Late Winter

As Spring approaches, more colours are showing at the park.
This visually pleasing landscape is very close to our home - Little Leaf.

Sadly I have only started to appreciate trees at this age, while most children in the European countries are exposed to the nature at a lot younger age and they grow up learning a lot from the nature too. 

Growing up in a city with towering apartment blocks and man-made gardens, it has never come across my mind how vast the world is beyond these concrete walls! I hope it is not too late for me to learn now. Fortunately I have a walking encyclopaedia at home who can teach me about native trees and wild flowers =)

This is the beauty of late Winter-early Spring in Queensland.

I don't know what sort of species this tree belongs to. They are not jacaranda or flame trees.

Hmmm... will have to look it up from the internet soon.

These red clusters are actually not flowers...

The leaves are still in the middle of transiting from green to red.

Queensland may have a great weather - sunshine throughout the year - but she has never been popular with idyllic countryside. Although this landscape is nothing to compare with what Japan or the UK could offer, I am still glad I have seen some of the most beautiful part of where I live =)

I realised the nature helps to relax my mind after a long stressful day at work.

I hope these pictures bring a smile to your face too!

Have a wonderful day ^______^