And what a beautiful shade of red ..... It looks great against the soft background. Wishing you a wonderful and safe 2013 with lots of photo opportunities.
Martina, there are over 700 varieties of eucalyptus. While this flower is the typical shape most in our part of Australia have fairly inconspicuous white or cream flowers. This is probably a variety from South or Western Australia.
Tumbleweed It was August (known to be a windy month of the year) and it was blowing a gale. Tumbleweeds hurtled across our path, pressed forward by the busy wind. While I was photographing the tumbleweed, I braved the icy blast to find a few more tiny flowers and fruits by the roadside.
The Pinnacles, Broken Hill Clear blue sky is very dull! But there is something of interest in the image. These odd shaped mountains appear on the skyline just outside the city. I had planned otherwise for my closing sky today. On a hill outside town there are wonderful sandstone sculptures which I saw the last time I was here. I planned to photograph them against the setting sun but we left our run too late, so you don’t get to see them until our return journey.
And what a beautiful shade of red ..... It looks great against the soft background.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a wonderful and safe 2013 with lots of photo opportunities.
I saw one of these trees in bloom yesterday too. They're certainly lovely.
ReplyDeleteAh, this is how a Eucalyptus flower looks like ... nice.
ReplyDeleteMartina, there are over 700 varieties of eucalyptus. While this flower is the typical shape most in our part of Australia have fairly inconspicuous white or cream flowers. This is probably a variety from South or Western Australia.
DeleteAll the flowering gums round our way are coming out now - all that RED nd green is just like Xmas!!
ReplyDeleteNatures fireworks.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous blooms! Another endemic species I suppose.
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