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Botany Bay, on Edisto Island, SC

Botany Bay

Photographed from near the kiosk at Brighton-le-sands.

Looking east across the bay towards Kurnell and La Perouse.

 

My minimalist interpretation of the bay.

 

My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, and the Canon 16-35mm f 4/L lens.

 

Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad by NCH software

Mespilus germanica (Rosaceae) 113 23

 

Mespilus germanica, (medlar or common medlar) is a large shrub or small tree, and the name of the fruit of this tree. When the genus Mespilus is included in the genus Crataegus, the correct name for this species is Crataegus germanica.

It is indigenous to Persia (Iran), southwest Asia, and southeastern Europe, especially the Black Sea coasts of Bulgaria and modern Turkey.

Mespilus germanica requires warm summers and mild winters and prefers sunny, dry locations and slightly acidic soil. Under ideal circumstances, the deciduous plant grows up to 8 meters tall. Generally, it is shorter and more shrub-like than tree-like.

The flowers have five broadly ovate white petals and appear in late spring. The reddish-brown fruit is a pome, 2–3 centimeters in diameter, with wide-spreading persistent sepals around a central pit, giving a 'hollow' appearance to the fruit.

 

Source: Wikipedia.

From a roadside flower bed in Wayzata Minnesota

Centaurea montana (Asteraceae) 168 22

I think that the very early wake up call this morning paid off.

The beautiful colours and texture, of a sandstone cliff face. Millions of years in the making.

© 2015 Daniela Duncan, All Rights Reserved.

 

Wishing you guys a wonderful New Year!

 

At Cosmopolitan ~

 

FINCA - Playfull bunny vase ivory

FINCA - Standing bunny vase ivory

 

Other items used ~

 

..::THOR::.. Spring Shelf

..::THOR::.. Overgrown Table

..::THOR::.. Small Greenhouse

..::THOR::.. Water Mist - Glass - Bonus

..::THOR::.. Poted Cacti

..::THOR::.. Botanical Study

..::THOR::.. Enamel Watering Can

..::THOR::.. Folding Chair - Bonus

..::THOR::.. Cage Planter

..::THOR::.. Wellies green

..::THOR::.. Glazed Jar - cream

..::THOR::.. Hanging Towel

..::THOR::.. Greenhouse Stool - Cream

..::THOR::.. Tongue plant

..::THOR::.. Succulent Terrarium

..::THOR::.. Potted Cacti - Cream

..::THOR::.. Potted Small Aloe - Cream

..::THOR::.. Botanical Book

..::THOR::.. Lavande Book

..::THOR::.. Organic Hanging Tote

..::THOR::.. Diner Hanging lamp - Cream - BONUS

..::THOR::.. Glass with Sapling - Cream

..::THOR::.. Honey Tea Mug - sage (deco)

..::THOR::.. Tiny Succulent

 

Ariskea[Millie] Botanical Paper Frame

Ariskea[Holmes] Embroidery Flowers [3]

 

BROKEN ARROWS - Flower Market - Sign - Metal & White

BROKEN ARROWS - Florence - Books

 

Pitaya - Macrame plant hanger - White (dark leaves)

Pitaya - Vintage baskets 02 (painted)

 

Soy. Connectable Divider [Shabby] - Short

Soy. Wall Hanging Moss Ball (wood)

 

.spruce. book collection {botanical series 5}

.spruce. book collection {botanical series 4}

.spruce. book collection {botanical series 2}

 

(NO) Pet Vase - All Pets - Gus

 

*LODE* Decor - Geranium Pot [white]

 

Apple Fall 3-Wick Jar Candle - Orange Blossom

Apple Fall Retro Radio

Apple Fall Renaissance Tomes - Cream

Apple Fall Wicker Candle

Apple Fall Cathedral Frame - Cream

Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 15

Apple Fall Cushion - English Garden, Cream

 

West Village Spring Tulips

 

llorisen // twiddly framed shelf.white

 

Fancy Fall Renouveau Candle - White Lotus

 

hive // hanging devil's ivy plant . dark

 

Dahlia - Stassi - Jade Plant - Purple

 

Nutmeg. Country Rug

Nutmeg. Memories of Summer Floor Lamp / Sage

Nutmeg. Painter's Attic Potted Plant / 1

Nutmeg. Painter's Attic Potted Plant / 2

Nutmeg. Painter's Attic Potted Plant / 3

 

Mithral * Mini Adansonii

Mithral * Mini Tetrasperma

 

Longwood Gardens Pa,

 

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What a great surprise to see this beautiful dolphin doing a "strand-feed" in the shallow tidal creek at Botany Bay, SC. He was by himself, which is unusual, as the dolphins usually "strand-feed in groups or pods. When I first saw him I initially thought he had "beached" himself, but a moment later the water exploded, and he was chasing (trying to "strand") mullets (fish) in the shallows.

