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Flora, Fauna, Food and Fun - XV

Updated: Oct 2, 2025

FLORA

Tiger’s Claw Tree flowering in the Sydney Botanic Garden

Lion’s Claw plant also residing in the Sydney Botanic Garden

Banksia, the corn-on-the-cob of the Australian bush

FAUNA

I’ve posted a Kookaburra before but this mullet hairdo and Blue Steel look deserves a spot here.

Big Buddy bird checking us out

Australian Gouldian Finch

FOOD

Enjoying a cappuccino and Portuguese tart at Toby Estate Roasters, voted ‘World’s Best’ coffee shop for 2025 by CNN Travel

FUNNY

The Mailbox of Truth. Put your hand in its mouth if you honestly feel honest. Or just put mail in the slot.

In Marrickville, a suburb of Sydney, art decorates the rooftops of buildings, promoting the products and services of the businesses below.

Caught this diorama in a shop window in Rozelle, a neighbourhood of North Sydney, “Godzilla Attacks Sydney”. A harbinger of things to come in Asia?