tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82919098578193381082024-02-21T16:45:21.331+10:00Onslow and Miss BGardening and other adventures in sub-tropical BrisbaneMarisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-4333545186096922622017-02-28T20:51:00.000+10:002017-02-28T21:49:46.883+10:00Goodbye to SummerIt is always with a heavy heart that I say goodbye to summer, and today is officially its final day. Despite some very uncomfortable days as we experienced our hottest summer on record here in Brisbane, this year is no exception.<br />
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My busy schedule has given me little time to bring the garden back to its 'glory' days, but there have been brilliant performances from some of my old faithfuls over the season, who have prevailed in the most adverse of conditions - neglect, extreme heat and minimal water.<br />
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First and foremost leading into the warmer weather were the daylilies.<br />
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I fell in love with my one and only rose 'Eyes for You' - a gift from my neighbour. The beautiful 'eye' changes to a soft purple as it ages.<br />
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The most resilient of all the plants in my garden are undoubtedly the bromeliads. Although I have spent little time in the garden, I have confidently continued to add to my collection, knowing that they keep on keeping on, regardless of the conditions. These are a few favourites...<br />
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And here are some of the new additions from the end of last year. </div>
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But I had more fun over the weekend.<br />
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They're not all mine! I had a partner in crime, but here are some of the latest acquisitions.<br />
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The fun part is balancing your collection to include a range of beautiful foliage, usually the neoregelias, and the spectacular flowers, like guzmanias, and the different sizes (I have a few new mini neoregelias too). Once again, I seem to have a bit of a pink theme happening.<br />
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So that is a quick look at the summer that was in the garden here at Casa Bella. And probably nothing says summer colour quite like the poinciana in my front yard, here with one of the local butcherbirds whose song wakes me most mornings. If you click on this <a href="https://soundcloud.com/listeningearth/pied-butcherbird-darwin-nt-at-dawn">pied butcherbird song</a> recording, you will understand just how lucky I am.<br />
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Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-26341128031352325242016-03-13T15:30:00.002+10:002017-02-20T11:17:32.791+10:00Tropical garden inspirationWow! Looks my last post telling you I was back to blogging was a bit premature. Here's what happened.<br />
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After I came back to Australia and wrote my last post in October, I headed back to Papua New Guinea to complete my contract. I returned to Australia early November, but had lots of problems with my computers and downloading photos (dropping my laptop on the tiled floor didn't help). I'm finally back on track with that.<br />
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However after 7 months away, my own garden is in a sad state so I headed out and about in search of inspiration.<br />
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Two weekends ago, on the last Sunday in February, I visited an open garden - Taman Air in the southside Brisbane suburb of Sunnybank - where there was no shortage of great ideas for the tropical garden.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main street entrance to Taman Air - the Sunnybank garden of Rene and Carolyn Hundscheidt - flanked by bronze coloured (Aechmea blanchetiana) and burgundy Alcantarea bromeliads</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This beautiful potted bromeliad is Aechmea 'Del Mar'; I snapped up one at the plant sales adjoining the garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A spirit house with Rhapis palm to the right - a plant I am planning to add to my front garden - Croton to the left, Rhoeo in the foreground, and Brazilian Red Cloak behind..</td></tr>
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Rene can supply all the finishing touches to add Balinese style to any garden. You can check out his website at <a href="http://www.islandimports.com.au/">www.islandimports.com.au</a> And if it you want more tropical inspiration, have a look at my earlier post where I explored the garden of Rene's brother, Dennis <a href="http://www.onslowandmissb.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/tropical-paradise.html">here</a>Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-68749027404237593962015-10-24T21:54:00.000+10:002015-10-24T22:07:07.438+10:00TeaserI'm back!! Or nearly back. It's so long since I blogged, I have almost forgotten how. It all started at the end of last year; I thought I had a 6 month overseas contract about to start, but it dragged on and on. Suddenly it was April, and after almost giving up hope, I found myself here with so much to share and no blog access.<br />
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I had my first trip home last week and finally got those technical problems sorted. And I'm just about to head back for good. So... here are <strike>a few</strike> lots of photographic clues. Can you guess where I've been?<br />
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It's been quite an adventure.Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-68406669463670666292015-02-14T16:56:00.001+10:002015-02-15T16:06:39.255+10:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day February 2015I thought I was on track for Garden Bloggers' Day back in January, but even though I had selected my photos and written a few lines, something went amiss. So here we are, uncharacteristically early for February's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - the 15th of the month being the day garden bloggers all over the world share what is blooming in their garden, courtesy of our wonderful host, Carol, at <a href="http://www.maydreamsgardens.com/">May Dreams Garden</a>.<br />
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I have hung onto some of those January photos, so my selection this month is a consolidation of what has been blooming in my sub-tropical Brisbane garden over January/February - the two hottest and wettest months of our year.<br />
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My 'Wilders White' hibiscus shrub is a bit ungainly after I had to remove its main trunk, when it was damaged at ground level, but it is such a prolific bloomer.<br />
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The daylilies haven't been as good as in previous years, but as the garden matures, more of it is thrown into shade, and I worry I have lost some favourites as I have moved them to follow the sun. </div>
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These two are All American Tiger and Mildred Mitchell - I bought the latter by mistake (instead of Ginny Mitchell) and confused it with Isis Unveiled, which is similarly coloured but not so ruffled. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My pentas along the side fence aren't flowering as well as they should - too little light, plus some bug that attacks the buds. (I use some herbicides but worry about pesticides' effect on the good critters). <span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">This one is 'Pink Malay'.</span></td></tr>
