since the colour often develops very late in autumn, the leaves may be killed by a hard frost before full colour can develop.

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DESKTOP 2864 - QUIET PLACE

One of the ponds in the Darebin Parklands in suburban Melbourne.

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DESKTOP 2861 - DECLINE

Travel with me to the Southern Hemisphere where Autumn is ceding its place to Winter and nature is in decline. A beautiful decadence...

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DESKTOP 2855 - SPROUTING

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DESKTOP 2850 - FOGGY SUN

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DESKTOP 2845 - OXALIS

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DESKTOP 2844 - PATIENT DOG

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DESKTOP 2827 - TINY TOADSTOOLS

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DESKTOP 2820 - LUSH GRASS

Autumn and Winter in Southeastern Australia brings a greening touch to the landscape as the rains come. Grasslands and pastures are filled with lush grass and the evergreen gum trees are rejuvenated. Wattles bloom and quite a large rang of flowers bloom in both bush and gardens.

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DESKTOP 2778 - AUTUMNAL MOOD

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