tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704229933093060803.post3073511850443026216..comments2023-08-13T23:21:02.163+10:00Comments on The Birds and The Beads: Dead Horse GapLavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00837170932026113619noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704229933093060803.post-85237151179381021902009-01-09T10:43:00.000+11:002009-01-09T10:43:00.000+11:00Melanie Ghostly is a GREAT word for it! So dramati...<B>Melanie</B> Ghostly is a GREAT word for it! So dramatic, I did take a tonne of beaut landscape pics...how could I resist? I think Id like to go back again in a couple years time, and see how it comes thru, should be interesting to see :)<BR/><BR/><B>Hocking Hills Gardener</B> Thank you very much, I really like this one too! Pity I dont know its name - it seemed familiar to me from my days stateside - I thought it was commonly called Vipers Dreadnought, but a google search has got me nowhere - oh well! Can still admire it LOL<BR/>Thanks for stopping in, Cheers!<BR/><BR/><B>Areeiro</B> You werent the only one! LOL We were surprised that <I>so much</I> area was considered an avalanche area - and having come from an area of the world with lots of mountains - I thought they must be being way too careful about this LOL I scoffed at Australia's inability to handle snow - quite alot - while we travelled thru this area. Aussies are spoiled for lovely weather, so really it makes sense that they be nearly paranoid when it comes to tonnes of snow, I am being too hard on them ;)<BR/>I think its the combination of drought and fire thats doing in these trees - add in the harsh winters and I think I would give up too if I were one.<BR/>YES! YES! I was thinking Vipers' Dreandnought - but found nothing to back myself up on that, that may have been a regional name I do remember also hearing of Vipers Bugloss so let me do a search.....<BR/>.......Areeiro, youve done it again!!! Thats exactly it, oh hooray! Thanks Mate, what a relief, no wonder Vipers Dreadnought got me nowhere - it is in fact Vipers Bugloss <BR/>Heres a link with great macro pics at <A HREF="http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artfeb04/bjbugloss.html" REL="nofollow">microscopy-uk.org.uk</A> (which looks like it could be a fun site to visit as well) Cheers!Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837170932026113619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704229933093060803.post-30354864789057373362009-01-09T02:01:00.000+11:002009-01-09T02:01:00.000+11:00Wow, I did not know you had snow and avalanches ov...Wow, I did not know you had snow and avalanches over there. I'm always thinking of eternal summer, when I think of Australia. However, I do get the purpose of the red pillars now. The trees look stunning, was it drought or wildfire that made them die? The little flower should be a species of viper's bugloss (Echium), at least it looks remarkably similar to the once we have here in Europe. Great field trip pictures Lavender!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704229933093060803.post-62754517783641648212009-01-08T12:56:00.000+11:002009-01-08T12:56:00.000+11:00The blue wild flower is gorgeous. So bright. The d...The blue wild flower is gorgeous. So bright. The dead trees may help as a wind break but are not the best looking sight.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704229933093060803.post-207592915452393362009-01-08T10:13:00.000+11:002009-01-08T10:13:00.000+11:00The top picture made me go wow. I prefer trees to ...The top picture made me go wow. I prefer trees to be living of course but I still find them spectacular when they are dead. These ones look very ghostly.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069547070373964624noreply@blogger.com