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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    Back from a walk in the park and errands.

    Didn't find any banksia cones. neutral

    gardener said I could have some iris bulbs they were throwing out. Win. ( I wonder what colour the flowers will be )

    I found $2. Win!!

    The coots have new chicks and they are sooo cute. Win!

    At shops. Couldn't find a picture frame to fit a new print. Neutral.

    But aldi had some frangipane tarts. Win!!

    Not a bad trip at all. 😊

    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      Banksia cone FLEX

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      Also a WA candlestick one (Banksia attenuata?):

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      Can't believe how much they sell for online.

      I just chuck them in the fire over winter.

      Apparently they're very good for smoking meats and things too.

      • Force_majeure122@aussie.zone
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        1 year ago

        So pretty. I worked for a native revegetation company inbetween highschool and uni, and we go out into native bushland and collect seeds and pods. Banksias were some of my favourite to look at, but we'd be after the ones on the trees still. Got really sore arms using this elongated pruner thing to cut em off all day!