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Purple solanum, spined stem in bloom
Two open blooms on a stem armoured with black spines, the petals a deep violet against bright yellow stamens. The plant is a solanum of some kind, the thorns on the stems and leaves making it conspicuously hostile up close. A small insect is tucked inside the left flower. Background grass has gone soft, keeping all the focus on the spines and colour. #likoca #australia #wildflower #ketchowla #photography

'Sunset on the Rails'
Willows, Queensland, late in the day. The low sun backlights the dry grass on either side of the tracks, turning every seed-head silver against the orange sky. Grass has grown so thick between the rails that the line reads as almost forgotten, just two thin strips of metal pushing toward the treeline. A sign is visible in the distance but the track beyond it disappears into the glow. #likoca #australia #railway #railroad #photography

Tropical High Rise
A multi-storey residential tower in blue and white, half-swallowed by the canopy in front of it. Curved balconies and louvred shutters run up the facade, with rooftop greenery spilling over the upper levels. The trees push in hard from both sides, making the building feel less like a city block and more like something the tropics are quietly reclaiming. #Likoca #Tropical #Cairns #photography #Austalis