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Trouble Brewing !
This photo is tinged with a little bit of sadness for me. The massive tree in the photo is an ancient old growth Red Bloodwood of over 50m (175ft) height that was here when the first fleet ahem, 'arrived'. It was in the bush at the end of my street where I spent part of my childhood. I didn't...- Chosun Juan
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- blue mountains national park bushland fringe lower mountains old growth summer storm world heritage
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New Holland Honeyeater
A New Holland Honeyeater feeding in a Grevillea shrub showing how it's bold black and white markings provide nice camouflage ...... finally showing the essential link between flowering shrubs and birds :)- Chosun Juan
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- blue mountains national park new holland honeyeater sandstone escarpment wentworth falls world heritage
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In the Pink
A Melaleuca spp with beautiful delicate pink flowers Image Copyright Chosun Juan- Chosun Juan
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- blue mountains national park melaleuca spp shrub world heritage
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Mountain Devil
So called because of the tri-lobed hard woody seed pods that adorn these shrubs. Nectar laden flowers beloved of the Eastern Spinebill who has evolved a specialist long curved bill to better access the flower's treasure trove in competition with other honeyeaters...- Chosun Juan
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- blue mountains national park honeyeater mountain devil nectar sandstone country shrub world heritage
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Waratah
A beautiful large nectar laden flower beloved of honeyeaters and pigmy possums, held on an emergent stalk, of the Sandstone country of Eastern Australia. Also difficult (but ever so rewarding! :) to grow in cultivation, requiring full sun, yet sheltering from summer heat, needing moisture...- Chosun Juan
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- blue mountains national park creekside flowers honeyeaters sandstone country waratah world heritage
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Christmas Bells
'Christmas, Christmas Bells It's Christmas time in the city Ring-a-ling, hear them sing Soon it will be Christmas Day' https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PZeAImrvtqw Beautiful delicate red and yellow tubular bell flowers of the swamps of the Upper Blue Mountains escarpment heath and sedge lands...- Chosun Juan
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- bing crosby christmas bells flowers hanging swamps national park upper blue mountains world heritage
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Valley of the Waters Falls_close up
OK :) last one I promise! :-O ..... I 'll stop showing off this beautiful spot after this .... humour me - it was a 5hr circuit after all to walk down by the steep cliffs of Wentworth Falls, along the National Pass track (now closed temporarily due to rock falls) , and along to the Valley of...- Chosun Juan
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- blue mountains national park grotto rainforest valley of the waters waterfalls wentworth falls world heritage
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Valley of the Waters Maiden of the Rock Pool
A closer look at the Maiden :) Image Copyright Chosun Juan- Chosun Juan
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- ancient blue mountains national park grotto maiden pools rainforest spirits valley of the waters waterfalls wentworth falls world heritage
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Valley of the Waters Maiden
Can anyone else see the head of the indigenous maiden with the Grace Jones haircut! :) at the bottom of these falls .... ? Image Copyright Chosun Juan- Chosun Juan
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- ancient blue mountains national park grotto maiden rainforest spirits valley of the waters waterfalls wentworth falls world heritage
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Wentworth Falls Wide
A wider perspective from below the main Wentworth Falls proper, showing the harder ironstone layers of the falls, and the eroded sandstone amphitheatre adjacent. This south facing sheltered chasm, constantly bathed in misty spray and moisture supports a magical emporium of lush rainforest...- Chosun Juan
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- amphitheatre blue mountains national park creek lush main falls misty rainforest spray wentworth falls world heritage
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Wispy Wentworth Falls
Wentworth Falls in wispy mode showing a multiple shower of fine wispy falls in early afternoon light - in the sometime high winds of the area these can be blown upwards! and gently mist the entire chasm with constant spray allowing the growth of lush rainforest in a sometimes harsh mountain...- Chosun Juan
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- blue mountains national park mist sandstone escarpment wentworth falls world heritage
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Prelude ....
