Thoughtfactory: Rhizomes

bark, trees, roads, bushland

Depledge Rd, Waitpinga

This picture of roadside vegetation was made on an early  morning poodlewalk on a dusty road in Waitpinga with Kayla:

I have avoided walking in the bush or the country roads this summer because of the brown snakes. 

KI Wetlands

A dead tree in the wetlands near American River on Kangaroo Island in South Australia.  Whilst  there on a brief holiday I returned to  areas that I knew from previous visits as well as  quickly  exploring new ones.  

The wetlands near American River   were an area that I'd previously visited. It had pretty much dried out,  and sadly, many of the trees were dead. 

on Jagger Rd, Waitpinga

This photography a roadside tree  on Jagger Rd in Waitpinga is  from the archives. It was made whilst I was on a poodlewalk, or more accurately, I'd scoped the tree  whilst walking with the poodles in the afternoon, and I came back  latter to photograph it with the 5x4 Linhof Technika IV. 

I was interested in  photographing the roadside vegetation at that stage, as  this vegetation  was part of the remnants of the native bush in the predominantly agricultural  landscapes.   I'd noticed  that the roadside vegetation was slowly disappearing.

Kuitpo Forest

This picture was made whilst I was walking the poodles in the  Kuitpo Forest  after they had been clipped at the Mt Barker Dog Grooming Salon.  We pass the Kuitpo  Forest  on our way back to Encounter Bay,  and it is a good afternoon walking area for the poodles.  

The picture was made in 2015. I haven't made any film images in Kuitpo  Forest   since then--just digital ones.  

Inman River

Made whilst on a recent  poodlewalk around the Inman River in Victor Harbor with Suzanne. 

 The Inman is one of the two rivers that flow through Victor Harbor. The other one is the Hindmarsh River. 

roadside tree, Waitpinga

This tree is roadside vegetation.  It  is on Baum Rd, Waitpinga. Baum Rd is a back country road that I often walk along on our poodlewalks. 

The photograph was made in the autumn of 2018. I have photographed it before, but I've never been happy with the results. So I had another go recently. 

winter, Lake Alexandrina

on the southern edge on Lake Alexandrina near the entrance to Lake Albert:

 The  two lakes are known as the lower lakes located in the Fleurieu Peninsula.  The river Murray flows into them before it flows out of the mouth into the southern ocean. 


tree, Jagger Rd

This was made in 2011 on a poodlewalk along Jagger Rd in Waitpinga:

 You walk up a rise with farmland on either side. The road side vegetation is sparse.