You always know when Christmas is on it’s way for all us over here in Australia the weather starts getting warmer and the beautiful blue skies are here to stay. The sun starts to rise earlier and set later letting us play longer in the daylight.
In Busselton we start to see a little bit more christmas colour in the country side. When you go for a walk in the bush land nature has already started trimming the trees with tinsel. You can’t walk far without running into a silver threaded spider web with an amazing coloured decoration hanging from it in the form of a living christmas spider. The colour ranges from yellow , white and black to red or orange in places through out the south west. They may be a bit creepy up close and can have a bit of a painful bite on them but I associate their arrival with natures way of telling us Christmas is on its way.
The tree’s also put on a display with the Australian Christmas Trees all flowering from December. Showing yellow to orange flowers throughout the green foliage. Giving the landscape some more colour while the heat is turning the grass in the paddocks brown.
Our Very Own Christmas Tree outback of Rainbow Farm House
The healing power of nature can be found at all times of year and the beauty of the changing seasons brings new and different joys with each passing day.
Enjoy the season of Christmas and make sure you take the time to notice how nature is showing her colour for you.
Season’s Greetings xxx
Sunlit Memories Blog 
December 8, 2010 at 12:13 am
Beautiful, and Merry Christmas!
December 8, 2010 at 5:25 am
thank you .. being a country man’s wife ..lol… I also wish you a merry christmas
December 8, 2010 at 12:16 am
Thank you. Those spiders will now make regular appearances in my nightmares! 😉
Great post…
December 8, 2010 at 5:27 am
lol… sorry about that .. maybe it could be the next horror film theme .. death by christmas spider
December 8, 2010 at 12:21 am
Nice pictures…I have never seen a spider like that!!!
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December 8, 2010 at 5:29 am
they are interesting spiders love there coloured legs for more info on them take a look here
http://www.spidervista.com%2FChristmas_Spider.html
December 8, 2010 at 12:43 am
Really nice pics.
Greetings, Alex
December 8, 2010 at 5:30 am
thank you Alex I do love getting out into nature and bringing it to your world through unedited photography
December 8, 2010 at 12:50 am
Stunning photos !
December 8, 2010 at 5:31 am
thank you
December 8, 2010 at 12:56 am
very cool pictures!
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December 8, 2010 at 5:33 am
warm pics actually ..lol.. thank you for stopping by : )
December 8, 2010 at 12:57 am
Ahh! I always forget the seasons are different in the south!
Merry Christmas and congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
Ashley
December 8, 2010 at 5:34 am
thank you Ashley I awoke to over 100 emails and wondered what had happened ..lol.. was an honour to have been chosen and my most viewed day to date.. hope you stop by again : )
December 8, 2010 at 6:13 pm
Your welcome, and I surely will!
Ashley
December 8, 2010 at 1:07 am
that is a crazy looking bug. never seen one like it. Nature is truly beautiful.
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December 8, 2010 at 5:35 am
lol.. yes we breed them crazy over here .. you can read up more about them here .. http://www.spidervista.com%2FChristmas_Spider.html
December 8, 2010 at 1:14 am
We shoukd all look after mother nature to be sure that images like these will exist in the future. Here in the Basque Country the scenery is starting to be a beautiful Christmas one. If you want to see some photos just take a look at this blog
http://txiriflautero-surf.blogspot.com/
December 8, 2010 at 5:36 am
thank you for stopping by and seeing the different Christmas we have here sometimes I wish for a white christmas but still love the warm .. i will certainly check out your blog as well
December 8, 2010 at 1:24 am
Christmas without snow seems so strange to me! Lovely photos 🙂
December 8, 2010 at 5:38 am
yes the sometimes the thought of NEVER having a white christmas here is sad but do love being nice and warm and being able to play out in the sun on christmas day. thank you for stopping by : )
December 8, 2010 at 1:24 am
Are you serious? The weather gets warmer at Christmas time? I wish that happened over here in the US.
December 8, 2010 at 5:40 am
yes sometimes it is too hot on christmas day we sit there sweltering and you can’t really enjoy the traditional hot christmas dinner .. The white christmas in the snow looks so beautiful but I could do with out the cold ..lol
December 8, 2010 at 1:35 am
these photo blogs really annoy me because they are hard for me to comprehend because im so awful with a camera. congrats!
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December 8, 2010 at 5:41 am
lol.. you made my heart jump for a second there thinking I had offended someone .. practice, practice and more practice and I got to admit a bit of artistic flair helps when taking nature photos. I am thinking of blogging on my thought process soon so keep checking back : )
December 8, 2010 at 1:42 am
Beautiful shots! My boss is from Australia and he always tells us of Christmas days of spent on the beach with a BBQ lunch. I wish! lol!
