Nearly every walk I go on, I am struck by the beautiful grace of the local breed of gum… sadly I don’t even know what it is. They have such creamy skin and such elegant form and the light caresses and upholds them. I have taken so many photos and none really do them a speck of justice. But this one has something better about it so I thought I would post it. Maybe it’s just the late-afternoon yellow in the light. Or maybe it’s those gorgeous contouring wrinkles near the fork. Whatever it is… see if you like it too.
Out of the Cave 
so (wild guess) is that where we get gum? As in, icky sticky stuff.
Loving the light, loojks like you still have some winter sun there.
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They have sap like any other tree. Don’t know if it’s used for anything in particular. We call a whole range of eucalypts gum trees. I am appallingly lacking in knowledge though.
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Yes, it is very beautiful!
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❤️
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What a beautiful tree. I love the twists in the bark.
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A lovely photo. Last time I was in Australia a guy taught me an Australian song (with actions) about gum trees, plum trees and an old rocking chair? I’m ashamed to say I’ve forgotten it, but does it ring any bells? 🙂
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Yes! It’s my national anthem! 😂😂. Okay not really. But it’s an Aussie classic. Home Among the Gum Trees.
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That’s the one. Thanks. I can google it now!
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That is a fantastic picture. Trees are very difficult to photograph but you managed to get that right angle and proportion of the tree. Looks like a tree to hug or dance around. Do the twist.
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Yes indeed. 😊
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Looks like a vampire’s hand.
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🧛♂️
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If you post a photo of the gumnut and the buds, we may be able to help out with the ID. 😊
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Ok. Will check it out on our walk tomorrow. 😊
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I like that expression: ‘gorgeous contouring wrinkles’ : it almost makes you feel good about the crease marks on your face 🙂
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Absolutely! Smooth skin is beautiful, it’s true. But wrinkles are so defining! Especially happy ones. I aim to be embracing of such things. Grey hair, wrinkles… what’s so wrong with them? We don’t dye a greying dog.
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so true; it’s a lovely phrase ; an ode to wrinkles has yet to be written: you’ve made a start 🙂
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That is a gorgeous tree. The wrinkles make it look like it is twisting around in a dance.
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Yes! I agree. These gum trees are dancers, arms upflung in graceful stretch.
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It looks like a brittle gum. That’s the most common pale smooth barked eucalypt around here. They’re yellowish when they first shed their bark, them cream then white then solver before they shed again. I’ve written a few poems about them. 🙂
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Ah… thank you!
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