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Macro Monday – February 26th 2024 – Coccinella undecimpunctata

Macro Monday – February 26th 2024 – Coccinella undecimpunctata

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Happy Monday! I hope you’re well. Today’s photo is of the beautiful Eleven-Spotted Ladybird – Coccinella undecimpunctata. Originally from the northern hemisphere but now widespread throughout New Zealand, supposedly introduced in 1874 by the Canterbury Acclimatization Society (which would make … Continue reading →

Macro Monday – February 19th 2024 – Pinguicula x Weser

Macro Monday – February 19th 2024 – Pinguicula x Weser

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Happy Monday! Today’s photo is of the beautiful Pinguicula x Weser (Butterwort/Carnivorous Plant), which is is a hybrid of P. ehlersiae and P. moranensis. Registered as a cultivar in 1998, it received its name after a the River Weser in … Continue reading →

Macro Monday – February 12th 2024 – Flower Longhorn Beetle

Macro Monday – February 12th 2024 – Flower Longhorn Beetle

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Happy Monday! This magnificent little dude is a Zorion australe aka Flower longhorn beetle which is endemic to New Zealand. You’ll find Some cool facts about Zorion/longhorn beetles on this page, they include but aren’t limited to, Super excited to … Continue reading →

Macro Monday – February 5th 2024 – Drosera Nidiformis

Macro Monday – February 5th 2024 – Drosera Nidiformis

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Happy Monday! Wow February already!? Hope your 2024 is going well so far. Today’s photo is the tropical sundew Drosera Nidiformis, indigenous to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, uncurling its beautiful spiral flower stem. Which will eventually show lovely pink flowers. … Continue reading →

Macro Monday – January 29th 2024 – Rosa Mary Rose

Macro Monday – January 29th 2024 – Rosa Mary Rose

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Happy Monday! I hope you’re well. Today’s photo is of the beautiful “Mary Rose” with beautiful pink petals and a beautiful old rose scent. Named to mark the recovery of Henry VIII’s flagship from the Solent after more than 400 … Continue reading →

Macro Monday – January 22nd 2024 – Hemiandrus Maia

Macro Monday – January 22nd 2024 – Hemiandrus Maia

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Happy Monday! It’s currently 11:52pm so I am cutting this one super fine but it’s been a wee bit of a busy day. Today’s photo is of the beautiful Hemiandrus maia, the Otago ground wētā, which is a species of … Continue reading →

Macro Monday – January 15th 2024 – Osteospermum Nasinga White

Macro Monday – January 15th 2024 – Osteospermum Nasinga White

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Happy Monday! I hope you’ve having a good day. Today’s photo is the beautiful Osteospermum Nasinga White or Nasinga White Cape Daisy/African Daisy. Osteospermum belonging to the Calenduleae tribe, one of the smaller tribes of the sunflower/daisy family, Asteraceae. They … Continue reading →

Zazzle

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Hello, hope you’re well today 🙂 I’ve been busy setting up a few things for sale on Zazzle,

Postcards

Calendar

Coffee mugs

I hope to be able to offer other products soon. This month you can get 25% off using code ZJANUARYSAVE

Anyway, Have an awesome day 😊❤️

Macro Monday – January 8th 2024 – P. Zecheri x Jaumavensis

Macro Monday – January 8th 2024 – P. Zecheri x Jaumavensis

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Happy Monday! I hope you’ve have a good day. We are having a quiet day today at our house. I have been slowly uploading photographs to my new Zazzle store. (it’s a work in progress) I am going to be … Continue reading →

2024 Refresh

2024 Refresh

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It’s a fresh year and the perfect time for change. I have been updating my website/blog over the last couple of days, new colours, new cover photo, updated the about me page to reflect who I am now and not … Continue reading →