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moonvoiceFive minutes away from us,
well by drive, not by walking.
But still ridiculously close.
It feels so good to be discovering bushland again,
especially now that I'm allowed sun exposure once more.
CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP
Reclaimed farmland
The beginning of the path. On the left there is a Zamia (the fern-looking plant at the bottom) which is a relic of a time when Western Australia used to be rainforest. We have one in our front garden too.
Reclaimed farmland, and you know, actual green grass (weeds) because winter. The paperbark on the right is a really nice specimen.
Conostephium preissii In full flower.
Dead banksia. Trees like this, which hollow easily due to storms and termites (and Banksias are not a hardwood tree), provide invaluable nesting spots for animals that all prefer tree hollows to nest: which is many parrots, some lizards and snakes, many owls, some possums, and more besides.
Fungi at the base of a dead tree.
Drosera / Carnivorous flora.
Balga grasstrees looking nice and healthy here.
Close up of dead balga grasstree 'bark' (which is just snapped off / dead needles/leaves).
Paperbark and fungus.
Paperbark and fungus. Behind it, is a demolished dead balga grasstree. Possibly done when they were laying the path, but they are brittle enough that general vandals could've done it. They do not fall apart like this naturally.
Despite several monched leaves, this Eucalyptus is getting ready to flower.
Adenanthos obovatus or the Basket Flower
Lava tree. (Fungus bursting out from a rift in a dead/burned tree).
Banksia menziesii also known as the Firewood Banksia or Menzies Banksia. Petals are probably kinked out halfway through to a heavier bird landing on it and feeding directly from the blossom. (The flowers are large!)
well by drive, not by walking.
But still ridiculously close.
It feels so good to be discovering bushland again,
especially now that I'm allowed sun exposure once more.
CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP
Reclaimed farmland
The beginning of the path. On the left there is a Zamia (the fern-looking plant at the bottom) which is a relic of a time when Western Australia used to be rainforest. We have one in our front garden too.
Reclaimed farmland, and you know, actual green grass (weeds) because winter. The paperbark on the right is a really nice specimen.
Conostephium preissii In full flower.
Dead banksia. Trees like this, which hollow easily due to storms and termites (and Banksias are not a hardwood tree), provide invaluable nesting spots for animals that all prefer tree hollows to nest: which is many parrots, some lizards and snakes, many owls, some possums, and more besides.
Fungi at the base of a dead tree.
Drosera / Carnivorous flora.
Balga grasstrees looking nice and healthy here.
Close up of dead balga grasstree 'bark' (which is just snapped off / dead needles/leaves).
Paperbark and fungus.
Paperbark and fungus. Behind it, is a demolished dead balga grasstree. Possibly done when they were laying the path, but they are brittle enough that general vandals could've done it. They do not fall apart like this naturally.
Despite several monched leaves, this Eucalyptus is getting ready to flower.
Adenanthos obovatus or the Basket Flower
Lava tree. (Fungus bursting out from a rift in a dead/burned tree).
Banksia menziesii also known as the Firewood Banksia or Menzies Banksia. Petals are probably kinked out halfway through to a heavier bird landing on it and feeding directly from the blossom. (The flowers are large!)