My only regret is that I didn't do a video of this exciting action. Next time....

 

Interesting video of the "strand-feeding" action in SC. from U-Tube...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJKqfDWYKIw

Found some new trees :) .. well they are not exactly new since many have photographed them before me, but I am glad that I got a chance to create my own version of them. I visited Botany Bay this weekend, following the advice of many, and I was not disappointed.

View looking south-east across Botany Bay.

Photographed from Riverside Drive.

Sandringham Beach, Sans Souci.

 

Near Taren Point and the Captain Cook Bridge.

Cronulla in the far distance.

 

Today, Thursday 2nd December, 2021.

Summer arrives in Sydney.

 

My Samsung Galaxy S20+ mobile phone camera.

 

Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.

Straight out of camera JPG

My hosta bloom is coming real nice right now in Michigan.

It has been an incredible spring 2025 for the flower gardens in England. A cool, relatively dry winter, followed by a hot and dry April made the perfect setting for the riot of colour that's out there right now. These Siberian irises (Iris sibirica) are 3 feet tall, blooming profusely, and the bees are loving them.

Quick trip out with Matt and John. Great laugh and plenty of pictures to be had.

LE at Botany Bay from last week. Caroline and I visited some of the bays surrounding Broadstairs. Took a few long exposures. This was about a minute according to the meta data. This is a really lovely spot. Can only thank Matt for introducing us to this beautiful part of the world...

Cape Solander, Kamay, Botany Bay National Park, NSW. A great spot to watching migrating humpback whales or just hang out and enjoy the pounding surf.

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One more from this great location and before you ask... no, I didn't put that pebble there :)

Wishing you all a great weekend.

A beautiful morning begins with the sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean at Botany Bay, South Carolina. The Botany Bay Wildlife Management area on Edisto Island encompasses more than 3,000 acres of beach, tidal wet lands and forest with diverse flora and fauna. This is a wonderful place to hike, kayak, or just explore the beach area.

 

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Just before sunrise...

The 4,630-acre plantation on Edisto Island was a gift from the Margaret Pepper family. It was given to the state in 1977 by Mr. Pepper, but was only able to be used after his wife passed away so she would have the opportunity to continue her years on the land she loved, as per her husband's request.

 

In July 2008, the land - now a Wildlife Management Area operated by South Carolina's Department of Natural Resources - was made open to the public.

 

Botany Bay Plantation The land itself is full of nature's rich beauty - from the sunflower fields to the salt marsh and fresh water ponds to the Spanish moss draped oaks to the miles of private beach; it is emblematic of South Carolina's unique environment.

Crocus biflorus (Iridaceae) 012 25

 

Crocus biflorus, the silvery crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, native to southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia, including Italy, the Balkans, Ukraine, Turkey, Caucasus, Iraq, and Iran. It is a cormous perennial growing to 6 cm (2.4 in) tall and wide. It is a highly variable species, with flowers in shades of pale mauve or white, often with darker stripes on the outer tepals. The flowers appear early in spring.

A shot taken recently at Botany Bay in Kent. The tide was just on its way back out, and the sad was still providing a wonderful reflection of the towering chalk pillars.

Anemonoides trifolia (Ranunculaceae) 097 25

 

Anemonoides trifolia (syn. Anemone trifolia) is a perennial herbaceous plant in buttercup family (Ranunculaceae).

The plant has stems growing 10–30 cm tall and bear single (*), white (rarely pale pink or pale bluish) flowers two centimetres in diameter, with five to nine (most often six) elliptical tepals. Its leaves are divided into three lanceolate leaflets and form a single whorl of three leaves per stem; the leaflets have a toothed but not lobed margin. The flowering period extends from April through June.

fleur au lever de lune diurne

Neotinea ustulata (Orchidaceae) ) 149 24

 

The name of this beautiful orchid refers to the dark red coloration of the unopened flowers that produces the scorched effect from which the common name burnt-tipped orchid is derived.

It is an isolated species that has always been the subject of debate as to its true generic origin. It began its existence formally described as Neotinia ustulata and was later reclassified as Orchis, where it remained for many years until research indicated that both it and its companions in the Orchis tridentata group should be more properly relocated to the Neotinia stable. It has always been puzzling that, despite often growing in the thousands with other Orchis species, Orchis ustulata has never been found to hybridize with any species other than Orchis. tridentata.

It is a widespread orchid, with a range that takes it from the Faroe Islands and Sweden north to the Mediterranean and east to western Siberia. It is usually most common in mountainous areas, where it prefers a full sun location on alkaline soils, usually short grass and alpine pastures.

Given its range of ecological zones, it can be found from April to August. Today it is known to have at least two successive flowering waves, and these later flowering plants are believed to be a separate subspecies, tentatively named aestivalis.

 

Source: John and Gerry's Orchids of Britain and Europe

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