December 8, 2010 at 2:05 am
Your photography is very good! I love the colors and composition! First time I’ve ever heard of a Christmas Spider, though! Great job!
December 8, 2010 at 5:42 am
thank you that is a compliment from another photographer : ) There are some interesting creatures out there for sure.
December 8, 2010 at 2:06 am
OMG the last image…left me absolutely breathless… amazing!
December 8, 2010 at 5:45 am
that image was taken just the other day .. I have set myself a mission to take a image of the sunrise every morning for at least a year (these 5am wake ups are killing me) so that there is a beautiful reminder of each day of the year to celebrate all those special days you have such as birth of a child or wedding anniversary. Check out more at http://www.facebook.com/RainbowFarmPhotography
December 8, 2010 at 2:12 am
The last picture is breathtaking. I wish I could have seen in person. Just lovely.
December 8, 2010 at 5:48 am
thank you was lucky that I woke up for some reason I think the morning bird chorus was louder than usual it was 4.45am when I took that shot .. and many more it was a beautiful morning dawn but by the time the sun was to rise it was all clouded in : (
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December 8, 2010 at 2:14 am
Beautiful post! I agree with you about Mother Nature’s gifts to us…we just need to slow down and take the time to view the magnificence right in front of us each day.
Merry Christmas!
December 8, 2010 at 5:50 am
yes I recommend taking the time to look around you will be amazed at how much more vision you get and focus just from taking the time to relax and drift away in nature the real thing or nature photography. Thank you for your comment and Seasons greetings to you : )
December 8, 2010 at 2:19 am
Wow, lucky you! I never thought of the weather in Australia being so nice during or winter season. The pictures you shared were so pretty! I loved the sunset, how beautiful. We here in America always associate snow with Christmas, since moving to Arizona I’ve been enjoying the warmth as you do and I love it. Thanks for sharing your unique view and expanding an Americans view…
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December 8, 2010 at 5:51 am
it’s funny we too here in australia associate snow with your american christmas forget you too have hot places. It is amazing to see the differences in the world and share the healing power of nature everywhere.
December 8, 2010 at 2:23 am
Carol,
Interesting to see the commercial activity and family festivities picking up around the holiday season. Have a look at an alternate view: Christmas From A Muslim Viewpoint: http://t.co/UmTvEpR
In peace and faith, from Karachi, Pakistan.
December 8, 2010 at 5:53 am
it’s always good to see a different view and take the time out to enjoy them all .. thank you for your comment . It is scary sometimes the way of the commercialism of christmas is going and the pressures it puts but those are the times to stop and look out into nature and renew.
December 8, 2010 at 2:35 am
xoxoxo and a happy new year
December 8, 2010 at 5:54 am
thank you allison ..lol.. I think .. lots of xo’s there .. merry christmas hope it is a safe and happy one
December 8, 2010 at 2:38 am
Beautiful! Nice to see what’s happening on the other side of the world during the holidays! Send some warmth here in the states, please.
Love the pictures! Thank you for sharing what Christmas is like in Australia!
Happy Holiday!
December 8, 2010 at 5:56 am
thank you .. your welcome and maybe if you send a bit of cold and I will send some warm and we will both enjoy a nice mild enjoyable christmas .. but wouldn’t you miss your snow?
merry christmas
December 8, 2010 at 2:39 am
Beautiful photos! (Even if the thought of a Christmas spider sounds a bit strange!)
December 8, 2010 at 5:57 am
thank you .. we do have some weird creatures here and around the world it’s nice to share them with the world.
December 8, 2010 at 2:47 am
omgosh! i am terrified of spiders!
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December 8, 2010 at 8:36 am
thank you for dropping by I will take a look at your photo : )
December 8, 2010 at 2:48 am
Beautiful pictures give a different viewpoint of expected holiday weather. Congrats on being freshly pressed.
December 8, 2010 at 5:59 am
thank you was so honoured to be freshly pressed ..lol.. didn’t know what hit me when I woke up this morning to so many emails took a while to work it out. merry christmas
December 8, 2010 at 2:49 am
I had a book about spiders as a child and I remember of picture of one of those freaky looking ones!
December 8, 2010 at 6:00 am
lol… they are so different it is hard to be scared by them to watch them is beautiful but they do bite my grandmother got bitten one year had a nasty red welt for christmas.
December 8, 2010 at 2:55 am
Esta es la verdedera Navidad toda la naturalesa que Dios creo , no les parese que es lo mejor que nos pudo pasar desde que nacimos , y esa misma naturaleza vamos el dia que Dios lo deside……con todo mi cariño para todos ,BESOS..
December 8, 2010 at 6:01 am
thank you for your comment I can’t read it sorry but glad you took the time to say hello and merry christmas to you : )
December 8, 2010 at 3:12 am
I’m so jealous. I’m counting down the days to the winter solstice because I am tired of the dark cold weather. I need more sunshine!
