Palm bark

Detail of the bark of a huge palm tree in Petersham Park.

The following words spring to mind when I gaze upon this image: riven; rough; fissured; cracked; and craggy.

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