  I have had two lovely days of bush walking in the Grampians in Victoria and while the official wild flower season is from winter to summer with springtime being the peak time, even now, in early autumn I am seeing a lot of wildflowers and an amazing amount of regeneration following the devastating bush fires in this area, in 2006.  The Grampians region is one of Australia’s richest and most diverse flora areas, It is home to more than one third of the State’s flora with over 100o varieties of wildflowers, some exclusive to this area. The photos are of a few that I saw today and they include the Grampians pink heath, and some everlastings and a Correa.  Here is a photo of an area on the slopes of Mt William, where I hope to go this week. This photo was taken, three weeks after the bush fires showing even the rocks split by the heat of the hot burn. An area estimated to be roughly 50% of the entire Grampians National Park, essentially the entire eastern half, including a large area of mixed bush land and farmland on the flats around the eastern and north-eastern part of the ranges was burnt out.  The greatest joy is to see how well the forests are regenerating after the destruction in 2006. Photos below were taken, today, on my walk in the Wonderland range, through an area, previously burnt out by fire.          Comments Comments are closed. |
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