Musings on life and times
Autumn in Sydney brings the first blooms on exotic Sasanqua Camellias, bursts of flowers from red to white with all shades of pink in between. Their show will last for months. At the same time, Banksia ‘Birthday Candles’ is putting on a show. Unlike the camellias, the blooms stay on the bush and go through evolution over a year.
The trees were here first! Hence the curved path above. A classic concession to nature is the way the developers have built the shopping ‘mall’ around trees, such as this gigantic and ancient paperbark trees (Melaleuca leucadendra). We always think the path layers and shop builders had fun with their work.
For the Lens Artists Photo Challenge, set by Patti: “Just for Fun”
Seventh in the random series of Tropical posts from Palm Cove, August 2018 – sub group “scenes”
In a post on 31st March this year, evidence was shown that the Gymea Lily at the bottom of the garden, was to flower this year! One definitely needs to “look up” to see the flower from ground level: 3.66 metres (over 12 feet) in fact. To capture its full effect, higher ground and the zoom lens were needed!
For Patti’s Challenge, Look Up
A future post will show its development over the six months since the March post.
