Autumn.
She Oak's song.
Burnt black and brittle.
Overhanging Rock. Tall tree ferns.
Casuarina Stairway. Flat Rock opens out.
Waterfalls and creek. Dense ferns of green and russet.
Lyrebird track. How I love to be. Walking. Sydney Middle Harbour. ~Ally.
Today's 'Color Challenge for Steemians' as presented by 
A wonderful time to share some of my green impressions of Garigal National Park: One of the most pristine wilderness areas of Sydney's Middle Harbour.
Come with me along Carroll Creek on my treck to Davidson Reserve and back again ~ With 'You See ~ I See' as presented by 
You See.
A green thicket of ferns on the bank of a stream.
Reflections of the ferns in the dark water. All is still.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 125: 35 mm: f/5: 1/40 sec.
I See.
But is it really still?
The long downhill fire trail: Rough breaking-down bitumen. How long will it take for nature to reclaim it?
Suburban traffic noises fading already. Calls of birds more audible now.
She Oaks: Blackened trunks. Scraggy brambles. Must have been fires through here not so long ago. But signs of new growth.
First glimpse of Carroll Creek down below. Swinging around the bridge gates. Onto the bush track at last.
Walking under Hanging Rock. Ancient vibration. Gigantic tree ferns. Bright blue sky.
Approaching Flat Rock. Beautiful expanse of rock: Breathing in this new and unexpected impression, after being surrounded by dense bushland for a few hours.
Sitting on a huge fallen log. Sunshine. Warmth. Avocado. Bliss.
Meandering over to look at the creek. SO green down here.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 200: 35 mm: f/5: 1/30 sec.
I See.
A beautiful rock covered with velvety green moss.
I have a wild imagination. Feelings arise: Everything from primordial fear of what may be lurking, watching me from the shadows ~ To a deep serenity of being alone, alone with my Creator.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 320: 35 mm: f/5: 1/30 sec.
I See.
An icy cold stream. Still flowing after weeks of no rain. Mossy banks and lush ferns.
Beautiful dappled light flitting through the birches. Tiny finches.
Moss covered rocks and logs. Stepping stones across the creek. Another track for another time perhaps.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 500: 35 mm: f/5.6: 1/30 sec.
I See.
A series of small waterfalls. Singing water.
A time when the people most attuned to this land, lived in harmony with each other and this environment.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 400: 35 mm: f/4.5: 1/50 sec.
I See.
Mangroves on the edges of the widening creek.
Green and muted tones of purple. My favourite colour combination.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 400: 35 mm: f/8: 1/30 sec.
I See.
The track steepening. Looking down onto the muted jade green creek.
Scraggy scraggy bushland. The ultimate un-manicured garden.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 250: 35 mm: f/9: 1/30 sec.
I See.
Green leafy foliage. Down to the mangrove edges.
Where does the creek finish and the inlet opening out to Sydney's Middle Harbour begin?
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 200: 35 mm: f/9: 1/30 sec.
I See.
Soft green native grasses. Whispering of the past.
Falling trees returning to the earth. Nature's eco systems.
Photograph: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
SONY Mark2 A7: ISO 200: 35 mm: f/9: 1/30 sec.
And now. What do you see when you look at the first image?
Can you sense the delicious feelings that arise when totally alone in the Australian bushland?
The contrast of landscapes: From cool ferny banked creeks to scraggy impenetrable jungles?
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