Some tree geeking; the blue-black stained wood is associated with metal bolts placed into the tree. Note that the staining is confined to the wood at the time of the wound. The wood that has grown over them (new wood) is clear - demonstrating the trees seal, they don’t heal. #nature #science

Aoraki / Mt Cook the Cloud Piercer - piercing clouds. At over 3,700m (12,000’) it’s the highest mountain in the Southern Alps #mtcook #aorakimountcook #photography

A sure sign that spring is on the way, Magnolia campbelli, and new born lambs in the fields… this is New Zealand after all
#spring #flowers #naturalbeauty

From the outside looking in - Melbourne just over the horizon at 2AM #photography #photographysonbluesky

Beauty in the eye of the beholder - witch’s broom (a localized proliferation of short shoots). I think it’s wonderful. #blueskyphotography #trees #lovenature

We now have a chimney pot in our garden. Happiness in simple things. #blueskyphotography

And with that Christmas was packed away until summer #midwinterchristmas

Pōhutukawa doing what pōhutukawa do - thriving and surviving #trees #nature

This is one of the many chestnut trees called Humphrey. I have no idea why they are called that, but I do like this guy (Dunedin Botanic Gardens. New Zealand)

I worked on this tree (Mataī - Prumnopitys taxifolia) over 20 years ago. It was falling apart then and it still is now, but I’m falling apart faster…