Love in the mist, devil in the bush or Nigella damascena planted beside the footpath on my lunchtime walk today in Rowville.
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 21
Category: Flora
Dandelion 2025
The humble dandelion might be a weed, and this one brings the promise of many more. Seeing this one as I left for work gave me a moment of joy.
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 105
Kilsyth Red Flowering Gum
Red flowering gum, corymbia ficifolia, flowers found in Kilsyth on an early evening dogwalk. When they are in full flower the tree appears almost completely red, something that always impressed Nan – a wonderful way to remember her.
- Aperture: ƒ/1.68
- Camera: Pixel 8 Pro
- Focal length: 6.9mm
- ISO: 19
Farm – The Track
The track winds around the side of the Big Rock Paddock in the Track Paddock. The track was carved out of the hill side with a few patches scraping over solid rock. At the paddock end it comes through a tunnel of wattle saplings.
- Camera: PENTAX K20D
- ISO: 400
Huntsman 2012
Ann eight-legged freak on the bonnet of the car wa back in January 2012.
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Camera: PENTAX K20D
- Focal length: 80mm
- ISO: 800
Drosera gunniana
It’s amazing what you learn going through your photo archive. Drosera gunniana is an insect eating plant, we found this one close to the Early Nancy. As Fierce Flora notes drosera gunniana is often found in open grassy woodland near seepages. A lot of the farm qualified as that!
- Camera: PENTAX K20D
- ISO: 400
Early Nancy
Early Nancy, Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica, is identified by the purple nectary band.
We found this pretty flower, a native lily, close to where yesterday’s photo of the Seven Creeks.
- Camera: PENTAX K20D
- ISO: 400
Gnarled Tree
A gnarled tree at the Powers Lookout which has views over Victoria’s King Valley.
- Camera: PENTAX K20D
- ISO: 1600
Night Tree
Autumn has come, daylight saving is over. The days are getting shorter and the trees are beginning to lose their leaves. New motion detection lights at the Elizabeth Bridge Reserve are a welcome addition, and help to provide a photo opportunity.
- Aperture: ƒ/1.8
- Camera: Pixel 3 XL
- Focal length: 4.44mm
- ISO: 1884