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The back garden behind the garage is our wild zone. We had a large carpet python and a grumpy possum emerge from here recently - and yes, the possum's mood was definitely due to having his sleep disturbed by the snake.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The big lime leaves to the left belong to the Brazilian Red Cloak, which will flower in winter. There's a red foliaged cordyline, and above, my neighbour's Murraya in full bloom. On the lower right, the red blooms belong to the Firespike, <i>Odontonemea strictum</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only small critters were visiting when I headed out this time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This little ginger is <i>Globba winitii</i> 'Red Back'. I previously posted another globba, 'Golden Dragon' <a href="http://onslowandmissb.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-march-2013.html">here</a>, which I fear I may have lost. Because they die down over winter, they can get dug up by mistake, so I have made sure the rest of my collection are all marked with stakes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another ginger, this is the beautiful Blue Ginger, <i>Dichorisandra thyrsifola</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here the basil has attracted the attention of the native Blue Banded Bee.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This more recent addition is Salvia 'Sierra Coral'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally, more of that glorious coral from another of the bromeliads, <i>Aechmea</i> 'Burning Bush'</td></tr>
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<br />Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-27496281360900701262014-12-17T22:04:00.000+10:002014-12-21T13:09:44.008+10:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day December 2014I love our Brisbane summers: sultry days and fragrant nights, with a wild late afternoon storm often marking the divide. The colours of our summer are red, white, and blazing blue skies as on my driveway with the poinciana, frangipani, and spider lilies in bloom. As the poinciana blooms fall, my visitors walk a red flower carpet to the house in the sunshine and negotiate a treacherously slippery slope after rain.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fierce afternoon hailstorm that punched holes through the polycarbonate panels in my veranda roof.</td></tr>
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There are more daylilies in bloom. Each morning after greeting the puppies, I walk down to see if there are any new blooms and make an mental note to write an identifying tag for it. I know I have lost a couple over the past twelve months, and many tags were missing at the beginning of the season, so I am anxiously waiting for each and every favourite to make its appearance. Identification can be challenging. Sometimes the colours vary with the weather, and many of the photos in an old catalogue I have bear little resemblance to their real selves.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I popped a mass of caladiums into my wheel barrow so I could sweep the garage floor. I put a river pebble in each pot so I remember something precious is sleeping when they are dormant and don't throw it out as 'empty'.</td></tr>
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Finally, another daylily. This one is 'Frank Teele', a gorgeous cherry red for the festive season.<br />
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Seasons Greetings to all and a very happy Bloom Day. To see more of what is blooming in gardens around the world on Bloom Day - the fifteenth of each month - visit our host, Carol, at <a href="http://www.maydreamsgardens.com/">May Dreams Gardens</a>. <br />
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In my previous post on the Great Ocean Road (click <a href="http://onslowandmissb.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/the-great-ocean-road.html">here</a> to visit), I mentioned the wonderful cottages where we stayed in Apollo Bay. We had one of the front rooms looking out to a little private garden and the sea. I think the photos pretty much speak for themselves. It really is a magical place.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer might have been just round the corner, but the weather was bleak. Both Jayne and I opted for Michelin Man style gear.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Was this a sit-in protest by the local cockatoos to have the cottages renamed Cockatoo Cottages? There were certainly more cockatoos than kookaburras on our visit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The little chestnut foal was only about 5 days old and the dark one, even younger.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Was tickled pink to see this little guy waddling determinedly towards the fence. Earlier on the walk, I had come almost nose-to-nose with a fox - too stunned to take a photo. They are the very devil for Australian wildlife, but still so beautiful.</td></tr>
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The cottages are called Kookaburra Cottages and are on the Great Ocean Road on the Melbourne side of Apollo Bay (and you can like them on Facebook).Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-44032815607096892902014-11-25T10:00:00.000+10:002014-11-25T16:18:45.010+10:00The Great Ocean RoadI am home on leave from work at the moment, and since I have been so remiss with my blogging this year, it is providing the perfect opportunity to catch up. A few posts back I shared memories of my visit to Wilsons Promontory with my friend Jayne late last spring. Here is a little more of our journey, along the south coast of Victoria, via the famous Great Ocean Road.<br />
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We took the car ferry from Sorrento on the eastern side of Port Phillip Bay across to Queenscliff, the town where I spent my early childhood. I still love it so much; it is always a joy to visit. The narrow entrance to the Bay is known as The Rip and is absolutely treacherous. In the photo below, you can see the lifeboat shed on the jetty and, in the distance, Queenscliff's two lighthouses: a white one near the tip of the point and a black (bluestone) one above the lifeboat shed. Our family store was directly behind the impressive building with the tower to the far right (the Ozone Hotel).<br />
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The Great Ocean Road itself starts a little further along the coast at the surfing mecca of Torquay. The road is Australian National Heritage listed and was built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932. It stretches for 151 miles/243 km of spectacular coastal scenery.<br />
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We pulled in for a leg stretch and wander at Cumberland River Holiday Park. If we hadn't been short of time, this would have made a wonderful stop-over.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our overnight destination, Apollo Bay, where we stayed in such a beautiful B&B it warrants its own blog post! </td></tr>
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The next morning we continued our drive east to Cape Otway National Park, where Jayne was able to see some true blue Aussies up close - koalas. <br />
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And being the tail end of Spring, there were beautiful babies to see in the surrounding countryside.<br />
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The stretch of coastline that is home to the famous Twelve Apostles is known as the Shipwreck Coast. Hundreds of ships fell victim to the treacherous conditions during the 1800s. One of the most famous was the Loch Aird, which gives its name to the gorge where it came to grief. <br />
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Of 54 passengers and crew, just two teenagers survived, a young Irish girl who was emigrating with her family and the ship's apprentice, fifteen-year old Tom Pearce, who climbed out of the gorge to raise the alarm.<br />
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After continuing on to the town of Port Campbell, it was time to head home, and to make sure we caught the last ferry from Queenscliff back to Sorrento, we opted for the inland route, which still offered up lots of glorious rural scenery.<br />
