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Ah! I missed this photo of mine when it came up on the jigsaws (I only started regularly checking the jigsaws about mid-April - since then I've gone back through the Archives).

Several people researched and posted about May Gibbs, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and the Big Bad Banksia Men!

Interesting photo, Kate.

8:03 Hi to all. I thought it was flying hedgehogs!

Interesting photo, Kate. I haven't seen it before, and have no clue what it is. Dried plant material forming nests? I guess I'll google the "Big Bad Banksia Men".

maeN. 9.17 Thanks Kate. 1st time seen it.

4:32 Maen! I, too, have no clue what that caption meant! Time to google! :)

maen all! seems like the medium and hard got switched around,no? those fuzzy gizmos must be what the caption is about?

Mr. Google had a visit from me, too!
Evidentially old Banksia tree (or shrub) cones
featured in a Mary Gibb's children's book as "Big Bad Banksia Men"
Learn something new on this site every day!

An Aussie thing, I assume.

Hmmm - Interesting. Is this native to Australia?

8:17

Definitely interesting.

maEn! 8:33

Wow! Eeeh, which was is up? Sorry, I gotta google for this, too!

HalT and Debby, the Banksia is a native Australian shrub which can grow into a respectable sized tree. Its flowers and seed pods are distinctive. I'll give you a reference in my next post.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksia

Thank you, Ian. I will check it out!

Ian. I did check it out. Interesting plant. I probably saw some on our NZ/AU tour in 2002, but just don't remember it.

I 'Yahoo'd' it as I too had never heard of the reference or of May Gibbs,but now I have.

Here's May Gibb's entry on Wikipedia (though you can also surf to it easily from Ian's posting)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Gibbs

And May Gibb's Hosue in Sydney which is a museum.

http://www.maygibbs.com.au/

Good shot Kate!!

Kate you certainly got our overseas friends in a bewildered state. LOL

Very slow again, but at least I didn't need possibilities. all.

10.17 Never did read those books.

Thanks Kate.