So it's time to take the second part of my trip around the loop road which links me back to home. See the first part of my journey here.
Thought you would enjoy listening to John Williamson singing "Cootamundra Wattle" while you're reading. So if you'd like to, just Click here and leave it playing while you join me, and apologies for the ad at the beginning, I don't know how to get rid of it. If you find it distracting, just listen and read separately. There are Wattles in this story, just not the Cootamundra type!
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I left behind me the little tin church
and travelled through beef and dairy country |
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It's been very dry and you can see
a bush fire in the distance |
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My dear cousin Mar left a comment that this tree
looked as though it was wanting a hug! |
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The dirt road leaves the gentler fields
and heads into steeper forest country. |
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| A distant view towards Dorrigo |
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| Towering gum trees |
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| Some spectacular leaves |
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A friendly pony is a reminder of the
homes and farms hidden in the bush |
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| Dust on the dry dirt road |
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Heading to a lower altitude
tree ferns are more in evidence |
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| Gateway |
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This is a wattle in flower
(let's not get technical about names!) |
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I reach the creek in the valley
where the road crosses |
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The sun is getting low in the sky
and leaves a golden glow on the ripples |
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| I cross the bridge |
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And the wattle blossoms of a
Blackwood (pretty sure!) welcome me home |
I have had fun taking you with me on my day out and look forward to another one really soon! Where would you like to go?
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very pretty journey; lovely country. Yes harsh it becomes in times of drought, but it's all ours....
ReplyDeleteVery true Carole. Droughts and flooding rains.....:)
DeleteHello Jane, thank you for the delightful tour. Those gum trees are beautiful. I was intrigued by the tree ferns . . . now are they ferns that grow out of the side of trees, or are they a type of tree? I've never heard of them before. It is always so interesting to see other countries. What is normal and average to you, is fascinating to me . . . I'm sure it is the same with some of our North American wildlife and vegetation. Our dear Lord certainly created some wondrous things.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend, Connie :)
Hi Connie, You always keep me on my toes! According to the Brittanica - "tree fern, any of a group of relatively primitive ferns in the order Cyatheales, most of them characterized by ascending trunk-like stems and an arborescent (treelike) habit" So as you gather, they are a fern which is like a tree but the stem is not made of bark but is very fibrous. I agree with you, coming from England I had never seen them before, but they are very graceful and like humidity. We are surrounded by remnant rainforest and this is home to tree ferns. I will have to take you on a walk in the rainforest soon. Bye for now Jane:)
ReplyDeleteStunning photos Jane x
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Catherine! Glad you like them. Bye for now Jane
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely journey to share with us. That tree in the third photograph looks as though it is wanting a hug! Great song track too x
ReplyDeleteOh that's funny Mar, now I look at it again, you are right, it's arms are stretched right out for a hug! Glad you like the song(hope you got past the awful ads). John Williamson writes and sings some really poignant stuff that touches the heart.
ReplyDeletewe really like the close up shots.They all have a great sense of the bush.Thanks again for visiting our blog and I hope you read the book which my pics try to illustrate the scenery described.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much and I will certainly check out the book:)
ReplyDeleteThat beautiful, beautiful photos ... delightful collection in nature, I like. A greeting.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for dropping by through Mandarin Orange Monday. So glad you enjoyed the photos:)
DeleteFrom the beautiful photos you have taken for us to enjoy, I feel like I am in a place where I can bask in its beauty and serenity. Have a great week ahead :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you have enjoyed the journey Farida, and I hope you have a great week too:)
DeleteSuch beautiful photos Jane! Thank you for the lovely tour of your surroundings!
ReplyDeleteSo happy to have you come along for the trip Tracy! Cheers Jane
DeleteGorgeous captures!
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Thank you so much, and I will check yours out too:)
DeleteLovely photos of your little jaunt. The leaves you entered for MOM are gorgeous. Aren't you entering into springtime??? Our leaves are beginning to turn here but it is autumn.
ReplyDeleteHi Faye, you are right about us going into Spring in Australia. Some of our native non-deciduous trees seem to get brightly coloured leaves and drop a few leaves throughout the year, not just in Autumn, and the new spring growth can be a soft pink colour.
DeleteWhat a fun post! Thanks for taking me along in this trip!I love the trees (yes, that one needs a hug) and the leaves, the pony... I had fun visiting your blog :oD
ReplyDeleteWell thank you so much! It was great that you could join me for this trip, and hope to see you for the next one too! Thanks for visiting via Mandarin Orange Monday:)
DeleteMany beautiful and great photos from the nature!
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed them Birgitta! There's beauty everywhere we look isn't there:)
DeleteBeautiful series of shots. Have a fabulous week.
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Thanks so much Liz! You have a great week too:)
DeleteHi Jane -- That tree does look like it is calling for a hug because it looks like it has its arms open ready to embrace. Love the gum trees. Hope the fire is gone. Thanks for the journey. I felt I was riding horseback downunder LOL. Blessings Terri -- Please try and Win and support breast cancer awareness at the same time on my blog.
ReplyDeleteHi Terri, we are happy that we received rain last night, so that was a relief. Glad you enjoyed the journey and I will check out your blog:)
ReplyDeleteyou really captured the Australian bush so beautifully, all that soft dappled light, yes Blackwood for sure.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the thumbs up on the Blackwood Kirsty, and glad you enjoyed the photos!
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