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What a difference a month makes! Last Bloom Day only one of my daylilies had flowered; this month probably three quarters are out. I have been conscientiously noting which ones and retagging. After moving some last year, I lost a lot of tags and unfortunately, a few plants, so I am taking stock.</div>
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It is officially still Spring here in Brisbane, but the temperature is seriously Summer - 40 deg C predicted for today. It was too much for one of my parsley plants yesterday; it turned up its toes and expired despite having had a good soaking to prepare it earlier in the day. Hopefully, there will be no more casualties today.</div>
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On the fifteenth of every month, Carol at <a href="http://www.maydreamsgardens.com/">May Dreams Gardens</a> hosts Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day where gardeners around from world share what is happening in their gardens. Here is my offering for November. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Just a Tease'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Jordan Verhaert' - colour is stronger than this bloom would suggest.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Finish with a Flourish'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Passion for Life'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Passions Promise'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Russian Ragtime' with purple basil in the background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This spot looks a bit bare but I have a hedge of gardenia in progress and a cutting of a pretty pink shrub.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Eyes for you' - the rose gifted by my neighbour is still blooming.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Candy pink Plumeria.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oncidium Orchid 'Dancing Lady' is a mass of yellow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this two-toned Desert Rose - Adenium</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I brought this Cattelya Orchid into the house so I could enjoy it.</td></tr>
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But closer to the house are some more flamboyant blooms.<br />
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This week Brisbane has been hosting the G20 summit. Hope the world leaders enjoy our tropical colour! The jacarandas have almost finished blooming, but they were glorious this year. Their place in the streetscapes is quickly being taken by the scarlet Poinciana trees.<br />
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I spotted this beautiful Petrea, aka Queen's Wreath, Bluebird Vine, Sandpaper Vine in front of an old house near me. It is in the very same shade as the jacarandas.<br />
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It's mid-Spring in the garden here at Casa Bella. One of my daylilies has been very cooperative and had its first blooms of the season just in time for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. However, I have been very remiss with posts for Bloom Day after the garden went into a bit a bit of a decline while I had other projects demanding my attention. </div>
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We are still not back at the point we were a year or two back, but we have made some progress and although the offerings are relatively paltry for a spring garden, I am optimistic there will be much more to see by next Bloom Day.</div>
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There were a couple of first time appearances this month at Casa Bella. I was thrilled that a crinum I have had planted for several years finally came into bud and then bloomed. It is the sole survivor of three crinums that I picked up at Bangalow markets; the others fell victim to a diabolical plague of caterpillars that apparently specialise in dispatching crinums - little monsters!<br />
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The other first for the garden was a rose. I had spotted this beauty in <em>Better Homes and Gardens,</em> and while I still hope for a sub-tropical garden and hadn't planned on planting roses, I thought this might tie in with the current slightly cottage-y theme. It's called 'Eyes for You' with unusual eye markings reminiscent of oriental poppies.<br />
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Here are a couple of wider shots of the front garden - little photos so you don't notice the weeds!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The front lawn has been completely over-run by weeds and the temporary edging has almost had its day, but I have started mulching again (top left hand side).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The right hand side of the front garden is full of virtually indestructible nut grass. That will be my next big campaign!</td></tr>
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Finally, this beautifully marked Phalaenopsis orchid was an early gift for my birthday later in the week. Aren't I lucky? Thank you, Susan!<br />
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Australia has many magnificent national parks, ranging from tropical rainforest and the coral cays of Capricornia I shared previously (click <a href="http://onslowandmissb.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/coral-gardens.html">here</a>), to the harsh beauty of the Outback. Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, affectionately known as the Prom, is the southernmost national park on the Australian mainland and a particular favourite of mine.</div>
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When my English friend, Jayne, visited last year we hoped to camp at least overnight to explore this national treasure with my cousins, Trish and Keith. Unfortunately, the weather forecasts were ominous, so we settled on a day trip and a walk around one of the headlands to nearby Little Oberon Bay. The bad weather held off and, as you can see, we enjoyed a marvellous walk in a very special place.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Wattle Bird at the Tidal River general store - the starting point for our walk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These birds are Short-tailed Shearwaters, known as Mutton birds. Every year they migrate the length of the globe from Siberia to the south of Australia to breed, covering 15,000 km in 6 weeks. Many of the exhausted and starving birds fail to reach their final destination, and last year seemed to be especially tough. What made it even more poignant for me was that these birds had made so very far, against all odds, to fail at the finish line.</td></tr>
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It's almost 12 months now since our visit to The Prom. After having been so remiss with my posts this year, I thought about just picking up from this Spring, but I really think The Prom is worth sharing. Hope you agree!Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-32268483502753719602014-09-20T20:33:00.001+10:002014-09-21T12:04:17.314+10:00Garden heroesIt is a sign of the times - but hopefully only temporary - to see that I have only managed 9 posts so far this year, when I used to sometimes post that many in a month. But the blog is not all that has been neglected of late, so today I embarked on the a big tidy up in the garden. I don't think it's too late to get it looking prettier in time for Spring, but it was very much left to its own devices over Winter, our dry season. <br />
