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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Carpets of colour

©2019 Barry Smith - Jacaranda carpeted path
At the moment the pathway at the entrance to Maleny Showgrounds is a sight to behold. There is a mature planting of Jacaranda and Coral trees along the pathway. With the hot dry weather the trees are responding by putting on a total show of colour in defiance or survival mode. The result is that the path is covered in flowers - sections of the path just look like someone has laid a living carpet.

Fiona and I parked in the showgrounds a few days ago as we just could not go by with enjoying the cascade of flowers and the also we just wanted to capture the moment with our eyes and iPhones.
©2019 Barry Smith - A carpet of purple - Jacaranda
©2019 Barry Smith 
©2019 Barry Smith - A carpet of red - Coral Tree
There were many flowers caught on bark, thorns and crevices  - piles and puddles of colour.

©2019 Barry Smith
©2019 Barry Smith
©2019 Barry Smith - Keeping each other company on the cement path
©2019 Barry Smith - Nestled at the foot of a tree
©2019 Barry Smith
©2019 Barry Smith
©2019 Barry Smith - A lone coral flower caught on bark
©2019 Barry Smith
A joy to be immersed in.

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4 comments:

  1. Mo CrowNovember 21, 2019 at 12:10 AM

    love this time of year! the red flowers are Illawarra flame tree, Brachichyton acerifolius

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  2. PennyNovember 21, 2019 at 3:31 PM

    Always think of exams and streets full of blue flowers. No coral trees down south though.

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  3. BarryNovember 29, 2019 at 5:26 PM

    MC & P - sorry for my delayed response to your blog visit and comments which are always appreciated. MC - great that ewe can have colour in our lives - the names of plants are beyond me but a true reflection of you and your work. P - that is so true about jacarandas. Go well. B

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  4. Liz ADecember 1, 2019 at 11:35 PM

    at first I thought "exuberance" ... but then, no ... the defiance of trees in the face of our climatic tinkering ... "we will survive in spite of you"

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