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Frank Exon @danceswith.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I turn and see the delicate flowers of Dianella tasmanica coming into bloom. #firstflowers #spring #joy #Canberra

The pretty gold and lilac flowers of a Dianella Tasmanica bloom on long tree-like stems against a backdrop of strappy green and brown leaves.

Frank Exon @danceswith.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

These Rosa mutabilis flowers will soon change their colour to a delicate pink and yellow hue. I think it’s a remarkable plant. #firstflowers #spring #joy #canberra

Two pretty pink flowers of Rosa mutabilis. In a few days they will have changed colour from this punchy pink to a delicate pale pink and yellow hue.

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Frank Exon @danceswith.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This rose bud was ever so close to opening before todays rsin. I think it and its buddy will be very happy. #firstflower #spring #joy #canberra

Close up shot of a red rose bud,ever so close to opening its petals, with a tightly closed rose bud its companion to the right . With lots of green foliage as background.

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Frank Exon @danceswith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I love the spring plummage that garland the branches and trunk of the Cersis canadenis (Eastern Redbud) in our back garden. #firstflowers #spring #joy #Canberra

Delicate, bright pink flowers standout like a neon sign against the rough bark of the trunk.

And bees love it.

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Frank Exon @danceswith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The weather in Canberra has gone very drippy and overcast today. Yesterday was bright and sunny and the flowering plants were enjoying the warm spring sunshine. I took this photo of a Callistemon flower as I potted around in the garden. #Firstflower #spring #joy #Canberra

The bright red bottle-brush stamens of a Callistemon are hanging down from the bush.

Those on the left of the floret, facing the early morning sun, have fully opened.

Those on the right are thinking about uncurling but aren’t in rush to do so.

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Frank Exon @danceswith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The French lavender is delighting in the fine spring weather. #Firstflowers #spring #joy #canberra

This photo’s focus is the trailing flower spikes and sage foliage of French lavender on the southern side of a garage.

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Frank Exon @danceswith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This floret took my breath away with it’s drpth of colour this morning. #Firstflower #spring #joy #canberra

The photo’s focus is a cluster of punchy violet flowers at the end of an upright stalk.

Immediately below the floret, to the bottom of the photo, two oval green leaves are visible.

The floret is made up of pea-like flowers. The plant is Hardenbergia violacaece.

It is growing in a garden bed with native grasses and chocolate lillies.

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Frank Exon @danceswith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The first ever flower on ghis yiung Grevillia juniperina. #firsteverflower #spring #joy #canberra

The first ever flower on a young Grevillia juniperina. It is a bright clean red with the distinctive ‘spider’ like flower.

The leaves match the size if the flower stamens, are pointed and shaped like a canoe. Their colour ranges from forest green to wetland green.

The soil moisture around the plants’ roots is protected from direct sunlight by Eucalypt mulch.

A solitary bamboo stake marks out the plant’s position in the garden.

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Frank Exon @danceswith.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Some lovely gum nuts showing off their punchy red cases on the way to the shops

A cluster of rosy red gum nuts with sage green gum leaves hanging down

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Frank Exon @danceswith.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Signs that winter’s chill is on the wane

A close up of a winter’s garden in Canberra, Australia. Back lit by the late afternoon sun are the purple blooms of Hardenbergia and the wide green leaves of Dianella.

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Frank Exon @danceswith.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

It is such a pleasure to read Virginia Woolf’s beautiful prose. “The sails flapped over their heads. The water chuckled and slapped the sides of the boat, which drowsed motionless in the sun. Now and then the sails rippled with a little breeze in them, but the ripple ran over them and ceased.”

A copy of Virginia Woolf’s 1927 novel ‘To the lighthouse’ lies on a timber floor.

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Frank Exon @danceswith.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Delicate pink blooms lift the morning spirits #roses #inbloom #downunder

A rose bush in bloom with several buds readying themselves to display their delicate shades of pink

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Frank Exon @danceswith.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

There is beauty in the sparing prose of Kári Gíslason, reflective of the stark landscapes and the harsh realities of medieval life in Iceland's Westfjords. There is no fluff, just an honest retelling of the events preserved in The Saga of Gisli and Eyrbyggia Saga (The Saga of the People of Eyri).

A photograph of 'The Sorrow Stone' by Kári Gíslason resting on an oak desktop.

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Frank Exon @danceswith.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

The beauty of this tea tree, awash with white flowers on a perfect summer’s day, just had to be shared.

A tea tree awash with white flowers set against a perfect blue sky with gumtrees in the background.

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Frank Exon @danceswith.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

You know you are in the hands of a master storyteller when you feel a rising sense of dread for the characters with each page turned. Tony Birch, a Fitzroy Blak, is one such author. 'The White Girl' is beautifully written. You just want Odette & her grand-daughter Sissy, to find a safe haven... 💙📚

Copy of 'The White Girl' by Tony Birch placed next to the trunk of a gum tree.

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Frank Exon @danceswith.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Melissa Lucashenko is an exceptional #Goorie author. Her latest book, #Edenglassie, has won 7 literary awards so far. She is also a thoroughly decent person: gifting much of her winnings to family, friends & others in need to fulfill her cultural obligations. Hats off to great human being #booksky

theguardian.com

Melissa Lucashenko reveals she is giving away her prize money after winning another $40,000

Author of sweeping historical novel Edenglassie continues run of wins with Mark and Evette Moran Nib award

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