A November census of flowers

I may or may not continue doing this, but I have just converted my weekly photographic census of flowering plants on Sydney's North Head into five plates. I note also that today, I heard the first cicada of summer, but that is another story: here are today's finds.

Outside my window, a murder of crows (15 Australian ravens) are assembled, and two corellas flew over. Are these an omen? Perhaps they are preparing to eat the cicadas.

A note about Leucopogon, a tiny flower about 2 mm across: the name comes from two Greek words, λευκός, or leukós, meaning white or colourless, and  πώγων, or pógon, meaning beard. I explained this to some Year 4 kids, and one of them said "So, Peter, we should call you Leucopogon?"

To explain, my young charges are required to call me that, because I am not their teacher, and being of advanced middle age, being called 'Sir' or 'Mr Macinnis' makes me feel as though the years are pursuing me.

The shot of Leucopogon (top right, plate 4) was taken earlier with a microscope. The shot of me was taken just after shearing time.