Tag: trees

  • A trip to the Gold Coast

    A trip to the Gold Coast

      Cecile and I took a day trip south of Brisbane to visit the beautiful beaches of the Gold Coast A common beach side plant known as Pigs Eye in Australia and Ice Plant in California. Next we drove up to Tamborine mountain and stopped for a delicious lunch at the MT Brewery    Then we…

  • A bit of Australian Flora

    A bit of Australian Flora

    I was fascinated by many of the plants I saw in SoutheasternAustralia, from interestingly shaped seed pods and husks, to vibrantly colored and textured tree barks. This is Golden Wattle, Australia’s floral emblem. I think these little purple flowers were so interesting, they looked like half flowers, missing the other side. I love how these…