Thursday 11th of August 2011
Driving from Etty Bay to Bingil | Coffee break | Shopping in Wongaling Beach | hiking up Bicton Hill. ...weiterlesen "Etty Bay to Bingil"
Etty Bay to Bingil 
Schlagwort: plants
Etty Bay to Bingil
Toowoomba – Table Top – Jubilee Park 
Tuesday 26th of July
Toowoomba | Table Top |Jubilee Park ...weiterlesen "Toowoomba – Table Top – Jubilee Park"
Dubbo – Wellington Caves – Burrendong Arboretum – Blackheath 
Monday 11th of July
Dubbo - Wellington Caves - Burrendong Arboretum - Blackheath
Early up in the morning quick shower and laundry, same breakfast as always.
Hitting the bus for my co-couch-surfer at nine and off I went from Dubbo. Heading to Wellington accidental following the street signs to: Wellington Caves & Phosphate Mine
The complex comprises two show caves; The Cathedral Cave , The Garden Cave, and a series of smaller caves. These include the recently rediscovered Water Cave and the challenging River Cave, which are open to only the most experienced cave diving enthusiasts. The complex also includes The Phosphate Mine.
The cave is really worthwhile visiting, much bigger than Rose Margaret Cave in Victoria. Maybe I visit the Jenolan Cave as well, being here.
After that I followed the scenic route and found:
Burrendong Botanic Garden & Arboretum
Burrendong Botanic Garden and Arboretum was established in 1964 and covers approximately 167 ha. It is dedicated to the preservation and conservation of Australia's unique and incredibly diverse flora.
There's more to Burrendong Botanic Garden and Arboretum than just plants on show! Here you will experience Australian flora like never before!
It got almost dark before I hit Blackheath and I checked my host and found out, that I missed to confirm my arrival! Lost, no address, nowhere to stay, I send my confirmation, but too late.
I just went into 'The Gardeners Inn'
and had a tea and some dinner, quite good, but costly. Very noisy and chilly with all these holiday tourists. I got a sofa seat later in front of the fire place and then everything was ok!
Broken Hill walking 
01st of June 2011 Friday
Broken Hill
I was up late took my time, drove into town, left the car outside of a shop. Walked to the Arboretum and made photographs. Just photographing all day.
I had lunch in the fancy café on top of the huge slag heap in the middle of town. Nice views over the city and the surrounding hills.
Had I nap, being real tired, do not why, anyway had a rest, heading back to the place I stay at. Got into talking with Keith about the iron wood and the fire wood. Laura called, I picked her up and we drove out of town to the sculpture park for the sunset. Some people out there. Me camera's battery pack empty: no shots! Back in town, a short rest then out for a gallery event from the charity event.
Melbourne – Dromana
Monday 06th of June
Melbourne - Dromana Mornington Peninsula
I left Melbourne by train, quite early in the morning, nice sunshine, quiet in the city. I got a train ticket at the main counter easily. Train up to Frankston, 30 minutes to wait, I bought some postcards, a knife and something else. Hitting the bus to Dromana being there around lunchtime, calling my host: no credit on the prepaid any more! Waiting .. she came and picked me up: Great! Recharging the prepaid failed, shit!
She showed me around in their amazing new house on the farm ground just outside the city. Really gorgeous.
I had a chat with her husband and left for a little walk up the hill into the state park.
I went slow, taking a lot of shots of all these new plants, new to me only, I suppose 🙂
On my way back I got picked up and she wanted to show me some wallabies. Phone call: her friend Andrew pulled one shoulder paddle surfing. So she asked me about car driving: I said that's fine with me.
So we drove up to the beach, better we search it in almost dark, we found him with some guys helping. Andrew still in his wet suit shivering in the cold. We drove up to the doctor on Red Hill who was very skilled and rearranged the joints with ease. Instantly his pain was almost gone. We waited half an hour, relaxing and observing than we went back to the farm house.
Getting a shower, cleaning up my cloth, had supper and watched TV while chatting a little bit.
Melbourne on Saturday
Saturday 4th of June 2011
Melbourne
I got up early, had a plain breakfast, just butter, jam and bread, toast, some tea to drink: fine. Got dressed, its quite fresh outside actually, with some wind all the time. The sun was out to day with some light clouds in between. Got myself a clean shave and a toothbrush and some fresh washed cloth. Packed a little food and some water for the day.
There are free and clean public restrooms at many corners and fresh water fontains to drink.
I walked peacefully through Fitzroy Park down-town to Federation Square and popped into sculptures made of Lego bricks.
I liked that even so it was all crowed with kids.
After that I had a break on the stairs in the sun. An walked over the Yarra-bridge to the Botanical Garden. I crossed a BMX Contest.
Passing some rowing boats walking green parks lanes I reached the Botanical Garden.
I took many shots even so the light was no good and mostly shaded too much. Nevertheless there are many beautiful and unknown plants.
Category description
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or Viridiplantae in Latin.
They obtain most of their energy from sunlight via photosynthesis using chlorophyll contained in chloroplasts, which gives them their green colour. Some plants are parasitic and may not produce normal amounts chlorophyll or photosynthesise.
Precise numbers are difficult to determine, but as of 2010, there are thought to be 300–315 thousand species of plants, of which the great majority, some 260–290 thousand, are seed plants.
The scientific study of plants is known as botany.