We set off for a drive last weekend not sure which direction we should go, but our noses led the way inland see map below of the route we took. These photos I took along the way. The bottom photo should be at the top, the top photo at the bottom 😉
The 'man fern' below is commonly referred to as Dicksonia antartica, the soft tree fern an iconic, ancient species native to the cool, damp rainforests and wet eucalypt forests of eastern Australia and Tasmania.
Right side of the map is from Launceston and back to Launceston, Home!
Australia seems to have massive open space. All the way no housing?
ReplyDeleteThat drive is a bush /forest drive so no houses there, a lot of Tasmania is farm land but not that area. Within Australia most houses are on the East Coast, the east coast of Tasmania only a few houses or maybe a few more by the beach.
DeleteIn the West of Australia there are houses and the city of Perth but further north in the west only a few large towns due to lack of water and many other things, Angie. It's rather complex.
It's always so good to admire and capture nature through photos.
ReplyDeleteHow magnificent are the soft tree ferns.
I really like the smell of eucalyptus.
Beautiful photos!
Thank you Maria. The bush has it's own good smell.
DeleteSuch wild beauty. I truly felt as though I was watching a documentary. It must have been a fantastic experience to move through such a landscape. I don't know about you, but when I'm surrounded by nature on this scale, I feel small and perhaps that's something we as humans need to feel from time to time. Beautiful photographs. Thank you for taking us along with you on the journey.
ReplyDeleteIt's my pleasure to take you along on our drive. I have never felt overpowered by the trees probably because I'm accustomed to them having in the past walked/played as a child through our bush/forest in various areas of Tasmania, Australia. The trees are tall and of course if one is not used to being in there amid those trees it would or could be overbearing at times.
DeleteThank you.
Oh look at those lovely mailboxes? I enjoyed seeing them, and all your tree photos. Love trees, and ferns that matter. Thanks Margaret! Great map too :)
ReplyDeleteOk re map . Love those mailboxes, have been that way before and have taken photos of them, used the past photos for a blog header a few time, but wanted new photos which I was able to get on the drive.
DeleteThanks Denise.
That fern is beautiful, and those trees are so beautiful! Beautiful Australia!!
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful large ferns found in various areas of Tasmania and Victoria, both States of Australia. Always lovely going for a drive through the bush/forest because of the trees.
DeleteWhat beautiful looking ferns and always nice to see trees.
ReplyDeleteI also liked the mail-boxes.
Many thanks for including the map.
A lovely post.
All the best Jan
It's my pleasure Jan. They are rather large ferns and trees look tall.
DeleteBello paisaje. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteThank you J.P.
DeleteBeautiful scenery.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary.
DeleteThe tree ferns are very beautiful, Margaret. I wish they could grow here. Lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you Marit. I thought of thought you might like to grow the ferns in your garden, the tops are big and they are bare on the stems.
DeleteA nice drive with fine weather. While I've not bushwalked in your state, I think your tree ferns might be more spectacular than our own.
ReplyDeleteLovely weather Andrew, rain since, cool day for a few days then warmer apparently. Some of those ferns are massive, many of our roads go within those ferns. I have in the past walked in the bush many times. I think you have beautiful ferns too.
DeleteAbsolutely gorgeous captures, Margaret.
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda.
DeleteLOVE "Mail Box Row" and those ferns too, I had some in the front yard of the first house we built, after we sold, the new owner ripped out the entire yard.
ReplyDeleteThanks R. Oh my, re your ferns, new homeowners often do things like that unfortunately. Make the garden their own I suppose.
DeleteThat was a very pleasant drive!
ReplyDeleteYes, it was 😉
DeleteBeautiful natural environment. Easy to see you had a great time while you were driving there.
ReplyDeleteIt sure is beautiful, Giorgio. Yes, we did have a wonderful time and drive.
DeleteHello Margaret,
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful ride you had, the nature there is stunning.
I wish you a lovely weekend.
All the best, Irma
Thank you Irma. It was a lovely drive.
DeleteThe trees are big and beautiful. Loved the story about the pony. Your pond was lovely. Keep warm down there. IT is even very cold up here at the moment.
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane. A bit nippy today but apparently is going to be a bit warmer this coming week - most unusual. You keep warm too.
DeleteSeems to me your noses led you in the right direction. The ferns alone were worth the drive.
ReplyDeleteWe usually end up in the country, David but when I come to think of it all places in Tasmania lead to the country.
DeleteDoes the Tourist Route, as marked on the street sign above, go to places you would recommend?
ReplyDeleteWe were in the bush Hels on a gravel road most of the time, and that signs is to help the Tourist choose which way to go and 'see' something that's worth while.
DeleteTo the Liffey, can lead you to the Liffey Falls of the little township of Liffey where Bob Brown used to live on a farm there, it's a farming area and a picturesque drive. You can also go to Carrick which is an old town with a good old Pub built in 1833 and a few other older buildings too. I would certainly recommend both places which you can travel and go off the main highway rather than go the way we went Hels.
