Monday Meanderings

[calissa]

I don't often get out for a walk on my own. Mostly, it is because I feel guilty for leaving the dogs behind; they always kick up a fuss even when I have already taken them out for the day. However, the weather this afternoon was gorgeous and I felt I needed some time outdoors.





The dots amongst the overgrown weeds are native bluebells (genus Wahlenbergia). There's a closer, out-of-focus look at them en mass.















I have no idea what this flower is. I could hazard a few guesses but none of them quite make sense.

Comments

[darakat]

Pretty. Glad you could get out in the open.

[calissa]

It is good for the spirit. I don't imagine you've had much of a chance to get out and about lately?

[darakat]

Not especially, saving dog walks and the walk home from the Bus. I think a good walk is due at some point soon.

[calissa]

I hope so. There has been a lot of upheaval recently and I find walks good for regaining equilibrium. *hugs*

[clare_dragonfly]

Beautiful pictures! I especially love the one of the tree overhanging the tiny stream. What kind of tree is that? It reminds me of a birch, but I'm pretty sure it isn't.

[calissa]

Thank you! The tree (and, indeed, every tree in those photos) is one of the Eucalyptus genus, though I couldn't tell you which species. They are pretty much ubiquitous here, though not all of them have the same pale bark.

[onewhitecrow]

The flower looks related to a sweet pea, though if it is, it's very lost...I like the first picture best, I think - the curl of the chopped rings looks sort of monumental and you can almost smell the grassland.

[calissa]

It's not out of the question for the flower to be related to a sweet pea--I did find wild roses not too far away. Indeed, all my best guesses are in the Fabaceae family (we have a number of natives from that family).

Eucalyptus in the summer smells glorious!

[nanila]

Oh, those bluebells are gorgeous! Perfect little purple stars nestling in the grass.

[calissa]

Aren't they lovely? They happen to be the floral emblem for the state.