An upper cascade of Wentworth Falls proper is just a gentle prelude of what is to come ..... :) Image Copyright Chosun Juan- Chosun Juan
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- blue mountains national park creek pool upper cascades wentworth falls world heritage
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Golden Rock Falls
An unusual perspective from the top of these falls gently flowing over the light hitting golden coloured rocks just so (different igneous rocks in the sandstone and some various algae covering). This little cascade is further down the Valley of the Waters again, so brought to you after the...- Chosun Juan
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- blue mountains national park grotto rainforest valley of the waters waterfalls wentworth falls world heritage
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Valley of the Waters Falls
A beautiful cascading fall further down in the Valley of the Waters, Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains National Park --- well worth the hike down the steep stairs to feel this wonderful cool beauty :) Image Copyright Chosun Juan- Chosun Juan
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- blue mountains national park cascades rainforest valley of the waters waterfalls wentworth falls world heritage
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Empress Falls pool
A beautiful cool pool at the bottom of Empress Falls in the Valley of the Waters, Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains National Park ...... perfect for 'Rock Lobsters' :-O Image Copyright Chosun Juan- Chosun Juan
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- blue mountains national park empress falls grotto rainforest valley of the waters waterfalls wentworth falls world heritage
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Touch the Sky
One of those beautiful misty mountains mornings where the clouds just collide with the escarpment and you can literally just reach out and 'touch the sky' :) Image Copyright Chosun Juan- Chosun Juan
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- blue mountains national park mist sandstone escarpment wentworth falls world heritage
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Mountains of the Gods
A carpet of early morning fog blanketing the Jamison valley has left the 3 Sisters, Kings Tableland Escarpment, and Mt Solitary majestically towering above like God's ..... Gotta love the changing weather, light, and sights of the Blue Mountains :) Image Copyright Chosun Juan- Chosun Juan
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- 3 sisters blue mountains national park echo point katoomba mt solitary sandstone escarpment world heritage
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Hanging Swamp
The hanging (and valley floor) swamps of the Upper Blue Mountains are an endangered ecological community, some containing ecology that exists nowhere else on earth ..... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamps_of_the_Blue_Mountains Image Copyright Chosen Juan- Chosun Juan
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- blue mountains national park endangered ecological community hanging swamps world heritage
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Tenacious Tree
This is not the most tenacious tree in the world ...... this is just a tribute ..... What a remarkable will to live - holding on to thin air on this windswept escarpment- Chosun Juan
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- 3 sisters blue mountains national park sandstone escarpment will to live world heritage
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Lincoln's Rock Sunset
This flat topped rock on the sandstone escarpment of Kings Tableland Wentworth Falls is a favourite for Mountain's residents and visitors alike, offering views, solitude (sometimes! :) , and magnificent sunsets. It was also a favourite of famous mountain climber Lincoln Hall and his wife. With...- Chosun Juan
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- aboriginal blue mountains national park golden light kings tableland lincoln's rock sandstone escarpment sunset wentworth falls world heritage
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Golden Hour
Amazing golden colour taken on by the sandstone escarpment during the last rays of light of the afternoon.- Chosun Juan
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- blue mountains national park golden kings tableland light sandstone escarpment spirits wentworth falls world heritage
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Hey Sister Soul Sista
The big Sister - "Meehni" ...... 3 Sisters - Blue Mountains National Park. Image Copyright Chosun Juan- Chosun Juan
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- aboriginal legend blue mountains national park golden light sandstone escarpment spirits three sisters world heritage
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Three Sisters
A dramatic part of the sandstone escarpment of the World Heritage listed upper Blue Mountains National Park. Aboriginal legend has it that 3 sisters ("Meehni", "Wimlah", and "Gunnedoo" ) were turned to stone by an elder to protect then from marrying 3 men from a...- Chosun Juan
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- aboriginal legend blue mountains national park golden light sandstone escarpment spirits three sisters world heritage
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