A sunny day meant an outing was in order. Mr Pickle suggested we go and explore a nearby national park so we headed to the Organ Pipes National Park.
Wide open spaces and hills to climb.......
A lava formed cliff face of organ pipe like rock formations..........
Long tracks to meander at one's own pace................
Native spring blossoms, interesting moss and trees shedding their winter bark.......so many lovely snippets of nature to enjoy.
The yellow sprig I'm holding in my hand was from a type of bush that was abundant in one part of the park and the scent from these blooms was absolutely beautiful. I'd like to find out what it is somehow as it would be a great native to plant in the garden...... I'm wondering if its Lemon Myrtle but have no idea what that looks like really.
A dragon tree to ride............
Sticks, sticks and more sticks.........
More interesting rock formations. This one is called Rosette's Stone.
The Tessellated pavement.
This was a pretty interesting place and fairly quiet for a Sunday. Wildlife was mostly non-evident though with the exception of some very lovely blue wrens. There was also the rather odd contrast between the tranquil surroundings and the very regular overhead passings of low flying jumbo jets from the nearby airport.
Next time we might head a little further afield and explore Hanging Rock or the Dandenong Ranges.
With Little Pickles ability to just keep on keeping on we are now ready to embark on some bushwalking providing the walk is short enough to allow the requisite meandering and stopping to examine all anthills, animal burrows, spiders webs etc.
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