I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror - The wide brown land for me! - Dorothea Mackellar Here are some photographs I took today of the sculpture "Wide Brown … Continue reading Wide Brown Land
Tag: national arboretum
I learned more about Australian plants in an hour walking around the Botanic Gardens, Canberra than I think I've learned in my life. Although I was a member of the Gould League as a child, most of the detail about banksias and grevilleas has never really sunk in. I love plants, I'm just not one … Continue reading Canberra Botanic Gardens