Went for a walk this morning in Ferntree Gully National Park which is only five minutes away from The Trad Pad.
It was a beautiful sunshiney day.
The park is not pristine as can be seen by the invasion of agapanthus and sweet peas
The park is not pristine as can be seen by the invasion of agapanthus and sweet peas among a host of weed species.
There are native species to admire and enjoy....
...like gumnuts...
...and banks of fine maidenhair fern
...and native blossom.
There are mighty eucalypts
...and young saplings.
I walked along Belview Terrace.
I left the path seeking a short cut. I took a tumble.
I hadn't read Sharon's post at that stage in which she said
"May your path continue to get smoother..."
I didn't think that I could do the Lotus Position but found I could
if my feet ended up a few cms below my derriere.
This was the upward view from my tumbling spot.
Along my way, a shy wallaby went deeper into the bush
and a pair of red parrots hid in the tree branches
so that I couldn't photograph them.
It was a beautiful time and took sixty-five minutes.
Based on my recent condition, I felt that was a great effort.
2 comments:
These are lovely photos! It's been a few years since we were up there - your pics make me want to visit again soon! Do you see any lyrebirds? I remember we heard one on our last visit, but typically, it did not make itself visible. Gorgeous creatures...
Dear Gina, I didn't see any lyrebirds - but the birdsongs were beautiful. I'm not very good at identifying birds by their song but I think I heard bellbirds. Last year, we had a woman speak at church who does volunteer work in the National Park - she knows about the lyrebirds and where they are and helps to preserve them.
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