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Thank heavens for the bromeliads. What troopers they are, soldiering bravely on and producing their extraordinary flowers, many of which last for months, despite the neglect.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the same bromeliad as the previous photos but a little earlier, before the flowers had emerged.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These snorkel-like buds emerging from the foliage belong to one of my favourites.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bloom revealed - I love this brilliant colour scheme of intense blue and red and had a great display this year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiny mauve, peach and pink flowers on the same bloom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I secured this bromeliad with burgundy foliage to a tree branch to displaying the hanging flowers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Besides being very prickly, the leaves of this bromeliad are patterned on the underside, which is unusual. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This brom is one of my brother Tony's that I am coveting - such a beautiful blue.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another of Tony's that I recently added to my collection.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is two-way traffic between Tony and me - this is a <em>Guzmania wittmarkii</em> that I gave him.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another beautiful, not-yet-in-flower Guzmania that has had each and every leaf shortened by mysterious creatures.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mmmm -- butter wouldn't melt in their mouths!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This and the bloom below are the two most recent additions to my bromeliad collection, picked up at the markets last Sunday. This stunner is orange and charcoal (not as blue as photographed).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second of my purchases from last week - this one has variegated foliage. Both, I think, are Bilbergias.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally, not a bromeliad, but my King Orchid, <em>Dendorobium speciosum</em>, which always delights me with its spring flowers despite being forgotten for much of the year in the top of my Poinciana. I shared some wonderful specimens of this in my post on the Australian Native Orchid Exhibition last year. Just click <a href="http://onslowandmissb.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/australian-native-orchid-society.html">orchids</a> to visit.<br />
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Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-73982345978505562742014-05-29T20:12:00.000+10:002014-06-04T19:33:24.194+10:00Byron BluesIt seems my posts are few and far between lately. Life is busy, and time management is proving a challenge. Hopefully I can make amends today, especially to the gardeners out there, in this post, which is brought to you by the letter '<strong><span style="color: blue;">B</span></strong>' and the colour<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"> 'Blue'</span>.<br />
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In a desperate attempt to catch up a little, I took four days off work, which, combined with the Easter break and a long weekend to commemorate Anzac Day (when we honour our servicemen and women), ended up as a 10 day break. Can hardly believe that's a more that's more than a month ago now!<br />
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On the Thursday before Easter, I headed down to brother Tony's at <span style="color: blue;">Ballina</span>, which served as my base for the fabulous Byron <span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Bluesfest</span>. Of course, no visit to Tony's would be complete without a tour of the garden to see the latest <span style="color: blue;">Blooms</span>. A very special treat was in store as one of his rarest treasures was in bud when I arrived. Below is just a teaser. Many more photos and the name of this <span style="color: blue;">b</span><span style="color: blue;">eauty</span> later in the post!<br />
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As always, his orchids were a treat...<br />
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And here is the star of my Easter visit. It’s called <em>Worsleya procera</em> and is also known as the <span style="color: blue;">Blue </span><span style="color: blue;">Hippeastrum</span> or <span style="color: blue;">Blue
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And by Day Three, it was in full flower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I felt very privileged to have timed my visit to coincide with this beautiful bloom.</td></tr>
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As always, the <span style="color: blue;">bromeliads</span> were a treat.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nabbed a pup of this yellow brom for Casa Bella</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This tall bromeliad is <em>Guzmania witmarkii</em>. I gave this to Tony a while back, but can't remember seeing mine for a while. I hope I haven't lost it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last of the bromeliads for this post - this gorgeous mini pineapple. I should be able to grow my own plant from this.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another tropical fruit - banana flower.</td></tr>
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Elsewhere in the garden, flowering shrubs were in bloom.<br />
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I won't complain about pruning my hedge for a while! <br />
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Well six weeks later and the fabulous weather has continued. Over the past week the day time temperatures have hovered around 27F - hard to believed it is officially winter in two days! Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-54145110601076376142014-03-01T15:28:00.001+10:002014-09-17T21:31:34.210+10:00A Mornington gardenAfter travelling north to visit the reef, my UK visitor Jayne and I split up briefly in November. She headed for the bright lights of Sydney, while I got stuck into a big freelance project with a rapidly approaching deadline. <br />
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Then, before we knew it we were meeting up at the airport and heading for my cousins' home at Mornington south of Melbourne. As I mentioned in my previous post, the weather did not favour us. It was either the longest wet stretch or the coldest wet stretch on record for that time of year, but even that couldn't diminish the beauty of Trish and Keith's spring garden.<br />
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I love the soft colour palette and the cottage style planting. The stars of the show on this visit were the fuchsias, roses, and pelargoniums.<br />
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Thanks to the wonderful hospitality of our hosts, Trish and Keith, we were able to use their home as the base for our travels around the Victorian coastline. In the next couple of posts, we explore the picturesque Mornington Peninsula and beyond with them.</div>
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Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-43452655391967535362014-02-28T12:02:00.000+10:002014-03-01T15:35:03.519+10:00Travelling NorthIn my first February post (you can revisit by clicking <a href="http://onslowandmissb.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/day-tripping.html">here)</a>, I shared some of the day trips I took with a friend visiting from the UK. Because Jayne was in Australia for six weeks, we also had the opportunity to explore some of the east coast of Australia on some longer road trips.<br />
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Our first major expedition was to head north. The ultimate attraction was a visit to the Great Barrier Reef, but there was a chance, if our stars aligned, to incorporate two wonderful natural events. <br />
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Every year, humpback whales from Antarctica migrate to the waters of the Great Barrier Reef to feed and calve between May and October. The best known place for whale watching in Queensland is Hervey Bay about 300 km north of Brisbane and definitely on the way to our reef visit.<br />