Crystal
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December 8, 2010 at 6:03 am
the great thing about nature photography is you can drift away into the healing power of nature any time you want and into any season you want anywhere around the world. I love seeing the beautiful white christmas scenes but glad to be nice and warm while drifting away into them ..lol… for more warmth go take a look at my other photos at http://www.facebook.com/RainbowFarmPhotography
December 8, 2010 at 4:24 am
some gorgeous images! It’s been minus 15 degrees here today so very jealous of your summer coming now 🙂
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December 8, 2010 at 6:05 am
brrrr… a white christmas sounds so beautiful but you can keep the cold ..lol.. thank you for your comment and have a wonderful christmas throw a snowball for me and i will play some lawn cricket for you 😛
December 8, 2010 at 4:50 am
Wow! Beautiful. I was lucky to spend a year in Australia in ’97. Did it all but west. Loved the center.
December 8, 2010 at 6:06 am
now the center sure has some colour mainly red ..lol.. well you just have to come back and see the west specially the south west beautiful country give me a shout it you make it this way : )
December 8, 2010 at 5:14 am
Interesting post and nice photo… love it… 🙂
December 8, 2010 at 6:08 am
thank you and Season’s greetings
December 8, 2010 at 6:37 am
The pictures look great! Thanks for sharing!
December 8, 2010 at 7:33 am
thank you for taking the time to look through my blog. Seasons greetings
December 8, 2010 at 6:53 am
so’s the neighborhood:
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December 8, 2010 at 8:34 am
beautiful christmas lights : )
December 8, 2010 at 7:43 am
Nice Pictures! Love photography.
Greeting from Indonesia 🙂
December 8, 2010 at 7:50 am
isn’t it wonderful to be able to visit places all over the world without even leaving your home. thank you for commenting and season’s greetings from western australia
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December 8, 2010 at 8:45 am
Love this! Nice to see a warm, vibrant holiday season!
December 8, 2010 at 8:54 am
thank you Tori … it is great to be nice and warm at Christmas
December 8, 2010 at 9:10 am
Loving the photos! Have a Merry Christmas!
December 8, 2010 at 9:25 am
Nice post, but “Yuck” on the spiders! I hate spiders! 🙂
December 8, 2010 at 9:36 am
lol… spiders are fine at a distance .. yay for zoom lense .. thank you for stopping by
December 8, 2010 at 9:29 am
Nice pics…. love it!
December 8, 2010 at 9:37 am
thank you .. season’s greetings
December 8, 2010 at 9:59 am
Beautiful pics!!!!!!
December 8, 2010 at 10:43 am
thank you .. welcome and glad you enjoy my post : )
December 8, 2010 at 10:08 am
Christmas is big occasion for human-beings, natural send her gifts us.
December 8, 2010 at 10:43 am
we just have to remember they are gifts and enjoy : )
December 8, 2010 at 10:35 am
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December 8, 2010 at 10:45 am
thank you for you comment and sharing I do have a facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/RainbowFarmPhotography
December 8, 2010 at 10:42 am
What a beautiful expression of a changing season! My little one has asked me where in the world it is warm when it is cold where we live. She really enjoyed hearing your account of a warming winter. Have a great season.
Asante http://www.BlissBellyKitchen.wordpress.com
December 8, 2010 at 10:48 am
it is priceless seeing the faces of children for mine they don’t really get the concept of snow ..lol… Western australia and for that matter all of australia is warm this time of year. season’s greetings
December 8, 2010 at 10:44 am
Awh, this makes me miss Australia even more! … Except for that I was on the East coast and not West and we didn’t have those spiders crawling about the city 😛 Thank goodness because I would have freaked, although I have to admit they look pretty cool! Great pictures and congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
December 8, 2010 at 10:49 am
lol… not that you saw anyway I think its over east that have the big funnel webs even in the city areas … thank you for your congrats I am overwhelmed by the response
December 8, 2010 at 11:09 am
I’ve always wanted to visit Australia. The scenery seems to be so beautiful. But those spiders freak me out–no matter how colorful they are!
Thanks so much for sharing your Christmas colors!
December 8, 2010 at 11:11 am
lol.. the spiders are actually not that big so you wouldn’t notice them unless you looked for them .. come and see australia it is amazing .. google Busselton Western australia and see my town : )
December 8, 2010 at 11:37 am
Wow. I love that photo on the bottom…just a gorgeous sunset.
December 8, 2010 at 1:16 pm
thank you it was a beautiful morning the other morning and the amazing part is that is exactly how it was no editing done to it at all.. I took a lot on that morning you can see the others at http://www.facebook.com/RainbowFarmPhotography
December 8, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Very interesting, that spider is fantastic, I must get to Australia one of these days.
Happy Holidays!
