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Flowers of Australia

I'm fascinated by the flowers of Australia.
They are so different from the ones I know from Europe.
I want to share the beauty of the beautiful native Australian flowers.
Australia has been isolated for thousands of years and thus plants have been able to develop independently to suit the often harsh natural conditions.
Due to the wide range of different environments and plant communities, the native flora of Australia is the most diverse and varied in the world, growing in tropical, rainforest, stony inland deserts, alpine meadows and sandy heath lands.
It has been estimated there are about 20,000 to 25,000 different plants native to Australia.
Pink cup gum flowers
Pink cup gum flowers		 Xanthorrhoea
Xanthorrhoea		 Sturt's Desert Pea flower
Sturt's Desert Pea flower		 Banksia anatona
Banksia anatona
Kangaroo Paw
Kangaroo Paw		 Watarrah
Watarrah 		Water lily
Water lily		 Spider lily
Spider lily
Dierama fairy wand flower
Dierama fairy wand flower		 Corymbia ficifolia
Corymbia ficifolia		 Kangaroo Paw
Kangaroo Paw		 Bracteantha Bracteata
Bracteantha Bracteata
Grevillea Victoriae
Grevillea Victoriae		 Syzygium australe
Syzygium australe		 Fuchsia triphylla or Bell flowers
Fuchsia triphylla or Bell flowers		 Spider lilies
Spider lilies
Spider lily
Spider lily		 Red Iron bark flowers
Red Iron bark flowers		 Epiphyllum oxypetalum
Epiphyllum oxypetalum		 Grevillea hooks or toothbrush
Grevillea hooks or toothbrush
Alyogyne huegelii
Alyogyne huegelii		 the wonder world of grevillea
the wonder world of grevillea		 Hebe Fransicana
Hebe Fransicana		 Red flowers
Red flowers
Jacaranda flowers
Jacaranda flowers		 Xanthorrhoea preissii
Xanthorrhoea preissii		 Kangaroo Paw
Kangaroo Paw		 Torch lily
Torch lily
Field of African daisies
Field of African daisies		 Gymea lily
Gymea lily		 Gymea lily
Gymea lily		 Gymea lily
Gymea lily
Grevillia
Grevillia		 Banksia
Banksia		 Grevillia
Grevillia		 Grevillia
Grevillia
A bromeliad flower
A bromeliad flower		 Lotus flower seeds
Lotus flower seeds		 Banksia and Protea
Banksia and Protea		 Banksia
Banksia
Bromeliad
Bromeliad		 Beautiful callistimon knobs
Beautiful callistimon knobs		 Mirtle
Mirtle		 Family of the potatoe's plants
Family of the potatoe's plants
Wattle1
Wattle1		 Wattle2
Wattle2		 Wattle3
Wattle3		 Eucalyptus flowers
Eucalyptus flowers
White callistemon in a different view
White callistemon in a different view		 Red callistemon int he park
Red callistemon int he park		 A closer look at the pink callistemon
A closer look at the pink callistemon		 Banksia
Banksia
Callistemon
Callistemon		 White Callistemon
White Callistemon		 Lily
Lily		 One of the protea family
One of the protea family
Protea
Protea		 Australian Wattle
Australian Wattle		 Banksia
Banksia		 Wattle
Wattle
Grevillea
Grevillea		 hebe
hebe		 Clivia
Clivia		 Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Red gumflowers
Red gumflowers		 Pink Waterlily
Pink Waterlily		 Sturt Desert Rose
Sturt Desert Rose		 132-3240_IMG.JPG
132-3240_IMG.JPG
small red flower
small red flower		 small blue flowers
small blue flowers		 The desert is always alive
The desert is always alive		 Little Yellow desert flowers
Little Yellow desert flowers

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Francesco Sinibaldi 20-Jan-2025 17:49
I'm glad to know you...
( other version )

Hey, darling, when
the morning returns
and the transparent
light of a sun full
of joy is reaching the
river, it's a pleasure
to meet you; this
kind of felicity
is only that dream
so, little darling,
your typical smile
is a bird that escapes
through the land
of my darkness.

