This is about two walks we did on 29 April. The catalyst for some elements of both walks was Frances' reading material about geology, particularly material about interesting geological sites around Canberra. For the first walk, a variant on one of our usual walks around the suburb of Reid, the geology was in the rock used to build St Johns Church, but the material below follows our path to the church. Here is the route.
There is a lot of foliage colour in the area when looking down from our apartment. This is an example early in our walk.
An historic sight! No idea if anyone still uses it, but given the way Australia Post is reducing services in the area its possible it hasn't been emptied for quite a while.
We were struck by the colours in this damp wood. Perhaps pile it around the fireplace but don't actually burn it.
Not all the leaves have changed. These oaks in Booroondara St are still quite lushly green.
Truth in advertising. I wonder if the phrase in the yellow box is code for "purchaser responsible for demolition costs" or "property subject to preservation order, so look to spend the next decade fighting with the Heritage bureaucracy".
This if from one of the many very informative signs around St John's Church. There is some interesting history in
wikipedia.
Another good sign.
A portrait of the church.
Crimson Rosella uses an attractive headstone.
This is the 'added' sandstone. we spent a few minutes trying to work out how the stone had been worked but is seems to have come from Black Mountain.
I suspect this is also sandstone (of the variety greywacke as listed in this reference, but called bluestone on one of the notices). All quarried on Black Mountain.
An interesting (and sad) story. Following closely on our reading of the fiasco of aerial surveillance around Yarram in WW1 (covered a fair way into
a post) this makes clear that those responsible for military air services in the early 20th century were not quite on top of things.
No idea about this, except it looks interesting!
This house is occupied by some artistic people. The work leaning against the wall is new (to us at least). Hope it is waterproof.
A look across to Black Mountain suggests rain is on the way!
However we set out to Acton Park, parking at 1, to look for Blue-faced Honeyeaters and rock outcrops. The latter was initially mucked up by this fence, running along the shore around 2. The fence has been in position for quite a while: given the time and the number of fence panels this must be a nice little earner - at least for the Temporary Fence Hire mob.
We then went to look for another outcrop, of Acton Shale near the University House Sculpture Garden at roughly 3. We think we found it, but it might also have been rock placed as an artwork. We certainly found 16 Gang-gangs (although the flock had dispersed by the time I had organised my camera).
These two were investigating a spout in a tree with a lot of metal cockatoo sculptures.
Hearing odd sounds from a nearby bush led me to find a couple of female Superb Parrots.
There were also Australian King Parrots in the area.
Finally I had a look round the end of the fence shown earlier. There was the limestone outcrop!
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