1. Apples crunching juicy, crisp and sweet.
2. Butterflies fluttering in soft silence.
   

   Australian Admiral butterfly

3. Carrots freshly pulled from the damp earth.
4. Dragonflies hovering over shimmering water.
5. Eucalypt trees towering into the deep blue sky.
6. Frogs croaking serenades to campers cocooned in their tents.
7. Galahs painting the sky pink as they wing home to roost.
8. Hakea flowers spiking the air in pink pin pricks.
   

   Hakea multilineata

9. Insects chirping the welcome raindrops.
10. Jonquils splashing a crazy carpet of colour.
11. Koalas high in tree forks snoozing the day away.
12. Lizards skin soaking in the sunshine.
    

    Bearded Dragon lizard

13. Mandarines dripping juicy sweetness on licked fingers.
14. Numbats nuzzling nosily in the leaf litter.
15. Opals gleaming the rainbow colours in the sunshine.
16. Pandas padding softly through the forest.
17. Quandong fruits glowing stop-light red in the morning sun.
    

    Santalum acuminatum (Wild Peach, Quandong)

18. Roses wafting perfume on the morning breeze.
19. Sunsets glowing deep red on storm clouds.
20. Thunder on a stormy night while warm and cosy in bed.
21. Umbrellas blooming in colourful arrays.
22. Violets painting the garden edge in mauve.
23. Waterfalls crashing over sparkling rocks.
24. Xanthorrea flower spikes spearing the sky.
25. Yellow tulips nodding asleep in the drowsy sunshine.
26. Zebras crossing the dusty road.

Writing exercise:

Try writing your own list of things that you like - or dislike. Use the alphabetic order like the list above thinking of one thing starting with each letter of the alphabet.

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