lowering gums

In spite of the lack of water over the past ten years, the flowering gums are looking spectacular this year.

Each time I walk up to the corner shopping centre I walk past these beautiful cream blossoms. The tree is covered in flowers and the dull buzz of the bees hangs in the air on a hot summer day.

I have taken a close-up here so you can see the amazing detail in the blossom.

Vibrant colours, like the red below, seem to shimmer in the heat of a hot summer day and in some country towns you will find avenues of these trees which greet people as they drive into town.