As yesterday was a hot day, I decided to get out for my walk in the national park early on. I should get out this early more often, as I found it a joy to be there in the sunshine with the birds making their early morning racket in the trees. I also enjoy watching the changes happen as the weeks go by.

On of the first things that I noticed was that there is a lot of new growth starting appear on trees. There are lots of small eucalypt trees around, which is where I noticed the new growth. For this first one, there is only a little growth starting to appear, but I do like the colours of the stems and leaves.

There were quite a few trees around showing red new leaves like these ones below. Its nice seeing lots of colours in the landscape.

While there is some red around, it is at the loss of the yellow flowers of the wattle species within Lane Cove National Park. There are many wattle species that do flower in spring, where I am they are finishing their wonderful display. This is a shame, but you do get to see some varied pods of the differing species I see. These rather chunky looking pods belong to Acacia suaveolens, or the sweet wattle.

Completely different to the sweet wattle pods, are those of Acacia linifolia, or flax wattle. Both species are lovely, I just wish the flowers lasted a little longer!

Although I am still waiting for the dwarf apple (Angophora hispid) to flower, I do like the capsules of the tree. The species is often a rather tatty looking thing, but that’s part of why I like it so much. It is also a very Australian species and is one of many reasons why I love the natural landscapes of Australia.

One of the reasons why I love going on walks through the bush at different times of year is that you notice different, and new, things nearly every I walk through the same space. These pink flowers belong to Boronia pinnata, a species found in New South Wales on sandstone in forests and heath. It’s another new plant for me, which is good.

An old favourite of mine here-the red spider flower, or Grevillea speciosa. I do love grevilleas for their quirky flowers.

Another grevillea, but one that looks completely different is the grey spider flower, or Grevillea buxifolia. Out of the two, this one is my favourite.

When I am out walking on a sunny morning, I love the light that appears through the trees. The light in Australia is different somehow in Australia. Maybe it’s just how the light interacts with the plants of the country, I don’t know. The colours look good to me whatever the reason.

I love to share my walks through the bush, mainly because I love spending time within it. I see huge value in these places and love sharing why.