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Published: 2017-11-14 01:06:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 432; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 0
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One of my all time favourite shots. I'm not entirely sure why but I just really love this foggy scene. It's off the side of the road somewhere near Tanybryn which is between Apollo Bay and Forrest in the Otways, VIC, Australia.There are a lot of old farms out there and when people first started farming the areas they often brought with them European trees to make it feel more like home. Because of this you can be driving through gum and tree efrn forests and then suddenly come across little patches like this with Fir trees and Willows. Because of the altitude they tend to fair a bit better too rather than withering away in summer.
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I remember that coastal drive from Apollo Bay, eventually to Port Fairy, and the sudden appearance of non-native trees.Β
Nice image, Rachel.
David
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Ah you drove through my home town and its long line of weird Cypress pines then
Many thanks David
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David
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It is indeed, I'm glad you like the area.
Fun fact about the pines that you see in Aussie towns. They were planted on the main street of many towns after WWI for the fallen soldiers.
That's why when you go through towns in Australia you find lines of pines. As an example there's a place near where I live called Modewarre that has a line of pines and each holds a plaque with a name of a soldier on it.
Just a little piece of history that I thought would be worth sharing
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We came across commemorative gardens with trees for the Fallen in several places, Rachel. We were very moved by the idea. History tells us that there will be a lot more trees to be planted. In the UK, the normally form of commemoration is a stone, usually granite, monument with the names inscribed. There is one just up the road from where I live in Bramhall, and another just down the road from my cottage in Auchencairn. If you look about here, such monuments are everywhere. All very poignant.
David
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