Category: Wildflowers

On our recent trip the western part of New South Wales, Australia, we encountered these wildflowers way out near White Cliffs. It’s outback Australia, alright, though not so far off the beaten track to be thought of as being dangerously isolated.

About 30 kilometres north of Wilcannia we came upon a large area of Sturt’s Desert Peas. What a great photographic opportunity!
In pristine condition, the rain and wind of recent days hadn’t knocked them around and they were at their peak. Some pods could be seen and new blooms, just opening, were common.
Luck was with us [...]

The Green Grasshopper – Murray Nichol, photographer
Murray Nichol is a young photographer making his mark, not only on the local scene in the Bega Valley, but also, to some degree, on the national stage.
With The Green Grasshopper, pictured, Murray Nichol has won the National Youth Week Snap It Talent Competition. His prize was the digital [...]

Indio flowering in the bush.
Early spring and the bush was alive with colour, mostly yellow, mouve and blue.
Legumes, plants from the pea family, are often predominant in the Australian bush and this was no exception. Indigo, pictured, yellow pea shrubs and several wattles were glorious in the morning sunlight among the greens of the trees, [...]