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Melville Caves are located in #KooyooraStatePark, #Brenanah#Australia. 

They’re located in #centralvictoria #Australia in a small township named #Brenanah.

Exploring the caves was truly amazing. And we even had some friendly locals drop by for a visit!

Fun Fact; These caves are named after notorious bushranger Captain Melville who used the caves as a hiding place and lookout in the mid 19th century. 

Here are some pics from the day out 👇

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More #MelvilleCaves magic…

Located in #centralvictoria #Australia #Brenanah.

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#MelvilleCaves are awesome!

Childhood memories of camping here came flooding back, by the river many moons ago, after visiting recently.

They’re located in #centralvictoria #Australia in a small township named #Brenanah.

Melville Caves are located in #KooyooraStatePark in, #Victoria. 

If you’re local: a day trip is a must!

Even in the cooler months it’s glorious. And check out the moss covered boulders and rock formations!

Some are huge… up to 50 feet tall I reckon. May be of interest to some of our #mosstodon enthusiasts! And #lichensubscribe (thx @cohanf)

We managed to pick a clear day and took some awesome nature snaps. And I’ll feature inside the caves, in a second post!

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This #butterfly knew I was close by… it only sat for a little while in this dry river bed before fluttering off.

Gorgeous.

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#Centralvictoria
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When in the #bush a couple of weeks ago, this rustic and gnarled #gumtree attracted my attention.

Just had to share.

This #gum’s trunk and branches are unlike many, which range from flat and smooth, to thick layered bark surfaces.

This one is unique inasmuch as it appears to look like it has been twisted laterally, in places.

Zoom in to observe… and check out the #bark that is at different stages of undress.

Some trunk sections and limbs appear not to be shedding at all and has a rough texture. It was abrasive to the touch, for sure.

#nature at its very best. #love 🤎💚

📸 - #Brenanah #CentralVictoria #Australia

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A dry river bed in #Centralvictoria was teaming with #butterflies on this temperate but sunny morning.

They’d fly past and land.

But by the time I got close enough to picture them, they’d be off again.

Super aware, knew I was about… and their survival skills were on high-alert! 🚨

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HELP!!!

Anyone know what this is?

I wanted to say #GladiolusCommunis and exclaim ‘#HelloPossums!!’

But I had a sneaking suspicion it could be something totally different.

And so too does my ID app… in fact it suggests anything from #Lobelia, #Montbretia, #CannaLily - and yes of course… #Gladiolus!

Google image search wanted to tell me it’s a gladdy… but you know what.. I’m not so sure.

Whatever it is, ‘twas snapped on my sisters farm in #Centralvictoria a few weeks back… deep red and it is happy as Larry.

Oh what the heck, I’ll just say it;
#HelloPossums!!!!

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#Gumtree’s pre #sunset in #Centralvictoria #Australia a couple of weeks back.

The lowering sun hitting the trunks, branches and leaves illuminates the natural beauty of these iconic #Australian beauties.

I love the #Australian bush and all the colours and hues you observe at all times of the day.

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A domestic #olivegrove consisting of a few hundred trees in #Centralvictoria #Australia… just after #dusk.

These will be ready to pick soon.

The trees will be subject to a machine that will ‘shake’ each of them one by one carefully (and with love!), so that the olives drop on a mat and scooped up into a hopper.

This machine is called a ‘shaker’, funny enough!

We’ve had many a year prior, with dozens of peeps from near and far coming to pick for a few hours over a weekend - and rewarded with a hearty spread, vino and cheer.

Loads of strangers turn up to participate.

Olives go off to a small processing plant nearby and come back as oil. Loads of rain last year which means a bumper crop this year.

This lot will yield between 1000 - 2000 litres this year I think…

Pretty cool!

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Meet this critter, the #orbspider, scary looking, but she’s pretty harmless.

This is a female. They’re the big ones! Males are way-smaller in size.

I saw a heap of these (nearly walked into this one’s web) a week ago, along the #LoddonRiver in #Bendigo #australia.

Australian golden orb weaver:

Found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, northern New Zealand, and New Caledonia.

The female typically grows to around 40mm (1.5 inch), whereas males only reach around 7-10mm (quarter to a third of an inch) in length.

It’s web is normally over 1 metre in diameter. Once built, it never leaves its web.

They’re harmless and not poisonous to humans.

Its main predators are birds and parasitic wasps.

