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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 25th February 2026
Hello everyone, and welcome to a very belated first newsletter of the year!
Again keeping to the format of previous newsletters:
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Item 1: Things of Beauty
Two to start the year with! The first is this..
25 Feb
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 25th February 2026
People always do a double-take whenever I mention that I have carnivorous passionfruit! Though apparently it is more accurately a protocarnivorous passionfruit. Here is the flower of the protocarnivorous passi..
21 Feb
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 21st February 2026
Strong winds once again brought down some especially tall and very mature canes of Cultivar 2 the other day, so what else could it be but chewing time!
And oh my, these were sweet juicy deliciousness! We’re ta..
21 Feb
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 21st February 2026
Smile! This is a Suimen jujube leaf, 100% a legit photo taken by me and not AI. (That I need to say that at all is so depressing….)
This ability of us to perceive objects that aren’t there is called pareidolia..
21 Feb
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Title image above is a still taken from a video by Catharina Doria entitled “[H]ere are 6 ways to spot AI-generated images (how to spot AI)”
First published 21st February 2026
This is a great video, short, snappy, and to the point. I agree with the commenters though, in that Catharina could have m..
19 Feb
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 19th February 2026
The Wollongong Botanic Garden is home to a Haworthia collection of over 1,000 Haworthia spp. from Leo Cady’s donated private collection.
A regularly-rotated selection from this collection amassed over more tha..
15 Feb
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Title image above is a still taken from a video by James Glissan entitled “Australia’s Rivers Are Being Legally Destroyed”
First published 15th February 2026
Please watch this video and spread the word.
I have quoted some comments below that I thought especially worth reading — but please go to th..
01 Feb
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 1st February 2026
Common Fig Ficus carica ‘White Genoa’ With or Without 3 L Air-Pot
Family: Moraceae (includes mulberry, breadfruit, jackfruit; Moraceae is also known as the mulberry or fig family)
Genus: Ficus (includes fig tr..
01 Jan
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 1st February 2025
Rabbit’s Foot Fern (Davallia sp.) with Selaginella kraussiana
Rabbit’s Foot Fern (Davallia sp.)
Family: Davalliaceae
Genus: Davallia (includes rabbit's foot ferns — Davallia is the sole genus of Davalliaceae)..
31 Dec
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 31st December 2025
Happy New Year!
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29 Dec
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Title image above is copyright © Optimate Group Pty Ltd
First published 29th December 2025
This scam is global. Even if you don’t have Apple devices or an Apple account, please do take the 12 or so minutes to watch this video below, as this subterfuge could apply to ANY account that uses two-facto..
16 Dec
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Title image above is copyright © Optimate Group Pty Ltd
First published 16th December 2025
This is very important to be on the alert for if you use Microsoft 365 and Outlook.
(By way of context: The vast majority of you won’t even know this, but we (Optimate) run our own server and hosting busines..