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In the Spotlight

            Yes, spring is in the air: hopefully as a sign that winter in Melbourne really is retreating.  Although today is cool, the day I took this photo it was a glorious and sunny afternoon with beautiful blue skies: the perfect weather for a stroll.  There is a hawthorn (or maythorn) tree that I pass sometimes which grows in the garden of an old Edwardian villa, which when in bloom is a delight to see.  I have gone past it a few times in recent times and seen as it has gone from bare branches to hundreds of buds just waiting to burst.  Now burst they have, and the tree is covered in crisp white blossoms ready for presentation to the world, and bees buzz happily throughout its blossom laden boughs. The air is full of the sweet promise of spring.  

Colloquially known as May or the May tree, hawthorn blossom typically appears at the start of May in England (and September in Australia). However, climate change is bringing flowering forward, meaning the old English name for hawthorn may no longer be as relevant as it once was.  It is similar to the wild cherry flower (they are from the same family). Sometimes the tips of the petals are pinkish, although not in this case.

Taken in: Australia / Victoria / Thornbury West (show map)

Taken on: August 28, 2023

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Camera: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, f/8.0, 1/160 sec, 6.2mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	6.2mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
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Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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