Interesante paseo, el helecho llama poderosamente la atención por su magnitud.
ReplyDeleteSaludos.
Those ferns grow tall and so wide and they are bare on the way to the top.
DeleteThank you.
Sometimes the absolute best road trips are the ones where you don't have a solid plan and just let your nose lead the way! Driving inland from Launceston sounds like such a beautiful weekend escape. I had to smile at your note about the photos being in reverse order, classic blogging quirks, we've all been there! Honestly, looking at them backwards just makes it feel like a fun countdown to the start of your journey. The scenery around Tasmania is just unreal.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, Melody - blogger certainly put all the photos in the wrong order but we have all I guess experienced that.
DeleteWe do on this Island have lovely scenery.
Somewhere in South Australia near the historic town of Burra where I think some time ago you featured there is a place with all letter boxes near the front gate to the homestead. This also was the training area selected by US General Douglas MacArthur to train troops for the drive north Darwin and onto Tokyo.
ReplyDeleteAlso to the amazement of the USA there were more Japanese bombs dropped on Darwin than at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii.
Poor citizens of Darwin sure cop the worst of weathers in Australia. Cyclones etc.
I am pleased to report that my gardening skills have improved even if it is a very
small garden in front of my porch
No one in the surf at Terrigal - algae etc all along the beachfront. YUCK!
Cheers
Colin
You have a good memory then Colin, I don't recall posting a photo of letterboxes near Burra, but now you have got me wondering so I will look in my photos and blog for the photo.
DeletePoor Darwin does cop in every now and then.
Yuk! that algae doesn't sound too good.
You small garden sounds nice, if only you could post picture of it or send!
é sempre muito gostoso estar em contato com a natureza
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is and I'm lucky to live so close to the rural areas.
DeleteMoc děkuji za tyto příspěvky, kdy prostřednictvím fotografií můžeme nahlédnout do míst, která si my - Evropané stěží dovedeme představit. Ano, v knihách můžeme leccos číst nebo vidět v dokumentech, ale pohled trvale žijícího obyvatele bývá zase jiný. Jízda po silnici jen mezi stromy, asi mnoho kilometrů, neobydlenou krajinou, je jistě zajímavá, pro mne je nepřítomnost lidských sídel nezvyklá.
ReplyDeleteVěřím, že se můžeme těšit i na podobné záběry, které nás hodně vzdálené seznamují s vaším kontinentem. Přeji pěkný víkend>👍
Thank you. There are so many places within Australia where no one lives, it's amazing for such a large country but so much of it is inhabitable.
DeleteWow those ferns are incredible. So many beautiful places where you live. The mail boxes made me laugh. Thank you for sharing all of this.
ReplyDeleteThey are good ferns, a neighbour has them growing in her backyard/side fence but of course they don't look as good as the ones in the photo in their natural habitat.
DeleteIn many places here there is often a road with many letterboxes at the beginning of the road because it saves the post person going down that road a long way sometimes to deliver one letter.
A wonderful drive.
ReplyDeleteIt was Anne.
DeleteWhat a beautiful ride and photos of the trees and nature are so relaxing. Enjoy the weekend!
ReplyDeleteThank you Bill. You have a good weekend too.
DeleteThere’s something timeless about those ferns and tall gums.
ReplyDeleteYour photos capture that feeling so beautifully.
Breathtaking scenery all along the way.
It was a nice drive among nature, Veronica.
DeleteI wish you a wonderful Sunday, hug Andreja
ReplyDeleteThank you Andreja, you too.
DeleteThe mail boxes look so super cool
ReplyDeleteSometimes I've seen all kind of shapes of letterboxes in a row, each one different but never been in the position to take a photo of them....oneday I will.
DeleteBeh, nonostante siate partiti senza una meta certa, l' istinto vi ha guidato a meraviglia.
ReplyDeleteChe posti spettacolari avete
Thank you Stefania.
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ReplyDeleteNaturaleza en todo su esplendor. Relajante paseo.
Buena semana Margaret.
Un abrazo.
Thank you Laura, you too.
DeleteWow, be careful never to encounter with dinosaurs.
ReplyDeleteAmazing ferns. They look like they belong in Durassic Park with the big dinasours and the little dinos, too.
ReplyDeleteHola, Margaret.
ReplyDeleteMe encantan las fotografías de esos helechos. Son preciosos.
Como pone El hapy Whisk parecen del Parque Jurásico, ja ja ja
Espero que pases un buen día.
Te invito también a pasear por mi espacio.
Un beso.
Dear Margaret your visit to gorgeous forest feels beautiful ♥️
ReplyDeleteSuch a dense and lush landscape brings peace to soul and joy to heart 🥹
I am sure you enjoyed this visit very much!
Trees are special species very close to human heart and have healing properties
Que precioso Margaret, me ha gustado ver esos paisajes. Ando bastante retrasada con los comentarios, pero sabes que siempre vengo. Abrazos.
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