tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post7937497874527002541..comments2024-03-29T06:59:09.558+10:30Comments on Drifting through life: Sunday Selections # 123Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-85449622136314459082013-06-03T19:53:56.411+09:302013-06-03T19:53:56.411+09:30Diane Tolley; we get rose hips too, we're so l...Diane Tolley; we get rose hips too, we're so lucky out here. Ha ha. But we don't get snow. Well, 99% of Australia doesn't get snow. <br /><br />Mimsie; I don't know anything about the boy scouts. I'm not sure what those first two pics are, I know they aren't gum trees, they're a small shrub and I don't recall seeing the flowers, so can't be sure if they are bottle brushes. I thought they might be a form of banksia or grevillea, but without seeing flowers, I won't be sure. I'll make a note to take notice next summer when there should be flowers. <br />Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-67808732835734643052013-06-03T14:12:23.487+09:302013-06-03T14:12:23.487+09:30I agree....there are so many different 'gum nu...I agree....there are so many different 'gum nuts" some of which are so tiny and others are huge. Do you remember when boy scouts used gum nuts to 'tie' their scarves around their necks. Can't remember now what they were called.<br />Please don't be offended River but the first two pics? Are they perhaps seed pods on bottlebrushes and not gum trees? Do correct me if I'm wrong. No matter as they are really special the way they stay there year after year if bushes not pruned (as ours aren't very often).Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-41369500438063928922013-06-02T22:55:52.037+09:302013-06-02T22:55:52.037+09:30Absolutely amazing! We certainly don't get any...Absolutely amazing! We certainly don't get anything like that here in my corner of Canada! Rose hips. But definitely no gumnuts. Loved your pics!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-77138926809662281472013-06-02T21:15:45.048+09:302013-06-02T21:15:45.048+09:30jabblog; I get happy when I can show people someth...jabblog; I get happy when I can show people something they've never seen before.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-44500555681208890622013-06-02T20:41:57.823+09:302013-06-02T20:41:57.823+09:30Fascinating! I've never seen those before - no...Fascinating! I've never seen those before - not surprising, really, as they're not native to UK;-)jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-9359291628548994012013-06-02T15:31:00.504+09:302013-06-02T15:31:00.504+09:30Joanne Noragon; there was a tree right next to tha...Joanne Noragon; there was a tree right next to that shrub and it was loaded with black olives.<br /><br />Delores; they are used often in dried arrangements.<br /><br />Elephant's Child; the ants were all over the footpath.<br /><br />Andrew; sometimes they do, mostly in the bigger ones.<br /><br />Vicki; I like them cleaned and sprayed gold as part of a Christmas decoration. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-89788803448701859852013-06-02T09:53:01.048+09:302013-06-02T09:53:01.048+09:30Aren't they wonderful?
Beautiful little pods -...Aren't they wonderful?<br />Beautiful little pods - like nature's little art sculptures.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023748614942747415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-24924922295975230412013-06-02T07:25:20.090+09:302013-06-02T07:25:20.090+09:30I see spider webs. I wonder if spiders live in the...I see spider webs. I wonder if spiders live in the old gum nuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-68007165762461436412013-06-02T06:51:21.719+09:302013-06-02T06:51:21.719+09:30Love them. And I don't see the ants which are...Love them. And I don't see the ants which are always all over the gum nuts here. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-11080848011136585682013-06-02T06:36:21.268+09:302013-06-02T06:36:21.268+09:30They would look good in a dried arrangement.They would look good in a dried arrangement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-37122161943587329102013-06-02T06:22:10.464+09:302013-06-02T06:22:10.464+09:30Some of them look like black olives, which I adore...Some of them look like black olives, which I adore. What a ridiculous comment, but that's what came immediately to mind when I saw the first picture.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.com