Australian Music Legends

Jan 2.  I hope you enjoy the display we experienced this year on Sydney Harbour.  This video was shot from Cremorne Point, opposite the Opera House.

JAN 2  NSW Christmas Bush is harder to find, than left over Christmas pudding, (and I've been looking for both). I don't think I like it for it's beauty alone, as much as it has become a reminder of Christmas, like Christmas songs and the aromas of Christmas. (I'm thinking of pudding again). 

Everywhere you look...fireworks. Last night Sydney Harbour entertained us with an even more spectacular display. But this morning I was full of resolve. Back to basics. Back to walking, and the park had it's own small fireworks display. Boom... Red Spider Flowers. Happy New Year everyone.

Nature always knew,  a random sowing would give  a perfect result. Boronia, Acacia, Dillwynia and Grevillea.

She reaches forward.  Ruby lips and matching dress,  a spider's disguise.

Yellow reflected  in jumbles of shady hues  warming limbs and leaves Winter has turned out to be worth bracing for in Garigal Park.  Wildflowers take advantage of the cooler, damper climate to flower and flourish, while  Summer in the bush is a matter of just staying alive.  So off I strolled down the bush path and found Dillwynia waiting for me (dillwynia floribunda). This is a common bushy shrub found in moist areas of the bush on the North East Coast of NSW. Dillwynia has the common name of "Parrot Pea". Prickly Moses has also appeared during the last few weeks. Acacia pulchella is one of the many wattle species found around Sydney. I'm always drawn to the rugged untidy nature of the Australian bush.  This part of Sydney has avoided bushfires for a few years, allowing these "dried arrangements"  which I enjoy finding.

Ferries are an important arm of Sydney's public transport system, and, at the same time  provide an inexpensive sightseeing method.