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The second great annual event takes place between November to February, when green and loggerhead turtles make their way ashore along the stretch of coast from Town of 1770 to Woodgate to lay their eggs. The beach of Mon Repos, about 15 km east of Bundaberg, is the most well-known site. It has the largest concentration of nesting turtles on the Eastern Australian mainland and is one of the two largest Loggerhead turtle rookeries in the South Pacific Ocean.<br />
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With the puppies booked in for a week's luxury accommodation, we set out on our road trip at the tail end of October, reluctantly bypassing Noosa's beaches and national park and Eumundi markets en route in the hope of catching both the whale watching and the early-bird turtles. Unfortunately, it was not to be. The weather was bad when we arrived in Hervey Bay (this was to become a theme during our travels), and the whale-watching cruise was cancelled as a result. Instead, we took the option of a day-trip to Fraser Island.<br />
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Fraser Island is the world's largest sand island and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, famed for its beaches, wildlife, forests, and freshwater lakes. It was named after Eliza Fraser, an Scottish woman, who was shipwrecked there and lived with the local Aborigines in the 1830s. These days, it is a favourite camping getaway for Queenslanders.<br />
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After our visit to Fraser Island and speaking to locals, it seemed that the whale migration was drawing to a close. There was no guarantee that we would see whales if we opted to stay on for a few days to wait for better conditions, so we continued north to Town of 1770, which was the jumping point for a trip to Lady Musgrave Island on the Great Barrier Reef.<br />
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Town of 1770 takes its name from the year Captain Cook discovered Australia, and it is the site where he first set foot on Queensland on 24 May, 1770. We had great beachside accommodation at the adjoining township of Agnes Water.<br />
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If you visited my post about my mid-winter visit to Heron Island <a href="http://onslowandmissb.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/coral-gardens.html">here</a> (and its birdlife <a href="http://onslowandmissb.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/feathers-and-flora-on-heron-island.html">here</a>), you may well experience a sense of deja vu. Although smaller, Lady Musgrave Island is also part of the Capricorn Bunker group of Great Barrier Reef coral cays. </div>
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Finally, although just as we were a week or two late to catch the whales, we were a week or two early for the turtle laying season. I had thought it began at the start of November, but Mon Repos did not open to viewing until the 9th of November, so we sadly missed that. However, we were lucky enough to catch the event that makes the laying possible. In the lagoon at Lady Musgrave, two green turtles were mating, closely observed by a friend.<br />
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Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-80692016472687327022014-02-15T09:45:00.003+10:002014-02-15T11:29:45.747+10:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day February 2014Here at Casa Bella our thoughts are with all those affected by extreme weather, from the UK's floods and North America's freeze, to the heatwaves and bushfires in South and Western Australia. I am sure gardening is far from many people's minds, but perhaps this update for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day can provide a temporary distraction.<br />
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It has been a relatively mild summer here in Brisbane. The only unusual feature so far has been the late arrival of our wet season. Hopefully it is just late and not bypassing us completely, or it will be a long dry year ahead.<br />
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As usual, my summer garden is dominated by the huge poinciana in the front garden. Because of its size, I used to think of it as fully grown and a static presence, but it is becoming clear that it is still spreading. Many of the sun-loving annuals and perennials planted in the front garden are falling under ever-increasing shade, and a few moves will be in order before next season.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I brought my Adenium indoors so I could enjoy the pink and white blooms for a few weeks.</td></tr>
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The next two plants are not from my garden, but I spotted them on walks and couldn't resist including them.<br />
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Meanwhile, back on my driveway...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a close up of the croton. I love tropical foliage. It ensures I have colour all year round even when nothing is in flower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another foliage favourite, a Neoregelia bromeliad .</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This pale caladium is one of my favourites.</td></tr>
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Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-15797030178058113072014-02-02T20:55:00.001+10:002014-02-03T06:12:21.693+10:00Day trippingOne of the many wonderful things about having a friend from London staying with me for six weeks was the opportunity to share some of my favourite places with her. It was Jayne's first visit, so there was much to see. But where to start? <br />
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I decide to mix it around, and we combined lots of day trips with some major expeditions. <br />
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This post is all about the day trips. All these places are within two hours drive from my home in Brisbane, yet still show the diversity of our wonderful country.<br />
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One of the things Jayne was keen to do was to spend a few days where she could explore the rainforest, so we headed south to Lamington National Park behind the Gold Coast hinterland to look at a couple of accommodation options: Binna Burra and O'Reillys.<br />
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Lamington is part of the <a href="http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/world-heritage-areas/gondwana_rainforests_of_australia.html">Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area</a>. It includes the most extensive areas of subtropical rainforest in the world, most of the world's warm temperate rainforest, and nearly all of the Antarctic Beech cool temperate rainforest. These ancient trees are a relic of the great beech forests that covered the super-continent Gondwana, which separated to form the southern land masses: Antarctica, South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand.<br />
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The wildlife, particularly the birds, are spectacular. We were lucky enough to spot some pademelons, a type of small wallaby, on a walk at Binna Burra, though I wasn't quick enough to capture a photo.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A red flowered mistletoe. I often wondered if mistletoe had been introduced into Australia, but there are over 90 native varieties compared to just one in Europe</td></tr>
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Jayne opted to spend a few days based at Binna Burra while I headed home to get a bit ahead with some work. When she was ready to be picked up, we took a slightly different route home via the Numinbah Valley and stopping along the way to visit the Natural Arch.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Natural Arch, Numinbah Valley, where a flowing creek has eroded the roof of a cave</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Numinbah Valley</td></tr>
