Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Winter Floraland

(Random walkies in Woy Woy)

Two posts today. This walkies one and one about the Paperbark Forest.


Golden dildo in full bloom

Golden dildo bloom

Golden dildo in full bloom. Don't know if this is a Banksia or a Hakea. I think you said hakea last time, Erica.


Golden dildo hakeaGolden dildo flower in full bloomGolden dildo flower, all passion spent

....Erect and ready......in full blooming glory............all passion spent


Casuarina in flower

These seem to be the flowers of the Casuarina tree. I've seen a few of them around the peninsula this winter. The trees look brown and like they're dying until you have a closer look. The needles are still green and there's this extra bit on the ends.


Casuarina tree Veron Road Umina

Cauarina tree in Veron Road Umina. The brown bits are it.


Pink kangaroo paw close-up

Pink kangaroo paws in someone's garden on Veron Road. Don't know if they naturally come pink or if they're one of the new cultivars.


Woy Woy Road still fucking closed

Woy Woy Road closure

This is the road yesterday's sign was all about. That fenced bit at the top edge of the road is the collapse. Sandstone blocks on the right, presumably to re-build the bit of hillside under the road that fell away.

The road goes from the station in Bustling Downtown Woy Woy along the railway line, over it, along Correa Bay (Deadmans Bay as was), up over Bulls Hill and past The Bays and up to the F3 motorway, the intercity freeway connecting Sydney to Newcastle.

The collapse is playing havoc with local traffic and causing blood pressure to rise all through The Bays.


Random local photo

Lion Island by Gramarye

4 comments:

Erica said...

not sure - some hakeas are very similar to banksias - whatever it is, it's a blooming big one!

Spike said...

In full bloom it was as thick as the proverbial beer can and a good twelve inches long.

*fans self*

Unknown said...

Definitely a banksia. I'm pretty sure it's a Banksia Ericifolia.

Spike said...

Thank yer kindly, Keith.

Nice Kariong photos you got on Flickr BTW.