Thank you for the Ocean, Spirit, Thank you for the Ocean

Day 51 , Westringia, a plant a day Lowlands Reserve , Monday 14 December 2020

Westringia is an ocean lover. It happily grows on coastal locations as it is very hardy and loves sea spray and dry sandy soil.

Here it is growing above the Healing Beach in Lowlands Reserve

Westringia only seems to to have two pairs of stamens for pollen delivery, Lowlands Reserve 7 December 2020

Westringia, home to a camera-shy beetle, Lowlands Reserve 7 December 2020

Home to spider too, Westringia above Healing Beach 15 December 2020, view to the small exposed piece of granite I love for its healing ways

15 December 2020, Healing Beach or Ngalla Ngobar (“our beach”) or Ngalla Walbur (“our beach”) or Walbrininy Ngobar ( “Healing Beach”), or Walbynang Walbur (“Healing Beach”) or Walbynangup (“Healing Place”) today, depending on which Noongar wordlist to use

For me, the song of the Westringia, is “Thank you for the ocean, Spirit, thank you for the ocean , and its healing, its healing its healing ways” You can substitute all different words for “ocean” in this little song “Thank you for Westringia, Spirit…” “Thank you for the beach, Spirit…” All of which I sometimes sing while perched on the warm granite above Healing Beach. Here is Karen Drucker, click on link and sing along!

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Lowlands Reserve is on Menang Noongar land.

I recognise and respect the Traditional Owners of this Country and their connection to the lands, waters and skies.

Lowlands Coastal Reserve is managed by the local community and the City of Albany. Bush Heritage Australia manage many other wonderful reserves.

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