A Walk in the Park
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I'm told this was once swamp land, a billabong alongside the Yarra River. It is now a beautiful small lake with islands, limited boating and many birds.
Bird-of-Paradise (Strelitzia Reginae)
A favourite plant found in many Melbourne gardens.
The Boab Tree
It's along story - look up on Google.
Located in the Queen Victoria Gardens opposite the NGV in St Kilda Road, the Pathfinder bronze statue by John Robinson depicts an Olympic hammer thrower
This view looks in the opposite direction from the previous shot.
Time to chat and admire the surrounding winter foliage.
The man with the donkey by sculptor Wallace Anderson, an iconic image of a stretcher-bearer with his donkey carrying a wounded comrade, epitomizes the courage and compassion of the Australian soldier. Many soldiers wounded at Gallipoli owed their life to the stretcher bearers, who braved enemy fire to rescue men from the frontline and carry them to dressing stations on the beach. The best known of the bearers was John Simpson Kirkpatrick who commandeered a donkey to aid him as casualties grew and manpower was stretched to its limits. Simpson, as he was known, was at the landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 and was killed on 19 May 1915. His story came to exemplify the tenacity and courage of all Anzacs at Gallipoli.
This is the view from the river side of Flinders Station.
This shot looks across to a beautifully managed garden on a small islet. Even on a cloudy winter's day, the colour is vibrant.
AKA Golden Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus grusonii) Brilliant yellow flowers grow up to 50mm in spring.
Sometimes a black and white image tells a better story.
The Yarra provides an iconic experience for both Melbournians and visitors alike. The renewal that has taken place from the Princess Bridge to the mouth of the Yarra is truely outstanding.
These succulents form a beautiful carpet of green textured shape.
The recently constructed Eureka Tower is the tallest building in the southern hemisphere. It dominates Melbourne's CBD.
Beautiful architecture!
Also called Southbank, this is the view from the Princess Bridge, Melbourne.
The south-east corner of the Royal Botanical gardens is the highest portion of the park. It is known as the Volcano and is reserved for desert plants that thrive in dry conditions.
AKA Golden Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus grusonii) Brilliant yellow flowers grow up to 50mm in spring.
The texture of the bark on this tree was fascinating.
If it paddles like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a ....
Photo by: dpb photos (www.dpb-photos.com)