Although originally of European origin, as a South African born Poodle, I'd like to share with my readers some of the beauty of my home. It's winter time here in the southern hemisphere and although spring is traditionally when the wild flowers go ballistic, now is the time for aloes to show their thing.
Aloes are funny plants. They tend to be the same size or in many cases, much bigger than a Standard Poodle and they have triangular fleshy leaves with lots of spikey things, so we stay well clear of them on our walks. We have to walk between the ones in the photo here on the way to the beach from home; and we do that twice a day - morning and evening walk. The big spikey thing in the background (above the aloe flowers), is a palm tree.
Look how beautiful the flowers are. The aloes are flowering all over the place at the moment. I think the humans use the sap from the leaves as a natural remedy for many things skin related. Some even drink the juice! Yuk! Give me a bowl of fresh water any day!
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