It's the middle of Summer, there isn't it? I would bet that this is a very special place. Very strange looking foliage. Cool, though.

Hi Randee, The foliage is mostly eucalypt trees this one being a red gum, the trees in other snaps you commented on are also eucalypts called mallee which is aooarently very good at reducing the salinity problem, and the roots make great fuel. Right through all the eucalypt varieties in this area in particular (Victoria ((central goldfields))is a lot of Missletoe. I spotted some georgeous flowers this morniong whilst walking in the bush and will take thew camera over later, we are expecting massive bush fires in the coming days, it is dry and hot and windy with lightening as the global warming takes effect, butit makes for some great shots. All thorugh are mines and relics of times past are so profuse they are sticking outof the ground, old bottles, china and the likes There are also a lot of graves dug on site, particularly chinese graves I beleive. the ground is littered with crystals of all kinds, rose quartz, smoky quartz, clear quartz, to name a few. Cheers and thanks for looking through my little gallery Will