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Our next trip was still further south along the Coast to Ballina to spend a few days with my brother and explore some of Northern New South Wales beaches and countryside. We were lucky enough en route to come across a small flock of black cockatoos feasting on the coastal casuarinas and banksia.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-tailed black cockatoo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kite surfers at Byron Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pass, Byron Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beach wedding at The Pass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The iconic Byron Beach Cafe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bangalow Markets</td></tr>
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I have posted road trips to the beautiful Scenic Rim several times previously (<a href="http://onslowandmissb.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/easter-sunday-driving.html">here</a> and <a href="http://onslowandmissb.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/road-trip.html">here</a>), but there is always so much to see. It's great to just get lost on some of the country roads around Boonah and Rathdowney and enjoy the scenery.<br />
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Another of our drives took us north of Brisbane to the popular villages of Montville and Maleny. Lots of shopping and not so many photos that day!<br />
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And finally, on Jayne's final full day we headed to my old stomping ground, the Gold Coast, and lunch at the beach. <br />
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Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-10325266999092236302014-01-25T11:37:00.000+10:002014-01-26T17:31:48.903+10:00Otago Peninsula and the garden at Lanarch CastleThis is the final instalment of my visit to New Zealand in October. I flew into Dunedin in the South Island, and after catching up with my niece, I booked a wildlife cruise and tour around the nearby Otago Peninsula.<br />
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As with my Catlin's experience, I experienced two very different moods of the peninsula. The day of the cruise was very wet and cloudy but very atmospheric. However, the tour I was on didn't include Lanarch Castle, which I was keen to see, so I was determined to squeeze in a return visit before my departure.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hidden in this clump on trees on a spit that extended into the harbour was the pilot's house. What a fabulous location.</td></tr>
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In my last post, I identified a photo of a shag on Stewart Island as a Stewart Island shag, but now that I know that New Zealand is home to a third of the world's shag species (and a lot look alike to me), I'm not so confident and shall give up any pretence of being more specific. These were very lovely though. If you are interested, I found this great website <a href="http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/shags">http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/shags</a><br />
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On our return trip we called into Quarantine Island to collect the good folk on the jetty below. They were volunteers who had spent the day collecting rubbish that had washed up on the island, and we gave them and some huge full garbage bags a lift home.<br />
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I had fairly limited time on my second visit to the Peninsula, but this time I was blessed with good weather. My return flight was early afternoon, so I set out in the morning, essentially driving across the top of the peninsula from left to right. On my way out I took the high road (Highcliff Road) to enjoy the views denied to me by the weather on my earlier visit, and on my return trip, I followed the road along the water's edge.<br />
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My final destination was Lanarch Castle. Its original owner, William Lanarch, was an Australian-born banker. He selected the site for his mansion on a ridge of the peninsula in 1870 and took up residence in 1874. The following year he decided to enter politics. His was ultimately a sad fate. Many of his enterprises were unsuccessful. He lived at the castle with three successive wives until 1898 when, overcome by financial problems and rumours that his young wife was having an affair with his favourite son, he committed suicide in Parliament.<br />
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The castle changed hands a number of times and was abandoned twice before being purchased in 1967 by the Barker family who have restored the house and garden.<br />
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<br />Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-9993880571602202342014-01-19T17:11:00.000+10:002014-01-19T18:44:09.674+10:00Stewart Island <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I can't remember where or when I first heard of Stewart Island - perhaps a travel program or nature documentary - but I can remember storing away the name and thinking 'maybe, one day...' I have always had a soft spot for islands, the coast, and anything remotely maritime, perhaps a legacy of growing up in seaside towns. </div>
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When I set out on my three-day road trip from Dunedin in October, the possibility of getting to Stewart Island was one of the factors that helped me decide to head south. I wasn't sure of the road conditions or how far I would get, so I didn't pre-book accommodation on the island. Instead, I based myself in Invercargill for two nights and settled on a day trip.</div>
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The ferry left from the small town of Bluff, the southernmost town on New Zealand's South Island. Stewart Island is 30 km south of that, and although I was prepared for a rough trip, I was pleasantly surprised. The seas were quite calm. There was plenty of rain, but that was to be expected: the island has a reputation for it. More surprisingly given its southern latitude, the island is quite mild compared to the South Island. It would be a wonderful base to see the Southern Lights, the Aurora Australis, in the colder months.</div>
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The island was first settled by the Maori people from the early 13th century. From the early 1800s, missionaries, miners, sealers, and settlers from all over the world visited the island, some intermarrying with the local population. Nowadays, the permanent population of the island is around 400 and is centred around the town of Oban.</div>
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Because I was only day tripping I decided to do a short bus tour of the island. There are few roads on the island, mainly just around Oban itself, but there were some good vantage points that gave more distant views and a feel for the island. Despite the weather, I was quite envious of the small groups of trekkers I saw heading off into the wild for several days.<br />
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According to Maori legend, the South Island was the canoe of their god Maui. While he was out fishing he hauled up the North Island. The original Maori name for Stewart Island is Te Punga o Te Waka a Maui, which means the anchor stone of Maui's canoe. In the photo below I am standing under a sculpture representing the anchor chain, and there is a complementary sculpture on the bottom of the South Island where the anchor chain goes into the sea.<br />
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After the two-hour tour I returned to Oban, enjoyed a delicious lunch at the South Sea Hotel overlooking Halfmoon Bay, and then set off on foot to see as much as I could before reboarding the ferry and heading back to my cosy motel room.<br />