December 8, 2010 at 4:09 pm
welcome and season’s greetings australia is an amazing place you will not want to go home if you visit : )
December 8, 2010 at 4:08 pm
Hi Coralie,
Your blog is lovely and your photos are beautiful. I have never seen spiders like that! I come from the Middle East; not as much variety when it comes to animals and plants. We have other great things to enjoy though 🙂
Merry Christams, your photos were very refreshing!
December 8, 2010 at 4:31 pm
thank you for your wonderful comment and it is true that nature is unique in every place in the world and the true beauty is there to be found … Merry christmas and enjoy the wonders of nature 🙂
December 8, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Great photos! I hope you posted a bigger one, though. 🙂
December 8, 2010 at 6:03 pm
I wish we lived in a world where no one stole your work but unfortunately its not to be so I only use low res images .. thank you for your comment and merry christmas : )
December 12, 2010 at 8:47 pm
O yeah, I missed that point. 🙂 Merry Christmas to you as well!
December 8, 2010 at 8:03 pm
The BEAUTY of nature! AWESOME!!! Thank you for sharing it with all of us.
December 8, 2010 at 8:10 pm
your welcome .. lovinmalamutes … I used to have two huskies (now in doggie heaven) gotta love our furry kids even more when we are sharing nature with them : )
December 8, 2010 at 8:20 pm
christmas brings warm thoughts even in the cool december
December 9, 2010 at 7:11 am
since I wrote this post it has actually been cool and overcast here ..lol… go figure .. merry christmas
December 8, 2010 at 8:35 pm
great photos! did u always take such great photos or did u start out taking not so great ones??i have a keen interest in nature and wildlife photography.. ur inputs will be appreciated:)
i never thought spiders could look so lovely!
December 9, 2010 at 7:15 am
Good question … I think it wasn’t until I actually started to THINK about taking photos that I got good at them before that it was a rushed click here and there with the occasional good one. When you start noticing the nature around you and are searching for good scenes or looking for animals , birds etc that you then automatically start scanning for the best view point . zoom in , zoom out , move to the left a bit, get down close to the ground and shoot upwards etc. I also think digital is so much of a help you see a beautiful image and miss out on the other hundred that were blurry..lol
December 8, 2010 at 9:32 pm
great shots, and I agree with Karine, Christmas without snow is kinda weird.
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Thanks for sharing.
December 9, 2010 at 7:18 am
it would be strange to GET snow here ..lol.. enjoy your white christmas
December 8, 2010 at 10:08 pm
BEAUTIFUL photographs 🙂
December 9, 2010 at 7:19 am
thank you Sarah 🙂
December 8, 2010 at 10:35 pm
Please view my Christmas ‘Landscape, clouds..’ 🙂
December 9, 2010 at 7:19 am
thank you for taking the time to view my blog and I will certainly go and take a look 🙂
December 8, 2010 at 10:39 pm
Gorgeous pictures, and I love your description of the sights around you. Made me feel as though I was there, albeit temporarily! Merry Christmas to you!
December 9, 2010 at 7:20 am
thank you Bonnie glad you liked it I have my moments of being articulate ..lol.. merry christmas to you too
December 8, 2010 at 11:50 pm
Beautiful! Nature is getting ready for Christmas around in North Dakota and it is wearing a completely different outfit! Thanks for sharing your world.
December 9, 2010 at 7:20 am
it’s amazing the way we can share such differences around the world .. have a merry christmas
December 9, 2010 at 12:04 am
Sounds like Australia is where I need to go for the winter. Over here in North Carolina the weather is getting colder and the days shorter. This is the first year that I have come to a firm conclusion that I don’t like either of these happenings. As for those spiders I could do without them. The look like a mix of spider and horny toad with a flair for fashion. Enjoy your Christmas!
December 9, 2010 at 7:21 am
lol… like that description of the spider … yes nice and warm here at christmas we have six white boomers (kangaroos) pulling santas sleigh here
December 9, 2010 at 12:13 am
Your pictures and comments are beautfully done. The pictures reminded me to two places in my life. Iceland, where I was stationed for a year with a NATO command, and had the opportunity to see the Northern Lights.
The other is our other home on Cedar Creek Lake in East Texas. The scenes from our back porch on our long weekends, change daily. As seniors, we are downsizing, and the place is for sale. It will be a heart-breaker for my wife and I, when it sells. God’s landscape in a church without ceilings, is truly amazing.
December 9, 2010 at 7:22 am
thank you for your beautiful comment you live up to your name very poetic : )
December 9, 2010 at 2:32 am
I love Australia 🙂
December 9, 2010 at 7:23 am
it’s a great place to live .. merry christmas
December 9, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Wow, love the picture of the spider! Happy holidays!
December 10, 2010 at 9:02 am
thank you … and merry christmas : )
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Thank you 🙂