Feathers, fur and flora.

Fringe lillies are usually white with a yellow centre, so when I saw these cultivars I was delighted. Size-wise, the flowers are about 4cm in diameter.

We had no idea what this plant was, but it has a lovely little flower.

This morning we went for a wander through Springwood Conservation Park. It was lovely, though freezing. This bit of bushland is in the middle of suburbia and I was surprised at the amount of wildlife we saw - including a koala! We saw some pretty-face wallabies, but they were too fast for me to catch on film.
In the middle of winter all the banksias are in flower, and they simply glowed in the sun. About halfway around the sun broke across the ridge and the birds went crazy! We didn't know where to look, there were so many. Again, I didn't manage to catch many on film as they were too fast for me - they seem to have a sixth sense of when I am pointing the camera at them.
There are more pictures from our walk in my "green" gallery, including the banksias, a couple of birds and the…