When driving to work we pass this park in St. Peter’s, a suburb about 6km from Sydney CBD.
Photography
Sliver of silver
Brightly seen.
Not in sight.
Glimmering,
Then sliver
Of silver
Shining light.
(c) Robert Jones 2014, All Rights Reserved
Blue sky moment
Brief conversation over breakfast this morning while my partner was watching a video clip of Packer fighting on the weekend. The exchange went like this:
“Oh it was the Packer son who was fighting. ”
“Yes James Packer, the father’s dead. ”
“He’s looking old!”
Australian Air
If you’re going to Broadbeach on the Gold Coast you’ll no doubt catch a glimpse of Air. This 37 storey residential tower was designed by Australian based architect, Ian Moore.
I particularly like the bold yellow colour on the back of the building contrasted against the blue sky.
If you’d like to know more about the building, how to stay there and a 2006 review in Architecture Australia magazine, check out the links below:
Tree spirit
‘Though rains lash, winds thrash and sun doth dry,
Finger leaves rustle catching the breeze.
Tentacle twigs thrust, poke and probe from
Lean athletic elongated limbs,
Slowly inching upward, stretching high;
Gum tree spirit reaches t’ward the sky.
Born of an ancient land where fires rage,
Smooth ghostly trunk stands strong above while
Unseen roots writhe in silence below,
In search of precious water, so scarce.
A testament to survival these
Icons of antipodean land.
Fairies
Dandelions I have seen growing in verges and parks near my home in Sydney appear to be a smaller variety to the ones I grew up with in England, UK. My assumption that this ‘weed’ is not native to Australia is confirmed on the Survival and Self Sufficiency website.
This dandelion somehow survived a recent lawn cutting in the park to produce the familiar feather light ball of seeds I knew as fairies. I would release them by blowing on the ball to watch them float gently into the air. The medicinal and nutritious properties of this humble plant may be responsible for its magical reputation, you can find more about this on My Virtual Flower blog.
Ginger in the Park
Kumato harvest
Kumato seeds are not available to the general public of Australia, these hybrid tomatoes are grown to strict standards under license. Unfortunately I didn’t know this when I grew mine.
Vibra-bark
The wavy lines of bark on this bottle brush conjured up images of vibrations frozen time.
Judging by the number of posts on this blog that reference these trees, I believe I’m a little obsessed with them:
This one features one of my favourite native birds
Overcoming Gravity
After a brutal pruning
Why have trees near power lines
Glorious Autumn Colour
This tree in our local park is a favourite roosting place for Indian myna birds.
