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What a thrill to see my honey eater at number 5 in TT. Thank you all for your wonderful support.
The arum lilies are in bloom in the wet areas They are beautiful, but they're a declared pest in Western Australia. If left uncontrolled they spread rapidly around creeks and summer-moist areas in our south west. These were on the road verge but the bushland just off the road was thick with them.

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful

[narayani]

They make me think of funerals... but wonderful to photograph!

[Diana]

Fabulous shot of these lovely lilies. It is forbidden to pick them here which is rather strange ;-)

[sarah]

Great shot

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very pretty shot.

[PhotoCrazy]

Lovely

[Bep]

Great shot. Congrats on TT! Well deserved.

[JackieR]

so another non-indiginous invader- intoriduced from nurseries??? lovely contrasts

[Joan Robillard]

Beautiful

[KoalaGardens🐨]

shame they are so invasive - lovely capture

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of those pretty flowers .( In my childhood/the past this flower was only used on a funeral arrangement. )

[Brigette]

i didn't know they were considered a weed

[Denise Wood]

They do look lovely but like a weed here too :)

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture.

[Jane Pittenger]

Beautiful nonetheless

[Milanie]

Interesting how something so pretty can be declared a pest - they're lovely but I'm guessing they grow too well?

[Merrelyn]

@bkbinthecity @narayani @30pics4jackiesdiamond @koalagardens @pyrrhula @brigette @gilbertwood @milaniet @jgpittenger @agedrunner @joansmor @gijsje @photographycrazy @mittens @samae @ludwigsdiana Thankyou for your comments. I thought you might by interested in this article. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-12/funeral-flower-causing-death-of-native-plants-in-wa-south-west/9129312

[Diana]

@merrelyn That is amazing Merrelyn, I wonder why it is so loved here ;-)

[haskar]

Lovely shot.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Lovely shot

[Margo]

Beautiful

[Nina Ganci]

they do make wonderful displays. they too grow wild here, but I think they are fast on the endangered list, so picking is forbidden