ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR
Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil;
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history’s page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.
For we are young and free;
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil;Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history’s page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.
Advance Australia Fair.
Beneath our radiant Southern Cross
We’ll toil with hearts and hands;
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands;
For those who’ve come across the seas
We’ve boundless plains to share;
With courage let us all combine
To Advance Australia Fair.
We’ll toil with hearts and hands;
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands;
For those who’ve come across the seas
We’ve boundless plains to share;
With courage let us all combine
To Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.
HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY
To celebrate Australia day I would like to shower you with Australian wild flowers.
Our national floral emblem, the Wattle.
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| Grevillea and Banksia |
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| Gum blossoms |
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| Kangaroo Paw, Native Frangipani, Native Pea, Flame Tree. |
Happy Australia Day! Fabulous photos showing off some of our stunning native flowers.
ReplyDeleteI can proudly state too that we've drilled our students so well that now they know the second verse of our national anthem. Of course, there were quite a few teachers who had to learn those words first because they've never ever had to sing them before! I always find it fascinating that so many Aussies don't know that second verse.
Great Australia Day post, Diane. Don't forget the magnificient Waratah.... NSW floral emblem...LOL.
ReplyDeleteHappy Australia Day to you!! The wild flowers are magnificent!!
ReplyDeleteWishing you and your fellow Australians a Happy Australia day.
ReplyDeleteHappy Australia Day to you and Bill. I got an email from Colin about it today --but haven't had time to write him back.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures of your Australian flowers. Love seeing all of those colors --especially in winter when it is so DRAB here now.
Hugs,
Betsy
Dear Diane and Bill, Happy Australia Day my friends. Such a wonderful post to celebrate this very special day, showing the flag to all those gorgeous wildflowers.
ReplyDeleteI was told that my Grandpa was from Melbourne.
ReplyDeleteGreat tribute Diane to Australia Day. I was so proud to see all the flags flying from cars. Not so much the "yaboos" with flags drapped around them and making heaps of noise!!!! Such a pity really.
ReplyDeleteI won't dare mention the antics in Canberra on this day - disgusting.
The Flame tree is magnificent, but not to be grown close to a house. The mess in the gutters - yuk!
Great post as usual Diane.
Colin
Great photos Diane. Happy Australia Day.
ReplyDeleteflowers are beautiful and a happy australia day to you and bill :)
ReplyDeleteA happy Australian day, I didn't know of this day, but every country has such a day of course and the flowers are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun! I love stuff like that. Arizona has a big day coming up and will be 100 years old on February 14th. I need to get out and start finding things to photograph of it.
ReplyDeletebeautiful flag, i have not seen it before. stunning photos of your flowers.
ReplyDeleteAussie Aussie Aussie Oih Oih Oih :)
ReplyDeleteGreat photos (as always). Happy Australia day!
Happy Australian day !! We have our National Day in Belgium on July 21st.
ReplyDeleteI love your shower! Happy Australia Day.
ReplyDeleteI hope you've had a wonderful Australia Day. I like your anthem. Your wildflowers are simply beautiful, and you've created gorgeous collages to show them.
ReplyDeleteHappy Australia Day!!what a nice way to celebrate the day.
ReplyDeletesharing these awesome shots of beautiful flowers!
fantastic collage!
Happy Australia Day, Diane. It reminds me of how we used to celebrate this day with the Oz expats while working in West Africa. Brilliant, brilliant wildflower photographs. You are good! Greetings, Jo
ReplyDeleteVery colourful and diverse.
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
Filip
Diane, Happy Australia Day to you and your Bill. Beautiful flowers and blossoms. Gorgeous photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you all.
ReplyDeleteHappy Australia Day! I'm a bit late...
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful, colorful flowers...
Your Flag and the beautiful native wildflowers are a lovely way to share your Day with all of us (even if I'm a little late I really appreciate it and the flowers and flag are never out of date!)
ReplyDeleteHappy belated Autralian Day, Diane! The church I visited in my post had a Autralia Day concert on Thursday sung by Siobhan Stagg a Autralian lyric coloratura. I wish i could ahve attended it.
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