Afternoon Walk 3:00 to 4:00 1km

So here we are at Bondi Beach staying with Daughter No. 2 and waiting for the birth of her baby.

While she and Grandpop-to-be were watching a DVD I grabbed my camera and went for a short walk.

Bondi (bond-eye) Beach is a famous eastern suburb beach in Sydney.

It is lovely walking along the beach in Autumn

The young ones still enjoy surfing.

It is relaxing watching them.

Walking along the street to 'home' I came upon this lovely tree.

A Walk in Town 11:00 am to 2:00 pm

Last saturday we caught a bus into town and then walked with camera at the ready.

Elizabeth Street Mall used to be an ordinary street with traffic but now it is a mall for pedestrians.

We just missed an aboriginal busker playing a didgeridoo. He is checking his earnings.

Although the shops at ground level are fairly modern the old facades had to be kept for heritage sake.

An old Bank of New South Wales

As we left the mall we came to Brisbane Square. This beautiful old building used to be The Treasury Building now it is a casino.

Brisbane Square now houses the Brisbane City Council, while the City hall is refurbished.

The walk will continue in the next post.

Forest Walk 7:00-7:50am, 3km.

When we go for our morning walk through the forest, I always marvel at the variety of colours and patterns in the bark of the trees.

From a distance they just look like ordinary gum trees (eucalyptus)

A little closer you can see green ones and........

....white ones and......


....black ones and.....

...orange ones and.....

....pink ones and....

....brown and green ones and.....

....cream ones.... (melaleuca paper bark)

....brown and white ones and...

...blood stained ones ....

...and freckled ones and....

...dimpled ones and....

...spotted ones and...

...... brown and orange flakey ones and....

..more and more and.....

...more different kinds of bark art.

Looking at the Trees 7:30-8:15 am

We walked in the forest today and I love looking at the trees.

Eucalyptus trees

Then I left the forest and walked along the street and saw these trees.

I can't remember the name of this one but I call it the sausage tree as the bottle brush flowers look like white sausages.( I have since seen this tree on Titania's blog and she says it is a Buckinghamia celsissima )

Mango tree

Lillipilli Tree

Morning Walk 7:00-7:45 am.

On my way to the shop to buy the paper, I realized that I pass many varied letter boxes. I didn't have my camera but always have my phone. So I took these with my phone and although poor quality they have a bit of serendipity,creativity about them.

The bright morning sun shining on this white letterbox makes it look like an Avatar letterbox.

We often have water restrictions and these signs mean they are using a rainwater tank to water the garden otherwise you can get fined.

A newly constructed garden with the Bali influence. (I wonder what people thought when they spied me photographing letterboxes.

Poinciana Trees 7:00-7:40 am

On the way home from buying the paper I pass these flowering Poinciana Trees. They are a big tree with an overhanging shape and make the streets look very colourful at this time of the year.

It is very hot walking even in the early morning.

Forest Leaves Sunday 7;00-7:55am

I love the way the morning sun lights up the leaves and seed pods as I walk through the forest.

Flowering Trees. Everyday this week 6;30-7;45

I have walked to buy the paper every day. Sometimes I go the shortest route. sometimes through the parks and sometimes the long way round. The time only varies by about ten minutes. As I see the same stuff each day it is difficult to post each day. However, I must try to be creative. So I will show you some flowering trees that I pass on the way.