10-Mar-2019
Linden and Eucalyptus trees
North and South alongside each other... Linden (Tilia) that provides summer shade for this
part of the garden and Eucalyptus trees to help break the strong winds from the north.
The Linden trees (we have 2) are alongside the Gingko tree that I featured yesterday. The
Gingko turns a buttery golden colour first, then the Linden trees follow. The very last
of the coloured leaves for us is the Golden Elm, in a different part of the garden. We
love them all.
10-Mar-2019
Ginkgo turning colour
Seems a little early for autumn colours, more likely turning because we haven't had
any rain for months.
Using the Lumix while I am still healing, the canons are too heavy for me yet.
16-Feb-2019
The old "round yard"
Now quite derelict... we haven't had our own horses for a few years now; and after the
last time we used the cattle ramp Dick said his "rambo days" were over after the trouble
getting some steers onto a truck.
PS. There's a koala grunting away in these trees this morning
16-Feb-2019
Bare brown hills in summer
Only the clumps of trees and shrubs show any sign of green in February..
we've had hardly any rain since December and don't expect a decent rain before perhaps May.
Next doors horses may have to be hand fed, there's not much picking for them now..
16-Feb-2019
Shady Horse Paddock in summer
All self sown trees that cast nice shade for the horses/cattle during the
long summer days. We don't have either horses or cattle now, but our neighbour
uses our paddocks to help keep the grass at a manageable height during the
bushfire seasons.
04-FEB-2019
Track to the Round-yard
This pathway takes you to the little gate into a holding paddock that also has
a round-yard installed for exercising horses. No longer in use, we have no horses
of our own now, next doors use our paddocks, they have 4 horses (counting the foal).
26-JAN-2019
Eerie Sunset
While watching the tennis finals we noticed the sky becoming quite intense and the
effect it was having on the hills behind the trees. I grabbed the little Lumix
knowing that the time was fleeting and not enough time to set up the tripod and
Canon... this was the best my little Lumix could do, it loses a lot of the intensity
of the sky, but notice how the trees have changed colour! No photoshopping here
except to reduce the size of the image & put a frame around it.
19-JAN-2019
The red flowering gum tree
Eucalyptus (Corymbia) ficifolia
This one is over the road near our neighbours driveway, but I can see it from my
computer room window. They have a row of these down their driveway and they are
so spectacular in bloom. I took the photo from our side of our front fence on a glarey day.
19-JAN-2019
Shady Trees
This is a view to the north of our home.. you can just see our back balcony
A summer image mid-January, not much green on the ground now.
In the distance you can just see Dick's asparagus patch, just fern now that will
change colour in the autumn. Trees are mostly eucalyptus, but a cedar in the
foreground and another in the distance.
13-NOV-2018
Green and Gold of late Spring
The occasional wet day keeps part of the paddocks green, but a few hot days
will soon turn the whole scene to a dull brown in time for summer.
This photo taken quite a few weeks ago, we are already in summer with
another heat wave about to begin... good for watching tennis on the TV,
but not so good for the garden.
29-NOV-2018
Nearly Summer down Under
A photo taken late afternoon showing the changing colours of the landscape as
the green fades to golden brown and the next doors dam reflects the clear blue sky.
No texture added for those who don't like it.
18-SEP-2018
Wintery return
Almost the equinox and a return of the chill - seen here, fog and drizzle.
Our view across the hills in so-called early Spring.
You can see the young crab apple trees in flower, I featured some crab apple blooms as my
photo of the day yesterday.
Back to the Lumix - flat battery on the Canon.