Sunday Selections #763

 Long ago, Kim of Frog Ponds Rock, (who no longer blogs), dreamed up a meme called Sunday Selections. 

A place where those who were willing could put up photos they wanted to share, new, old, good, bad or indifferent, any photos you please. 

Nothing rude or vulgar though.

And we don't mind at all if other bloggers care to join us.

In memory of Elephant's Child, the meme is now continued by myself and a few others. Andrew is one.  Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look.

Wisewebwoman has also been joining us occasionally.

this new young tree has pretty flowers with a very strong scent so I took a photo and my phone app tells me it is a "chinaberry" tree. I got an immediate headache from it and now walk down that street on the opposite side when going to and from the shops. It looks a lot like the bigger tree in the driveway here which I know as white cedar. It is also flowering now, so I can't be walking past it and have to go the long way around to get to a bus stop.

bottlebrush is also flowering profusely and they are everywhere! All over Adelaide. No wonder I am sneezing.

here is a closeup, so you can easily see how it got its name.

this white rose has hundreds of blossoms and recently a very strong wind...

blew a carpet of petals onto the lawn, yet the bush didn't look any different.

interesting patterns in a cloudy sky towards the west,

while in the east the sun appeared to be "caught" in the fork of the big gum tree. Same day, same street.

some of our Australian coins now have King Charles the 3rd on them, the top one here is Queen Elizabeth 2nd, her coins are all still in circulation,

I have turned over a couple so you can see the bigger ones are 20 cents with a platypus in water, and the little ones are 5 cents, with an echidna.

TV series I am currently rewatching (again): 

Against The Wind is Australian history, the story begins in Ireland in 1786 and goes on to tell of the convict ship travelling to Australia and then follows the life of "Mary Mulvane" and several others as the tiny settlement town of Sydney grows and covers the "Rum Rebellion" a few years later.

Shogun: Japanese history about a Dutch trading ship manned by Englishmen which gets blown off course by a storm and ends up in Japan, where the ship's "Pilot" learns to speak Japanese and follow their customs at the wish of "Lord Toronaga".

Merlin: the story of how young Merlin became the great wizard of his time.

The Blacklist: This one ran for ten seasons and begins with the FBI's number one on their "most wanted" list surrendering himself and then using them to help him capture/kill his own enemies while also helping them capture other most wanted criminals.

Stargate SG1: science fiction, the series begins with a separate movie in which a "Stargate" is unearthed somewhere in ancient Egypt, they learn how to use it and travel through space to another galaxy and on their return to Earth, one is left behind. The series picks up the story when the dormant Stargate suddenly comes alive and a team begins regular travels, first to rescue the left-behind one, then on to other galaxies with many adventures.

and a few more: 

Centennial: American history, beginning with native tribes and interactions with white settlers, continuing through to more modern times. It covers early fur trappers and moves into more political areas.

Vikings: well, Viking history as imagined and brought to life from old tales I guess, very bloodthirsty and very interesting, showing how their ships were made, sea trips, battles won and lost. I liked it partly because "Ragnar Lothbrok" is played by an Australian actor, Travis Trimmel, and because my own ancestors are from an area very close to where this begins.

Death in Paradise; This is still running I think, I have 14 seasons, the first begins with a detective brought to the Caribbean to replace a murdered detective and to solve his murder. He does so and then wishes to return to England but is kept on the small island by the Chief of Police who values his work. He is eventually killed and replaced with another English detective. Season 14 has the 5th detective who is a native rather than an Englishman. It's quite lighthearted and the scenery is gorgeous, all the sun and and sea one would expect in the Caribbean.