This is lovely and the color of the flowers are also. Tuesday Feb. 20,08

These are beautiful. You just can't beat Mother Nature, she and God have it together, is all I can see. 02/20/08 Tuesday

very pretty flowers. spring will come.

Lovely flowers! john - is it true, will spring come? Seeing flowers like these does help keep the hopes up! What are they, oh mystery photographer?

Ian - March 9, 2007, your message to Wendy: what does 'win the chook raffle' mean? If I do volunteer work in Australia, will I ever know what people are saying?!

Very pretty photo. Spring is fast approaching.

Martha, Frances, here in WA it is Tues. Feb 19th 2008, My granddaughter Lia's 23rd birthday.

Lovely,they look like Dahlia,s. They originated in Mexico and were grown by the Aztecs.

Lovely flowers and a great puzzle.

Pretty.

It's still Tuesday 19th!

Love the colours, fun puzzle.

Pat, I'm just a little messed up today it Feb. 19,08 Tuesday. Maybe I'll get it correct tomorrow.

Joan a chook is aussie slang for a chicken. Often on Friday evenings in the local clubs, be they sporting or social, they would raffle a chicken to raise funds - hence the name 'chook raffle'.
You know you would always be welcome down here - volunteer or not. The slang isn't that bad and the locals will always help you out - just ask.

Well Joan we will have to start teaching you some Aussie slang. The rhyming slang is the best. How about this one. 'Me China is in a bag of fruit' China is short for China Plate which is the rhyming slang for Mate. A bag of fruit is rhyming slang for a Suit. So it means
'My mate is wearing a suit'
I thought the flowers might be African Tulips which grow on a huge tree?????

Thanks Ian and Helena - I can dumbfound all my friends with unintelligible remarks! I hired a crew member (archeology) who was from Denmark but received his grad degree in Australia - now that was an accent!
I thought at first the flowers were the large Fritillaria Imperialis, then maybe simply More...

Joan I am from Denmark, I have worked very hard to loose my accent and am almost there.
Lovely flower and good puzzle.

and Carrie it is still tuesday the 19th here in Fl.

Very late getting here today.I took this picture while in Hawaii, on Maui driving to Hana. The tree was covered with these flowers. I have no idea what type of tree or name of flowers, just thought they were pretty. Nice to have a new picture also.

OK, have we gotten that International Date Line thing thoroughly thrashed out? :-)
Great photo, Sue! Especially if you were actually driving. :-)

Sue you DO take beautiful pictures.

I agree Judy, it's about as interesting as........

TY, abc!

2/26/08