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 05-Sep-2024 16:49
El sonido del amor.
( other version )

En el canto de
la noche brilla la
luz del amor infinito
y en esta magia
cada cosa adquiere
un aspecto distinto,
con un tierno sonido
que dona el candor.
Pero esta mágica luz
es fuente de extremo
sufrimiento, como
la noche que viene
para morir donando
a la estrella el miedo
perpetuo.

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 18-Sep-2023 16:04
Breath of life.
( other version )

Serenity appears
through the lights
of a beautiful
country while
everything shines
giving the gift of
the singing young
birds: that's the
portrait inspiring
the smile of children
who play...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 03-Jun-2023 12:18
La quietud en la sombra del sol.
( other version )

Qué encanto
reposa en la tierna
atmósfera de la
fresca mañana:
esta es la
quietud en la
sombra del sol
dichoso y cantarín,
esto es el silencio
que recuerda el
amor.

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 29-Mar-2023 15:48
Le souffle des pensées.
( third version )

Après avoir pensé
aux mémoires
disparues je retrouve,
dans l'aube du matin,
la douce atmosphère
d'une saison pleine
de grâce et alors,
quand le chant
de la neige revient
tendrement où l'eau
est plus claire j'écoute,
en silence, la rime
des oiseaux...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 08-Jan-2023 13:13
While death is walking alone.
( last version )

Like fear that
is shown in
the sound of
a permanent
weeping, through
the light of
frightened eyes
and then in
the shades of
a sullen portrait:
here comes the
death, carefully
dressed while
a mystery smile
is moving alone
through a complete
obscurity.

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 03-Oct-2022 15:52
While death is walking alone.
( third version )

Like fear that
is shown in
the sound of
a permanent
weeping, through
the light of
frightened eyes
and then in
the shades of
a sullen present:
here comes the
death, carefully
dressed while
a different smile
is describing
the pain.

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 11-Aug-2022 15:47

While death is walking alone.
( other version )

Like fear that
is shown in
the sound of
a permanent
weeping, through
the light of
frightened eyes
and then in
the shades of
a sullen present:
here comes the
death, carefully
dressed and with
a different smile...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 10-May-2022 15:53
Una imagen viva.
( third version )

Amistoso canto
en el vivo
rayo de la fresca
mañana y una
rima templada
de nuevo regresa
cuando el sol,
besando los setos
y la dulce llanura,
exulta gozoso como
un soplo de luz:
siento la dicha en
mi frío corazón,
escucho el sonido
de ese viento
mistral...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 27-Feb-2022 13:27
Una imagen viva.
( last version )

Amistoso canto
en el vivo
rayo de la fresca
mañana y una
rima templada
de nuevo regresa
cuando el sol,
besando los setos
y la dulce llanura,
exulta gozoso como
un soplo de luz:
siento la dicha en
mi frío corazón,
escucho el sonido
de ese viento
mistral que rápido
huye en el blanco
infinito...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 04-Jan-2022 16:55
The candor of the summer.
( last version )

For the breath
of a soft wind
melancholy
leaves me giving
the rhymes of
the joyful birdies
and so, out of nowhere,
happiness returns
in the light of her
smile, with the
lasting impression
of an infinite love:
I can find in the
darkness the trace
of a luminous
path...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 05-Oct-2021 15:48
La claridad de la mañana.
( third version )

La limpidez
del nuevo día
aparece constante
como un dulce
recuerdo que
invoca el amor:
siento el sonido
de las aves felices,
veo una mujer,
serena y tranquila,
lavar sus vestidos
en las límpidas
aguas del fresco
torrente...

Francesco Sinibaldi
Francesco Sinibaldi 31-Jul-2021 09:19
La recherche des sons désolés.
( third version )

Le soleil limpide
du nouveau matin
paraît fugitif
comme une
tendre lumière
qui tombe tout
à coup dans
le vent automnal,
ce souffle infini
qui rappelle la
beauté des mémoires
juvéniles: elle
recherche la tendresse,
elle exprime, dans
la grâce de ses
yeux, le pouvoir de
l'amour.

Francesco Sinibaldi
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)18-Dec-2010 07:59
What a beautiful colors! V+
Paolo
Hans Chr. Sørensen12-Aug-2008 11:33
Very nice gallery! You have many great shot.
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