We were driving out along the Harley Valley again this weekend and decided to try another of the eating establishments. This one is quite different from Ambermere Rose Inn that I showed you recently.
And so this walk through the bush ends. Fresh or familiar like this Grevilla ( Grevillia Buxiflolia ) there is always something to bring me joy on such a stroll. As I near civilisation I see through the olive green eucalypts, the bright yellow leaves of exotic garden trees beginning to turn on their autumn colour. A different delight for my soul.
On the way back, coming into ear shot of those noisy frogs again I diverted off the track to see where they were living. It was just a swampy puddle with not even a dragon fly to brighten the scene. I've seen quite a lot of dragon flies in the garden lately.
I saw other familiar flowers -- pink grevillia, blue dampiera, yellow hibbertia, and small white flowers that I don't know the names of. And this was a new one. I think it is a Pine leaf Geebung ( Persoonia pinifolia ). I identified my f irst Geebung (another variety) on one of my Sweet Wayfaring drives recently.
It is warm and humid from recent rain. Stinging flies are sipping the sweat on my brow. I brush them away as I turn back along the fire trail towards home. I wonder if having a mountain bike would make the return trip easier or just make me perspire more. (The only people I met on this walk and a new photo for my weekend people series.)