In Canberra, summer can (usually) be hot and dry, the grass turns brown…as far as the eye can see. The air, and everything else just seems to have the water completely dried out from it.
In Northern NSW the climate is semi-tropical, green and lush. Sometimes the humidity feels like a weight, making the air thick and steamy.
Here are some photographs of flowers I came across on my holiday in Northern NSW. Though common in Northern NSW, you just don’t get flowers like these in Canberra!
Since it’s Saturday, I thought I would join with two lovely new memes I’ve discovered through the greatest of these is love…… Flowers On Saturday and Weekend Flowers.
Beautiful flowers!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm having some fun trying out some new things with my camera!
DeleteLovely flowers! We do have very different flowers in our tropical climate compared to Melbourne (where I grew up) and Canberra. Beautiful though. It looks like you had a lovely holiday in Northern NSW.
ReplyDeleteThanks for mentioning me in your post :)
(though the link goes to Tina's blog)... It is a nice meme to link up with!
Thank you Liz, Sorry about the link; I've corrected it now! Thants what you get for blogging at 12.30am!
Deletegorgeous flowers and photos. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind comment
Deletewhat wonderful flowers!! SO beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Linda, and thank you for the follow too!
Deletethanks for this pretty flower selection :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Tina, and thanks for host your lovely flowers meme....the flower photography is amazing!
DeleteHi, my first time here, amazed at your profile description! I didn't know hibiscus doesn't grow in Canberra, haven't been there but been to NSW, former visiting scientist at CSIRO North Ryde (haha, familiar sound?). All of those flowers we have here in the Philippines. BTW, where in upper NSW you grew up? I've been to Coffs Harbore, Newcastle. I miss Australia, i think you can feel that in how i wrote them here. thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi Andrea, I worked at the CSIRO (but in Canberra) Too!....small world!
DeleteAs I child I lived in Alstonville and Casino, but I love all the little towns in that area! The flowers remind me of being there.
Great photos. Most of these blooms are common sights way up here in the humid tropical north. I was just down in Canberra recently, over New Year, and found the summer weather down there to be just glorious. It was cool and quite green down there this summer. Up here it's just muggy and hot.
ReplyDeleteYes, cool for sure, I'm wearing a jumper right now at my computer! Thanks for your lovely comments Bernie!
ReplyDeleteExcept for the last one, these flowers are commonly found here in Singapore and always blooming.
ReplyDeleteYes, They are very common in warmer climates! I'll have to post some local canberra flowers next time for comparison!
DeleteKwiaty są zawsze piękne, tylko nie wszystkie można u nas oglądać. Bardzo mi się podobają żółte :-). Pozdrawiam.
ReplyDeleteFlowers are always beautiful, but not all of us can watch. I really like the yellow :-). Yours.