Comments on: Adelaide, Autumn and the Mount Lofty Botanic Gardens

By: Red Nomad OZ

Red Nomad OZ — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 00:22:28 +0000

Thank you Chris! Perhaps I picked up the random object photography thing from you after our interview all those years ago 😀 Actually, I think it was driven more by the limitations of my camera – if I couldn’t get the all-encompassing killer landscape shot, I may as well go for the macro!!!

By: Red Nomad OZ

Red Nomad OZ — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 00:19:12 +0000

In reply to Chris Rohrer.

Just between you & I, Chris, someone once told me that labels were a cool SEO trick. Does it work?? Don’t know!! But I find it irritating to visit other blogs who DON’T tell me where the spectacular places in there photos are – what if I want to visit because the photo is so great?? And I’m not saying ‘fall’, I’m saying ‘autumn’ – that’s the Aussie version of ‘fall’, probably because there are not quite so many falling leaves 😀

By: Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:41:56 +0000

So beautiful. And I love those Oak leaf pics. That’s exactly the sort of thing I take pictures of.

By: Chris Rohrer

Chris Rohrer — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:32:06 +0000

I love that you label all of your places visited. It’s so weird you’re saying fall when we are celebrating spring. I use “celebrating” carefully. The temps this year have been running a bit hot! I hope that doesn’t translate to an even hotter summer. Enjoy! Love your photos and your adventures out. Chris:)

By: Red Nomad OZ

Red Nomad OZ — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 02:41:41 +0000

In reply to diane.

I’ve also been impressed by the autumn colours in Bright, Diane!! Bright is a little like Adelaide with the main settlement on the plain and mountains all around – but the Victorian Alps are MUCH higher than the Adelaide Hills!!

By: diane

diane — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:28:33 +0000

Wow a little bit of the northern hemisphere Fall right in our own backyard. Beautiful colours and photos. I remember being impressed with autumn colours in Bright, Victoria.

By: Red Nomad OZ

Red Nomad OZ — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 07:58:28 +0000

In reply to Iris.

It’s not so common to see colours like this down here, Iris! The colour RED is usually just part of the landscape ie in rocks, sunsets etc etc!! I hope this makes you appreciate what you get in autumn even more 😀

By: Iris

Iris — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 15:39:30 +0000

This post made me smile, of course.
I always do appreciate our autumn-colors, but it´s really nothing special, I just grew up with it.
Refreshing to see how you go for it, Red!
Especially whilst here spring finally kicks in, getting colorful in such a different, more promising way!
Don´t we just love life and nature? 🙂

By: Red Nomad OZ

Red Nomad OZ — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 09:57:21 +0000

In reply to river.

We are only in the foothills, River, so it’s a real treat to visit the ‘real’ hills ie the higher parts! The Rhododendrons are awesome in spring – it’s SO worth a visit then too, but autumn is now my favourite! Until next season 😀

By: Red Nomad OZ

Red Nomad OZ — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 09:53:53 +0000

In reply to Andrew.

Thank you Andrew! The autumn colours have started here, but I’m not sure how much of the Mt Lofty Botanic Garden is ablaze yet – I hoped to inspire a visit with these pix! I’d love to re-visit the Dandenongs – you don’t really appreciate places like that as a child 😀 And the beauty of Adelaide (apart from its near-perfect autumn temperatures) is its proximity to pretty much everything!! There’s some awesome properties in the hills, but the hazard is always fire with this year’s fire wiping out a lot of homes, and Black Wednesday (1983) destroying a lot more. I visited part of the fire zone near my home for the first time since it finished and the devastation, especially of places we used to go walking, is awful – but it’s 3 months down the track and already some plants are returning. Could be a good orchid season!! Hope your weekend is going well, my friend!