Breeds throughout late summer and autumn, and produces an average of 380 eggs.

The tiny males tie down the much larger females before mating, weaving silk threads over their abdomens.

Sexual cannibalism is relatively rare with this species, however up to 50% of males are cannibalised throughout the natural course of life (and whilst attempting to mate), as ‘prey’.

They’re an edible spider; considered a delicacy in New Guinea. They’re lightly roasted over an open fire. Ummm, no thanks 😳

#altext, first image

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Meet #MelaleucaRugulosa, aka scarlet #bottlebrush!

Its a plant in the myrtle family, and is home to South Australia and Victoria in #Australia.

These ones are growing in #Centralvictoria, namely #Bendigo.

Their red brush is vibrant, and the foliage was lush and green.

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Mid 20’s in #centralvictoria #Australia today, and the sky above the farm tells a story of wonderment and beauty.

Different locations and times (between 10am and 3pm)… #CentralVic.

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This is a #kookaburra sound, whilst stopped off in the #bush - my sister @FannyAnnie is telling boys and dad shhhh! 😂😂 (Btw, give her a follow, if ya wanna!!). Not sure they realised I was recording!

This was at the base of the #melvillecaves in #centralvictoria overlooking the dense bushland consisting of gorgeous #Gumtree’s

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#redfloweringgum are so vibrant when they’re in their prime. The past few weeks has seen many of these come alive, with special blooms of red (mainly) throughout the suburbs of #Melbs.

They bloom right up to May.

It has a restricted distribution in the wild (it’s native home is only the south-west of Western Australia) but it is one of the most commonly planted ornamental #eucalypts.

And bees go wild for these; they must have an abundance of nectar to extract.

Just beautiful.

📸 - #Oakleigh #Australia

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A little research has established this is grandiflora, a hybrid species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae.

Made up of #Linnaea (aka #abelia cross with #grandiflora.

Lovely soft colours. And leaves that are plump and healthy.

These flowers were super fragrant. As in noticeable from a couple of feet away. These flowers look as if they’re produced in clusters, mainly white, tinged pink, bell-shaped, to 2 cm long.

Unlike most flowering shrubs in this suburban (cultivated / managed) setting, the species blooms from late summer to well into the autumn.

This ‘find’ was pleasing, even in the rain!

#Altext included on first image.

📸 - #gardenvale #australia

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Altext: Lovely soft colours, that these small flowers display. And leaves that are green, plump and healthy. The bush itself is about 2 metres wide by 1.8 metres tall, had been well trimmed and shaped last year I suspect, growing behind a white picket fence. Recent rain shows the leaves and flowers have droplets of water. These flowers were super fragrant… very noticeable from a couple of feet away. These flowers look as if they’re produced in clusters, mainly white, tinged pink, bell-shaped, to 2 cm long. They look to me like miniature lilies as they have gorgeous white filaments and anthers.

#redfloweringgum #eucalypts are going gang-busters in #melbourne #Australia atm and the resident #bees are too!

Vibrant, healthy and happy!

Ideal conditions for these trees as we head into the final half of #summer in the #southernhemisphere!

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#Lagerstroemia (also crepe myrtle, or crepeflower) is native to the Indian Subcontinent and also to Southeast Asia, China, Korea and Japan.

I believe my ID app has identified this correctly. I couldn’t get close to this one as it was set back in the front garden of its home in #Gardenvale #Australia.

But from afar it caught my eye and it certainly has the splendour fitting to share with the good folk of #mastodon!

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#Gumtrees are my favourite large growing mass within the flora world.

They’re known as #eucalypts and csiro.com.au reports that there are 934 species of #eucalypt trees native to #Australia.

Gums typically grow to a height of 45 m (148 ft) but may sometimes only be a stunted shrub. Alternatively under ideal conditions, they can grow as tall as 90–100 m (300–330 ft).

IMO, they’re an emphatic statement of strength and resilience.

Gums can withstand prolonged drought conditions and still stand tall and present happy and healthy. Their trunks and branches are normally covered in a thin layer of white bark that sheds annually around this time of year (summer time).

Their leaves vary in size and shape, depending on the species.

My favourite are the shape as seen in these photos taken a couple of days ago near #Melbournes #Botanicgardens. They’re long (elongated), 10+cm (4+ inch) long and 1.5-2.0cm (3/4 inch) in width at their widest point.