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In my last two posts I wrote about beautiful Dunedin, New Zealand, where I headed for a week's holiday to visit my niece at the end of September last year. While Bethany was busy with classes, I hired a car for a couple of days to see a little more of the wonderful countryside and the gorse-covered hills I had glimpsed on my drive from the airport.</div>
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It was a bit of a toss up which direction I would head, but I decided to follow the Southern Scenic Route south. The road led through a region known as the Catlins, which features idyllic countryside and spectacular coastal scenery, with picturesque bays, lighthouses and wonderful wildlife. </div>
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My aim was to get to Invercargill on the first night, and from there, take the ferry for a day trip to Stewart Island. As I headed south, I couldn't have asked for better weather, and I was blessed travelling as I was in early Spring: it was lambing season.</div>
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First photo stop was the beachside township of Brighton, about 20 km southwest of Dunedin, and from there it just kept getting better.</div>
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The coastal road is bookended by two lighthouses: Nugget Point in the north, and Waipapa Point in the south.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First glimpse of the distant lighthouse at Nugget Point</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just loved the bumblebees on the Pride of Madeira <em>Echium candicans</em></td></tr>
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All good things must come to an end, and the weather didn't smile on me quite so kindly when I drove back through the Catlins after my stay in Invercargill and my trip to Stewart Island.<br />
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<br />Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-50141682300052310452014-01-01T12:37:00.001+10:002014-01-02T20:02:09.659+10:00Dunedin Botanic GardenDunedin was established in the first half of the nineteenth century and settled by Scottish immigrants, including the nephew of the poet, Robbie Burns. Its name derives from the Gaelic for Edinburgh - the city on which it is modelled. <br />
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Following the discovery of gold in in the 1860s, there was a surge in both population and prosperity. Both Dunedin's university, which I visited in my last post, and its botanic garden are the oldest in New Zealand, with 2013 marking the 150th anniversary of the latter. <br />
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I was fortunate enough to visit twice during my stay in Dunedin. It was a real treat to see beautiful native and cold climate plants in early Spring. Coming from warmer climes as I do, many of the plants I saw were quite new to me. I've done my best on names, but apologies in advance if any errors have slipped in. Perhaps you can help me out with some of the mystery plants: the pretty pink bulb with nodding head and patterned leaves between the photos of the pulmonaria (it comes in yellow too), and two daisy- like blooms - one white, the other pink.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Clianthus,</em> commonly known as Kakabeak, is a small woody legume tree native to New Zealand. And what is a kaka you may ask.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This handsome parrot is a kaka. Endangered due to the impact of introduced species, in some places only one in seven wild kakas are female, which doesn't bode well for their future survival, so they are being bred in the botanic gardens for reintroduction to an ecosanctuary.</td></tr>
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The final stopping point of my visit was this woodland planting on the top of the hill - a host of golden daffodils that would have impressed Wordsworth.<br />
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Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-63581318452404867402013-12-30T20:04:00.002+10:002013-12-31T12:39:31.426+10:00Discovering DunedinWhen my eldest niece Bethany announced after she finished high school that she was heading to the University of Otago in Dunedin on New Zealand's South Island, I very promptly assured her that I would head over for a visit. Despite its proximity I had only been to New Zealand once and I was keen to see more. It came as quite a shock to me earlier this year when I realised that 2013 was the last year of her course, and I needed to make haste if I was going to keep my word.<br />
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I settled on the last week of September and first week of October for my visit to avoid the worst of the cold but also manage to scrape in before she was completely buried in books with final exams looming. <br />
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More by chance than good management, it turned out that my hotel was close to Bethany's shared accommodation in the student part of town. I started exploring Dunedin with a good wander through the streets and fell completely in love with the Victorian architecture. <br />
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Although they date from a similar era, the narrow two-story houses with fabulous details including turrets and iron lace railings are very different to the Queenslanders I am used to.<br />
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Another lovely point of difference from Spring home in Brisbane were the beautiful cold climate blooms. In the streets, beautiful blossoms and rhododendrons were at their peak.<br />
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Ultimately I did cut it a bit fine in relation to Bethany's study for her final exams, but we had a couple of lovely outings in Dunedin, including a personal tour of the beautiful campus grounds.<br />
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After a lovely timeout, it was back to the books for Bethany, but my adventures in New Zealand were just beginning. In my next post we'll visit Dunedin's fabulous botanic gardens, and then I hit the road to explore some of the prettiest regions in New Zealand's South Island. <br />
<br />Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-56571921558728717542013-12-15T21:19:00.003+10:002013-12-15T21:45:54.323+10:00The Spring that was - Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day December 2013It has been such a long time between posts. After my Indonesian interlude last year, I thought this was the year to consolidate on the home and garden front. I struggled unsuccessfully for most of the year and completely gave up any pretence by September. There was just so much happening.<br />
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Firstly, a couple of big and interesting freelance projects cropped up. Then came the challenge of juggling them with, not only a short, planned trip to New Zealand, but also a wonderful, unexpected first-time visit to Australia by an English friend, which provided a wonderful excuse to visit some of the loveliest spots along our East Coast. <br />
