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2 August 2015

Early Spring

Lorikeets swoop in and out of my bottlebrush.
I went for my first walk of Spring today,
though Winter isn’t officially gone.
Ah, but it feels over!

A pink camellia blooms on my neighbour’s bush.
Bougainvillea starts across the way.
The nature strips up the hill and my lawn
are dotted with balls of clover.

A 55-word poem for flash 55 at 'imaginary garden with real toads'. 



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17 comments:

  1. Blogoratti2 August 2015 at 18:29

    Really lovely. Greetings!

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  2. Kerry O'Connor2 August 2015 at 19:22

    I am also beginning to feel that Spring is in the air, though the temperature is still very low. I recognize many of your listed blooms but would love to see a lorikeet!

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade2 August 2015 at 20:06

      Kerry, I tried so hard to photograph them! But they are very swift and I couldn't catch them in flight. And I didn't bother posting my snaps of the bottlebrush, because lorikeets are red and green, and were indistinguishable from the leaves and red flowers!

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  3. Sumana Roy2 August 2015 at 20:33

    aah...colors of spring...beautiful...

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  4. Grace2 August 2015 at 20:39

    Love it when spring is just around the corner ~ I would love to see the lorikeet too ~

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  5. Outlawyer2 August 2015 at 21:05

    Sounds just great. Thanks for vision of it, Rosemary. K.

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  6. Sanaa Rizvi2 August 2015 at 22:10

    This is absolutely lovely!! What a treat :D

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  7. Magaly Guerrero3 August 2015 at 02:39

    Oh the wonders of Nature being reborn!

    It's extremely hot in my bit of the world, since it's the middle of summer; reading your poem feels like a delicious breeze. ♥

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  8. grapeling3 August 2015 at 03:07

    gorgeous ~

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  9. Other Mary3 August 2015 at 03:45

    Sounds like spring to me! Lovely and lush!

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  10. Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost 3 August 2015 at 03:45

    So beautiful--I could "see" the scenery in my mind before I even viewed the pictures.
    Thank you for visiting me at Dark Hearts Love too.

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  11. Donna@LivingFromHappiness3 August 2015 at 05:18

    I want your winter and spring for a while...spring is such a beautiful time of year no matter where we live.

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  12. Fireblossom3 August 2015 at 06:31

    We are in the heat of summer here, and I was just thinking lately how I miss the spring when everything was new and green.

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  13. ZQ3 August 2015 at 08:02

    beautiful pictures and words.
    ZQ

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  14. Maude Lynn4 August 2015 at 12:52

    Beautiful! I'm trying to imagine having lorikeets in my yard!

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  15. Susie Clevenger4 August 2015 at 14:35

    What a beautiful, spring greeting. I am with Mama Zen. I can't imagine lorikeets in my yard. What a beautiful bird!

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  16. Gail5 August 2015 at 00:50

    A great welcome to spring.

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