Wunya

Albert Memorial

The Albert Memorial (to the consort of Queen Victoria) stands guard over Albert Hall in South Kensington. The monument’s four corners represent the reach of the Empire…

A medium-sized bird sits on a branch of a fig tree with a dense canopy of branches and leaves. Dappled sunshine lights up some foliage below the bird.

Figbird Feeding

This is a female Figbird I photographed on 30th May in the fruiting canopy of a large Small-leaved Fig (Ficus oblique). According to Wikipedia, these birds were once classified as a sub species of Sphecotheres viridis but now considered a distinct Australian species …

Giant fig trees grow next to a playground.

Fig Tree Systems

I’ve been visiting the area under these fig trees at Stones Corner for over 25 years. It started when my children played in the shaded playground …

A split image showing supporting cables of a bridge compared with the supporting roots of a large fig tree.

Feedback and pushback

Yesterday I crossed the river walking over [the Eleanor Schonell Bridge. On the news was a story of a bridge being swept away by floodwaters …

Palm trees line a long-forgotten avenue leading up to a 20th century domed cenotaph.

Cycling with symbolic trees

Since it was the day after Remembrance Day, floral tributes were still visible on the steps of the cenotaph…