Since it has been so windy here lately, I thought I would go for a walk beside the river in a park called "the Esplanade". There is a grove of Eucalyptus trees there that give me a lot of pleasure, as I love the way the bark strips off some species, and others the bark is really interesting. I am trying to learn more about them, and hopefully incorporate them in my art, as I am also aware of their magnificence when I am in Australia.
I was busy picking up some gum nuts and bark from under a tree when a young couple came up and asked what I was going to do with them. It turned out the young woman had done a lot of dyeing with eucalyptus leaves as she was a designer of Eco clothing. Such a worthwhile aspiration, hope she does well. She showed me a Silver Dollar Gum that was shedding leaves of the most wonderful red and grey hues, so we both picked some up and went on our respective ways!
I was busy picking up some gum nuts and bark from under a tree when a young couple came up and asked what I was going to do with them. It turned out the young woman had done a lot of dyeing with eucalyptus leaves as she was a designer of Eco clothing. Such a worthwhile aspiration, hope she does well. She showed me a Silver Dollar Gum that was shedding leaves of the most wonderful red and grey hues, so we both picked some up and went on our respective ways!
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