Floral Friday: I don’t know what it is but this beauty is everywhere.

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

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About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
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6 Responses to Floral Friday: I don’t know what it is but this beauty is everywhere.

  1. MR's avatar M-R says:
    May 23, 2014 at 5:48 pm

    white cuphea hyssopifolia ?
    Need to be able to see it better, plus the leaves … Whatever it is, it’s stunning !

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  2. Joanne Sisco's avatar joannesisco says:
    May 23, 2014 at 10:46 pm

    Mother Nature puts on such a lovely display of flowers. I only wish they would last much longer.
    I don’t know what it is either, but it looks similiar to a shrub some people here use to create a hedge around their property – especially on corner lots. In the spring it is breathtaking!

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    • Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist's avatar Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
      May 24, 2014 at 7:07 am

      It is probably the same plant but it is autumn flowering here. I will have to pay attention next spring and see if it also flowers, but I think I would have been aware of it before if it did. Perhaps the weather has just given it the perfect conditions this year to be spectacular. Cheers Irene

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  3. G. J. Jolly's avatar Glynis Jolly says:
    May 24, 2014 at 4:28 am

    Here in Tennessee, USA it’s the pear tree that’s in almost every yard.

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