Mangrove

Much of my walk that last day in Brisbane was along the Brisbane river. Some places were still think with Mangroves. It was difficult to capture how cool it was to walk along a boardwalk through these quiet and dark groves.

Banyan Tree

This is the last tree photo from my trip to Brisbane. While I"ve forgotten names of most of the flora and fauna that I saw on my trip, I think this is a banyan tree.

Giraffe

No really, there's a giraffe in this picture. A green, leafy giraffe.

Dappled Path

This photo was also taken on the long walk during my last day in Brisbane. I loved the dappled pattern the shadows of the leaves created on the path.

Growing on a tree

We have an important announcement to share. Elen, a good friend of Keziah's, loves trees as much as we do, and she is joining the blog! Elen will be posting on the weekends, starting tomorrow. I'm quite looking forward to the trees that she'll share. Perhaps one day soon the three of us will have a chance to admire trees together in person. Welcome, Elen!

Not just a tree

I just couldn't resist showing at least some wildlife.

Fuzzy pink flowering tree

I've been having trouble making time for trees in the past month. Which both defeats the purpose of blogging about a tree a day and means I don't get my therapeutic dose of tree. Whenever I post or come by to look at what Keziah posted, I often end up sighing and relaxing as I look back through our photos. I need to remember that it's ok to take time for trees. So tonight I'm giving myself time for trees. I finally hooked up my external hard drive where I have all my old pictures stored, including many, many tree pictures. In honor of a friend's recent trip down under, I thought I start with tree pictures that I took from my trip to Brisbane in 2008. Although when I say start, I actually mean I'm going to be going back and filling in all my missing tree posts. So take a wander back and see what trees I found in Australia.

Yet Another Brisbane Tree

I walked by this tree every day on my way to and from the conference. The photo doesn't do it justice.

Colorful...leaves?

Not what you typically find in trees in the US.

Along the path

From my walk around Brisbane.

Spring contrasts

It was September -- spring -- when I was in Brisbane.

Another Brisbane Tree

Another tree that caught my eye on my walk around Brisbane.

Look closely

So maybe the tree wasn't my primary goal in taking this picture.

Colorful

Another photo from my trip to Brisbane. There was so much color everywhere you looked!

Unusual in Brisbane

Four years ago, I attended a conference in Australia. I'd never before been down under, and while it was primarily a work trip, I did take a day before and a day after to explore. The day before, I went to a koala sanctuary outside of the city, which had much more than koalas. The last day, I went for a long, long wander, taking many pictures of trees and the city and the Japanese meal that I had for lunch. While I'd love to share my other pictures sometime, for now I'm only sharing trees. This was one of the unusual trees that I passed on my last day in the city.