Saturday, December 6, 2008

TODAY'S FLOWERS ~ 8 Australian Sunshine

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For those of you living in the far north, I bring
you some Australian sunshine to brighten the
darkness of your days.



The gold of our Wattles, Acacia



Sunflower against a cloudy sky



and against our blue, blue summer sky.

My thanks to Luiz Santilli Jr., Denise B. Castro
and Laerte Pupo for organizing this most beutiful meme.

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29 comments:

  1. Ces AdorioDecember 6, 2008 at 6:14 AM

    Arija, you sweet and lovely thing. Your comment on my post "Perfectly Imperfect" almost made me cry, in fact brought a tear to my eye. Thank you very much. Kindred spirits easily dissect through the metaphor, alas, I don't see your email address, so my face is drooping like today's sunflower :(

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  2. Sylvia KDecember 6, 2008 at 8:16 AM

    Oh, what beautiful photos! It looks so warm and sunny and beautiful! Have to admit I'm a bit envious! You always brighten the day! Thank you!

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  3. AnonymousDecember 6, 2008 at 8:34 AM

    Just in the nick of time (I'm sitting under my S.A.D. lamp as I type!)

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  4. GenieDecember 6, 2008 at 9:30 AM

    thanks for sharing your lovely photos to help cheer up a english winters day.

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  5. Ruth's Photo BlogDecember 6, 2008 at 10:14 AM

    Thanks for the sunshine.I can just imagine the warmth to go with it.
    Blessings,Ruth

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  6. AnonymousDecember 6, 2008 at 10:33 AM

    Thank you. WA State can use more sunshine or products from the sun in the winter time. Oh, and its not even winter here yet.

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  7. mickDecember 6, 2008 at 12:51 PM

    Beautiful flowers - I especially like the sunflower against the blue sky.

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  8. GaelynDecember 6, 2008 at 6:16 PM

    I absolutely love the sunflowers, under any sky. As usual, Arija, you have captured it.

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  9. alicesgDecember 6, 2008 at 6:20 PM

    Very beautiful flowers. Love the close up shot of the sunflowers. Happy Sunday.

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  10. Gwen BuchananDecember 6, 2008 at 8:58 PM

    these happy faces fill me with gladness... thank you( because it is stormy here)

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  11. RedcrowDecember 7, 2008 at 12:02 AM

    Thank you for the images of the lovely sunflowers. There is beauty everywhere! Thank you for stopping to show us.

    Cheers.

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  12. mrsnesbittDecember 7, 2008 at 4:12 AM

    Wonderful on such a winters day!

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  13. Connie T.December 7, 2008 at 7:15 AM

    I love sunflowers. Nice pictures of them.

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  14. NaturegirlDecember 7, 2008 at 8:59 AM

    Arija: Perfect kind of sunshine to warm my heart!Thank you for posting!
    It is (((cold here)))as you saw in my posts!
    To answer your request..YES if only for your own viewing pleasure!
    I thank you for asking! hugs aNNa

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  15. AnonymousDecember 7, 2008 at 9:01 AM

    Thank you Arija..I needed some sunflower with my coffee today as it is very cold in Buffalo NY..

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  16. Kahshe CottagerDecember 7, 2008 at 9:14 AM

    How nice to see those sunshiney sunflowers after all the snow I see out my window! My garden is about 2 feet under now!

    Thanks for the visits and comments to my postings!!

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  17. Mamapippa ...December 7, 2008 at 10:24 AM

    Sunflowers are beautiful, the bring the sun in your heart !
    Greetings from Belgium !

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  18. MedaMDecember 7, 2008 at 11:12 AM

    Oh, lovely, lovely indeed! Thanks for sharing these wonderful photos with us. Acacia is flowers that I love very much. Their little yellow flowers are simply adorable. These shrubs don’t grow in my country but we can find its lovely bouquets on our markets with the first spring’s sun rays. And your sunflower photos are wonderful. Its yellow colour matches great against that lovely blue sky. You made my day with this post.

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  19. Reader WilDecember 7, 2008 at 12:08 PM

    It looks like summer again. Today I kept thinking :"Where have all the flowers gone..."No flowers in my garden anymore.So I don't join you, for this time.

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  20. LeoraDecember 7, 2008 at 12:21 PM

    Thanks for the sunshine. We need it! The sunflower on blue especially warms my heart.

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  21. TinaDecember 7, 2008 at 1:06 PM

    Arija, Just beautiful!!! Especially that blue summer sky against the sunflower!! Thanks for the shot..as I sit here and look outside at our 18 degree weather and winds that chill to the bone!!

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  22. ♥ Denise BC ♥December 7, 2008 at 2:49 PM

    Nice post, sunflowers are very special
    hugs, Denise

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  23. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the GardensDecember 8, 2008 at 2:58 AM

    Glorious yellow flowers will brighten any day.

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  24. NaturegirlDecember 8, 2008 at 4:30 AM

    Love this kind of sunshine!!
    Makes me Happy looking at it!! hugs

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  25. NaturegirlDecember 8, 2008 at 4:35 AM

    Arija: I did answer your request..but I do not see my comment posted?

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  26. CIELODecember 8, 2008 at 1:05 PM

    Thanks for sending my way some of that amazing Australian sunshine to brighten our dark wintery Monday..

    cielo

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  27. VickieDecember 8, 2008 at 3:01 PM

    It's amazing how warming it feels to see sunny yellow flowers when we are left with bare limbs and winter's cold blast. Thanks!

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  28. The BirdladyDecember 8, 2008 at 6:27 PM

    Thank you, thank you! Cold and dark it is here!

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  29. MicheleDecember 10, 2008 at 3:33 PM

    Yellow is one of my favorite colors because it makes me feel happy. It cheers me up and to see that yellow sunflower against that deep blue sky is amazing! That is outstanding!

    I am going to spend time looking at your other posts I have missed.
    Thanks sooooo much for coming by my blog while I was feeling icky.
    (Hugs)
    ~Michele~

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