Hello All My Friends!! Best Wishes From Perth. Story as usual!!!
Hello to you ALL!!!
Most of you are aware that I returned to Perth a week ago, but have been running around.
I would like to dedicate this photograph to two wonderful friends of mine.
Hannes und Waltrud Pichler.
They have been very special friends for over twenty years, they arrived from Austria and we met soon after.
Yesterday we were entertained by these very kind and caring friends Hannes fetched us first and took us for a drive around a couple of local rivers to take some pictures...
In the evening while Hannes tweaked my laptop, Waltrud prepared a scrumptious Austrian meal for us. (LEKKER, LEKKER Ja-Ja)
We were also fed on wonderful cakes, which Waltrud had freshly baked using Macadamia nuts from her garden.
To end off the perfect day, we were taken to Kings Park to view the city lights.
Our thanks go out to you Hannes und Waltrud, for a splendid time, Bless you both!!!
The bloom I have chosen, is one we saw whilst walking about with Hannes, is native to my birth place!!
It is a South African Coral tree, (Kaffirboom)
Erythrina caffra,
Family: Faboideae
It is a rather large tree and produces beautiful black eyed scarlet coloured seeds, which are called lucky beans.
Our best wishes to you all and Dankeschön Hannes und Waltrud.
Viele Grüße,
Walkabout P&J.
Anca Silvia B. 21/07/2007 10:55
Perfect!Best wishes,Anca
John Barnett 21/07/2007 4:12
Superb!Piroska Baetz 16/07/2007 13:27
a very nice flowers picturegreetings, piri
Michael Drews 15/07/2007 10:43
What a nice flower. Sharp details and kontrast. Great.Greetings from germany
CsomorLászló 15/07/2007 7:36
*****Wolfgang Kölln 10/07/2007 19:49
This is one of the most beautiful flowers I ever saw! Wonderfiul picture, mate!Cheers Wolfgang
† Nana Ellen 10/07/2007 0:30
Hi Stranger, I saw your picture by accident and just remembered a similar tree in my home townMönchengladbach in a botanical garden. Is it the same ??? . Best wishes
to down under Nana-Ellen
Aniko Mocher 09/07/2007 9:20
Nicely captured bloom with lovely colors...and a nice story within.br,
Anikó
2 little stars 08/07/2007 11:01
What a nice flower producing lucky beans ....love it, John.
Greetz Christel
Yasser Metwally 08/07/2007 3:17
Wonderful colore ,, sharpness and light are amazingmy best wishes from egypt
Brigitte Lucke 07/07/2007 22:36
Hi John,Beautiful flower. Really nice combinations of colours.
Cheers Brigitte
Frechdax . 07/07/2007 22:15
interesting flower...I wish you a nice time !Greetings
Tine
Carsten Knodel 07/07/2007 20:25
Yes, it's a very beautiful flower. The colours and sharpness are very good. Great work.Best wishes Carsten
Stefanie Pappon 07/07/2007 19:44
Hi JohnGreetings from Hambach.
Good to hear you arrived savely at home.
But I doubt you stay for long if you truley stick to your penname Walk about John.
Wonderful flower picture.
Cees Kuijs 07/07/2007 17:14
So, I hear you`ve got a good week, mate. Well deserved :-)) Nice flower of the "kafferboom" !!Greetings, Cees