Feel free to discuss any topic of general interest, so long as nothing you post here is likely to be interpreted as insulting, and/or inflammatory, nor clearly designed to provoke any individual or group. Please be considerate of others feelings, and they will be considerate of yours.
Not much to report health wise for a while (until the next dental surgery)...
Today with it being brown and cold out, as we have had little to no snow here in the Northeast, I was just looking through all of the photos from the trip to see Gabes last Easter. One of my favorite photos of all time (that Gabes actually took) was of the Codamine river which is just south of Toowoomba in a town called Pratten in Queensland. I just thought I would share this photo with you, of course credit goes to Gabes good eye and dragging me out of the house at sunrise LOL
I hope you enjoy this as much as I do... That area is such a beautiful part of the world.
No crocs Marliss...matter of fact the only place I have seen crocs in the wild is north of Brisbane in amongst the local waterways. Where Gabes lives which is about 100 miles inland and also at about 2500 feet above sea level, the area is not that much differrent to New England here in the States.
I didn't even get a chance to see a poisonous snake LOL
I like that shot, too - perfect reflections. it reminds me of a lazy summer afternoon, and makes me wonder if the catfish are bitin'. LOL.
By the way, what kinda trees are those? How do they survive without bark - or do they just look as though they don't have bark?
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
The trees are gum trees - to be antomically correct Eucalyptus Gum Trees, there are many variants
some types of Eucalyptus gums are the main (?sole) food source for koala's
Like snakes, in the spring the outer bark peels away and revels a new layer.
I have driven the track over this river crossing about 20 times in the past 3 years.
When i see this photo and some others we took at the same spot, i see the debris stuck in trees, some if it is quite high (over halfway up the tree) which shows the water level this beautiful peaceful river got to in the major floods 13 months ago.
Eucalyptus ( /ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs/)[2] is a diverse genus of flowering trees (and a few shrubs) in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia. There are more than 700 species of Eucalyptus, mostly native to Australia, and a very small number are found in adjacent areas of New Guinea and Indonesia and one, Eucalyptus deglupta, ranges north to the Philippines. Only 15 species occur outside Australia, and only 9 do not occur in Australia. Species of Eucalyptus are cultivated throughout the tropics and subtropics including the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East, China and the Indian Subcontinent.
Eucalyptus is one of three similar genera that are commonly referred to as "eucalypts," the others being Corymbia and Angophora. Many, but far from all, are known as gum trees because many species exude copious sap from any break in the bark (e.g. Scribbly Gum). The generic name is derived from the Greek words ευ (eu) "well" and καλυπτος (kalyptos) "covered," referring to the operculum on the calyx that initially conceals the flower.[3]
Some Eucalyptus species have attracted attention from global development researchers and environmentalists. Such species have desirable traits such as being fast-growing sources of wood, producing oil that can be used for cleaning and functions as a natural insecticide, or an ability to be used to drain swamps and thereby reduce the risk of malaria. Outside their natural ranges, eucalypts are both lauded for their beneficial economic impact on poor populations[4][5]:22 and criticised for being "invasive water-suckers",[6] leading to controversy over their total impact.[7]
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
Thanks for the info. I wasn't even aware that there was such a thing as a tree that sheds it's bark every year.
Australia certainly seems to have the market cornered, as far as Eucalyptus trees are concerned - 700 species of them is absolutely incredible.
Thanks,
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex,
there are quite a few aussie based trees that shed bark, few hundred years ago the bark was used by the aboriginals for housing, of course these days we have corrogated iron.
tea tree bark and/or eculapytus bark was burnt during winter to help clear the sinuses and deal with infection
at my work place, there is a gum tree variant in our main garden, as spring is blooming, it sheds the old bark and reveals branches that are a crisp green colour (like a granny smith apple green), then with exposure sun and the summer rain storms it goes white.
it is trees like this that make spring/summer quite beautiful where i live.
Paula/Shirley, the move from the busy capital city to this regional hub, with the beautiful serene places nearby was one of the best things I could have done, it is very health for the soul and the mind.
Apologies to all for being a bit slack in my inputs to the group, I am in the process of changing one of my meds to reduce/elminate the histamine issues. the change has not been easy, headaches & vomitting is the worst part of it, another week or so i should be through the worst of it
take care
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
Visit the Microscopic Colitis Foundation Website
LOL
