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Because I’m still dealing with you know what I thought I’d share a couple more flowers from my parent’s place. I don’t know about you but they make me smile:

Gingerplant flower (photo by John Bern)

Gumnut flower (photo by John Bern)
Photos and news from home really make my day.
Posted by Justine at 11:07, 18 December 2007 under How To Ditch Your Fairy, Sydney/Australia, Writing goals & milestones | 12 Comments »

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hillary! Says:
so prettylicious. I hate winter. You never get to see any pretty flowers during the winter.
December 18th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Liset Says:
i’m pretty sure the gumnut flower is an alien.
most definitly sure
December 18th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
kim Says:
me likey!!!! me want!!!!
December 18th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Ally Says:
Aww they’re so pretty! and.. exotic? We don’t have anything like those here.
I want to go there!
December 18th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
marrije Says:
Ooh, the gumnut flower! brilliant. i used to think my mum & dad were such dorks for photographing flowers all the time, but i have been reconsidering this position for a while now.
December 18th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
genevieve Says:
eucalyptus flowers are incredibly beautiful things. Thanks Justine, have a good Christmas and good luck with YKN.
December 18th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
genevieve Says:
Sorry, y-k-w.
December 18th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Jelly-wa Says:
no school todya!!!
December 19th, 2007 at 10:53 am
Kadie-Wa Says:
SOOOOOOOOOOo pretty. Too bad everything in MN is covered with snow. Or even in the summer time, we don’t have things as pretty as that.
December 19th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
kim Says:
school is out!!!!!!! :0
or as my english teacher would say…..First day of winter break 2007, sophmores gone wild!!!!!
December 19th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
anon Says:
Good luck with your deadline. I miss your regular blogging.
December 19th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
Peter D. Tillman Says:
Hope your (at least) in TX, not NYC. Latter is a truly dreary place in winter. As you’ve noticed….
Cheers — Pete Tillman
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“S. Koreans Clone Cats That Glow in the Dark”–headline, Agence France-Presse, Dec. 12
http://tinyurl.com/32sf7m
December 20th, 2007 at 11:56 am