Their leaves often possess a slight curved appearance, are usually deep dark green and clumped together, facing downward toward the ground, hanging from their branches.

This specific tree caught my eye. Its trunk is mottled with varying shades of whites, browns and greys. It is also pitted and indented along its entire length.

It really is a beauty

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Dads garden has these lovely #geraniums flourishing in the summer heat… Both pink and red.

Brings back childhood memories, easy to grow but need cutting back after the flowering period so that they come back even more plentiful next year!

#glorious! 🙏💖

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You’re looking at the #Australianbush from a 30 metre high viewing platform in #Bendigo #Australia - #OneTreeHill

For mine, the bush is somewhat of a paradox inasmuch, as whilst it appears harsh and dry, it also looks magnificently lush as well.

I feel this is my true home!

I love this setting… around 35°, so that’s around high 90s Fahrenheit.

This is untainted nature at its best.

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Look at this gorgeous bush shrub… the #juniperwattle!

I checked my flora identification app, and it insisted that this beauty was a #prickly-leaved paperbark but I’m not so sure. If there are any wattle experts out there who can clarify, please feel free.

The bush was teeming with these in #Bendigo #Australia - #onetreehill to be precise.

Unknowingly, silly me was standing on a bull ants nest, and within seconds, I had a couple of dozen of the critters scurrying over my feet. I was wearing thongs. Flip-flops for non-Aussies 😜

And you can only but imagine my reaction. Anyways, it was well worth the couple of nips that I now wear with pride!! 🤣🤣🤣

The wattle fruit is magnificent and just goes to show dry, arid bush plants can shine just as magnificently as any urban flowering plant.

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In general this garden is classed as low maintenance. And for good reason!

Many hot, temperate rural properties / settings require hearty plants and shrubs to withstand the heat, soil conditions and lack of water; sometimes draught.

Not to mention long days cropping and tending to stock, maintaining the multi-thousand acre property etc. Time-poor farmers is the norm in any state or country!

Naturally, indigenous plants do well here in #Bendigo #Australia, however introduced species often (but not always!) need a little helping hand to survive and flourish.

All the same, this garden benefits from a full dam nearby this year, so it gets a good watering. The lawn is a dead giveaway!

Enjoy a few random #farmgarden pics…

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The trusty flora identification app tells me this is #wildgrape.

I’d suggest on this occasion it is correct! It’s definitely a grape vine of some sort. And it’s growing a little wild!!

Looked for early signs of fruit. Or remnants of previous existance of grape. None to be found.

It was lovely on a hot day to walk under this old street verandah in #inglewood #victoria #Australia - I think this building, like many in the Main Street, was erected back in the late 1800’s.

Also couldn’t tell if the shop was still used today as a retail outlet. It had an old sign saying ‘antiques’… I’d suggest not. But as always, I’m happy to be corrected!

All the same, it appears this vine has been around for years and it’s resilience ensures it’s able to shine in all its glory along the shop frontage.

Nature knows no bounds.

#eyecatching

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#olives (Olea europaea) are natives of the #mediterranean parts of #asia and #africa and have been in cultivation for thousands of years.

There is archeological evidence that indicate olives were grown in #crete as early as 3500 BC and olives are some of the oldest living trees in #europe with a few believed to be well over 1,000 years old.

These 500 or so #olivetrees on the farm produce well over 1000 litres of oil, after being picked and pressed nearby.

It’s a young #olivegrove; about 25 years old but has produced a bumper crop during most of those years. Draught however, impacts yield from year to year.

Fruit will start to appear in the coming weeks and harvest will be late March, through to April. There’s usually a large window of opportunity to pick olives in #centralvictoria #Australia. D#And it’s all dependent on weather and the development of fully ripened #olives 🫒

Picking has always been a festive event with people from near and far coming to participate. Once all the hard work is done, food, drink and merriment normally follows!

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Another #oleander (#nerium ) - in beautiful shades of pink.

It is often associated with the #Mediterranean and is mainly cultivated as an ornamental and landscaping plant.

In #Centralvictoria #Australia, they appear to grow well in any soil and setting.

#gorgeous

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This #vibrant #Bougainvillea took my breath away.

Even in the searing heat of #Centralvictoria #Australia, it’s display in this country suburban street looked effortless!

It looks healthy and well hydrated. Almost as if it is in its perfect element.

The purple, contrasting with its lush green foliage (and yellow centres!) really brings this beauty to life!

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