Rose hips

Copyright Julie Vaux 2014

Have you ever considered the beauty of rosehips. These are the berry or fruit of roses and what caught my eye was the pattern of angles against the gray stone tiles.

The return of the magnolia a local horror story

A couple of months ago one of the companies in the Centrelink building or maybe Centrelink apparently decided the magnificent magnolia in front of the building was ... blocking light or something?

It was a horrible and shocking moment for me to walk past and see this beautiful tree cut down to mere stumps. I thought it might die. Happily it has recovered and is now shooting out new foliage so hopefully next August we will get some flowers though I fear the display will be very diminished this year.

Hmph at least the flowers will be on eye level?

Anything is better then having to see those barren stumps !

Oh the horror!

Accidental Typography at Hornsby

This is a shop sign at Hornsby. I showed a snippet on FB and Google and a couple of people wanted to see more. So here's the photos at a slighter higher resolution?

The summer heat has actually made the lettering more interesting with the curl effect. Or not? Please note both photos copyright Julie Vaux 2014

Hornsby Park Rose Walk

Copyright Julie Vaux 2014

Yes I know its one of my favorite subjects the Hornsby park Picardy and other roses walk. People its going to be overcast today. Less risk of overexposed shots! The paths overexposed but  I believe this works cos its makes clear this is a summer shot and creates a focal point in the middle hopefully leading the eye towards the pergola ? A bit postcardy? Well I can't figure out why our Picardy Rose Walk isn't pushed as a tourist attraction by Hornsby council?

testing photo attachment

fellow bloggers while photo attachments work for google plus we currently are being  told to use draft.blogger.com if we want to attach photos

this is a test of that enjoy this old 60s style photo

Spiral Bark pattern

This tree is opposite Hornsby RSL and stands out for the odd spiral pattern in its bark. The trees on either side of it do not have it. This tree however I suspect was burnt by lightning maybe. When it peels in summer the bark spirals down and around the tree and doesnt fall down in long strips. Does anyone know if it was ever struck by lightning?