At Ferntree Gully there’s a park with the 1,000 steps that people use to train on. It is often used by people planning to go to the Kokoda Trail. Once you park your car there is a good 800 metres or so to walk uphill before even getting to the base of the steps. And…
Author: Kathie
Winter daisies
There are quite a few flowers starting to show now. The daisies are out, and the camelias. We’ve got bulbs springing up all over our property. These are always a surprise as we didn’t plant most of them. I’ll share them with you as they flower over time. Below are yellow daisies and a white…
Crimson Rosella
One of the great things about having all these parks and grounds nearby is that I can always be sure of getting a shot of something. I visited Grant’s Picnic Grounds briefly on Friday last and got some close ups of different birds. This is a Crimson Rosella. This image is available for purchase at…
The Launching Place
This is the boat ramp at Lysterfield Lake Park. Might not ordinarily be an exciting image but I liked the still lake and mist with the reflection in the image. There was a canoeist on the lake while I was there but on other days there have been small sail boats, paddle boats and other…
White faced Heron
I’m determined to get closer to this bird but it will take some time. I missed an opportunity on Saturday when I came across it suddenly – I hadn’t expect it, and neither had the bird. He took off before I could get some good close ups, and thought I’d missed my chance altogether. But…