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Spring in Australia starts on 1 September, and the following couple of months normally feature the garden at its best. With all my gadding about, mine is still a disaster, but luckily I have some really tough and reliable favourites that save me from completely disgracing myself as a would-be gardener. And even if I struggled with blogging and even reading my favourite blogs, I did manage to keep snapping. So here is the Spring that was, just in time for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I knew it was crazy buying new plants when I didn't have time to give them the TLC they deserved, but who could resist this gorgeous splotched verbena and its purple and white mate in the background. While not actually thriving, they are still hanging in there. (Did you notice the grasshopper in the top left-hand side?)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My last post, back in August, was about the Australian Native Orchid Society conference and featured lots of these <em>Dendrobium speciosum</em>. (Click <a href="http://onslowandmissb.blogspot.com.au/2013_08_01_archive.html">here</a> to revisit). Mine, high in the branches of the Poinciana, was only in bud then. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, on the main trunk of the Poinciana, this beautiful little Tick Orchid, <em>Dockrillia linguiformis, </em>was another September bloomer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daylilies are the greatest stars in my October garden. This is <em>Hemerocallis</em> 'Isis Unveiled'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Yucca</em> 'Purple Royale' with <em>Cleome</em> 'Senorita Blanca'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My two pots of <em>Oncidium</em> 'Dancing Lady' orchids were a mass of blooms in November.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another orchid in bloom was this <em>Zygopetalum</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It may only bloom for a week each year, but this pink and red zygocactus is well worth the wait.</td></tr>
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Well, now we are nearly up to date - at least as far as my garden goes. But there is still so much I have seen over the past few months to share with you, including some wonderful gardens. Hope you will come along for the ride, starting next post.<br />
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To see what is happening in other gardens around the world this Bloom Day, visit Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day host Carol at <a href="http://www.maydreamsgardens.com/"><span style="color: #6511cc;">May Dreams Gardens</span></a>.<br />
<br />Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-43189157267376208482013-08-25T14:23:00.001+10:002013-09-01T16:28:12.379+10:00Australian Native Orchid Society conferenceI had reluctantly set yesterday aside to do the paperwork for my tax, but brother Tony called on Friday and said he was heading to the 7th Australian Native Orchid Society conference and orchid show at Strathpine, a northern Brisbane suburb, on a bus trip with his local orchid society and suggested we meet up . <br />
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That sounded like a much nicer way to spend a beautiful Saturday morning, so I was only to happy to agree. If you remember from my last post, Tony has a fabulous collection (click on <a href="http://onslowandmissb.blogspot.com.au/2013_08_01_archive.html">Tony's garden</a> to revisit), and his particular favourite is the King or Rock Orchid, <em>Dendrobium speciosum. </em>As soon as I entered the exhibition, I was blown away by the number of these cream through to yellow beauties. And there was so much more...<br />
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Here are just some of the wonderful orchids on display.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Dendrobium</em> 'Kathy Gee...' (part of the name was obscured)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thought this lovely orchid looked so much like a hellebore.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This tall Swamp Orchid <em>Phaius australis</em> was local to the area. (Tony snapped up a rare yellow version, but it won't be ready to flower for a couple of years.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this colour combination so much. This was <em>Den.</em> Fraser's Lavender Curls.<br />
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My only purchases, despite overwhelming temptation, were a packet of plant tags and a marking pencil. (I know, I can hardly believe it either!) However, I didn't come away empty handed. Tony bought me a lovely Dendrobium (speciosum, of course) as a very early birthday present. And on top of that, when I checked on my own at home in the poinciana tree, there are at least six or seven flower spikes. I am going to have to think about moving it a little lower so that I can really enjoy it.</div>
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Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-14759748417784848382013-08-11T11:37:00.001+10:002013-12-14T18:03:52.383+10:00Orchids and authors'Head on down. The orchids are just about to peak.'<br />
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I'd phoned brother Tony to ask if a friend and I could stay overnight with him and the lovely Leanne and use their home outside Ballina as our base for visiting the fabulous Byron Writers' Festival last weekend; the orchids were a bonus.<br />
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We were a bit late leaving Brisbane on Saturday, so we went directly to the festival, but I got up early Sunday morning to give myself a quick tour of the garden, and especially those orchids. <br />
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Tony had already headed to the beach for a surf, so I didn't get the full run down on names, but generally speaking there were two main types in flower, the strappy-leafed Cymbidiums and the daintier-flowered Dendrobiums, including his 'speciality' the Australian native <em>Dendrobium speciosum.</em><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Dendrobium speciosum</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This bromeliad is <em>Guzmania wittmarkii</em></td></tr>
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Tony and Leanne's house was named 'The Magnolias' by its previous owners. Although sometimes these beauties get a bit lost in all the tropical growth, this is their time to shine.<br />
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... and the festival itself? We had a fabulous time in a beautiful setting at Belongil Beach, just outside Byron Bay.<br />
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And just over the hill from the festival, we were able to take in a final dose of beauty before heading home to Brisbane.<br />
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<br />Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291909857819338108.post-38215526066648098332013-07-11T20:23:00.001+10:002013-07-11T20:59:07.021+10:00The birds of Heron IslandAs I mentioned in my last post, I have a new Nikon SLR, and I couldn't have wished for a lovelier place or more cooperative models to test it on than Heron Island and its wildlife, particularly the beautiful Eastern Reef Egrets.<br />
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Our guide told us that although they were once referred to as herons, they have been reclassified as egrets, and the name 'heron' is now only applied to species with more than one colour plumage. However, there are two distinct colour forms, the white and the grey (or blue), but they readily interbreed and both colours offspring can be found in the same brood.<br />
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Because the island is a reserve, the island birds are very laid back and seemed only too happy to pose with their beautiful island home as backdrop.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crested Tern landing on the gantry. These are visitors to the island along with boobies, cormorants, oystercatchers, frigate birds, flycatchers, and raptors, like the Australian Hobby that I saw but didn't manage to snap. They breed elsewhere but visit the island throughout the year. </td></tr>
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Hope you enjoyed meeting Heron Island's wildlife and thanks for persevering with me. I am back to studying for a couple of months so have gone a little quiet on the blogging front, but I will be back with a vengeance come Spring and post when I can till then. Hopefully, my garden will forgive me.<br />
<br />Marisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.com8