bourbakiaxiom: After the Fire … New LifeThe areas that were…
As far as the eye can see … grass trees flowering
Close and far … grass tree spikes
Surrounding a birnt out old car
Detail on the flower spike
Looking down the stalk of an unusually short grass tree
These are very tall flower spikes…
My brother, providing a sense of scale…
After the Fire … New Life
The areas that were burnt in our devastating fires in early 2015 have now largely burst out in new growth. One of the most spectacular areas I’ve seen within the fireground are these hill sides full of blooming grass trees (Xanthorrhoea species).
These plants were important in aboriginal culture. The flower spikes were used as fishing spears, and the resin from the core of the plant was used as adhesive.
In my earlier post you could see how this same area looked shortly after the fire. The transformation is stunning.
Reposted from http://ift.tt/1Os0sR2.
Tags: so many people, pay so little attention, to things like this, I don't understand why that is, but it feels deeply wrong, not in a you must do this sense, but in an oh my god don't you realize sense, you're surrounded by amazing things, quietly being spectacular, and you look right past them, and by you, I mean me.
