In our back garden we have a big Bottlebrush tree that is shaped like a huge umbrella and the flowers cascade and weep in huge swaths of color . We enjoy sitting under this tree which gives us plenty of cool shade through the long hot summer we have in West Australia. After a storm or strong winds the ground is covered in a carpet of soft red needles from the flowers, We often have breakfast or afternoon tea under the branches and listen to the thousands of bees buzzing and gathering honey, There are also birds nests, we like to watch the baby birds trying out their wings for the first time and watch fascinated as the parents gently swoop down on them to encourage them to fly.
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The Garden Clothes on the washing line Jessi barking at the magpie Spike in his bird-cage The bottlebrush is raining MarieC 1998
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