Last week I shared some more traditional flower photos taken in Canberra in late March. This week I want to share some of the close-ups of Aussie flora which I snapped. Once again I got the scheduling wrong: seems I wanted to schedule the date Aussie fashion and reversed the order. Sorry.
Canberra gets cold (by our standards) in winter and extremely hot in summer. Even though it’s the nation’s capital you don’t have to go far to see Aussie wildlife like kangaroos grazing the paddocks. Once you’re out of the (not very large) urban area it’s definitely rural.
The trees and plants can be quite different and often the gum trees have peeling bark dropping from their trunks.
The Australian War Memorial can be seen among the trees which are a signature of Canberra. As a created city, it has many parks and green spaces. This was the view from the apartment where my friend and I stayed…not bad is it?
Australian native trees mix it up with imported deciduous trees. By now the latter will be tinged with red.
I hope these flowers have brought happiness to your day wherever you are.Â
I saw loads of gum trees in the Flinders Range in SA back in 1990, and there are some here in Tenerife too. The scent takes me straight back to Oz.
Liz it’s quite surprising to see gum trees far from Oz and yes, it certainly has the power to spirit you home.
Fantastic shots of the beautiful gum bark. Love Australian trees and flowers.
Thanks Titiana.
Oops, sorry mis-spelling.