YESTERDAY'S WALK

I posted my photos straight from my phone before writing the blog and they have gone on back to front.  Never mind.  It was another hot day so I had organised another bush walk for the Parkinson's Walking Group. It was a shorter walk with the possibility of adding on to it for the more energetic walkers.  As it turned out there were only six of us and we were all happy to go at a gentle pace. It was most enjoyable and lovely and cool in the bush.

Trees and branches are just left to rot naturally unless they are a hazard, this one fell across the small stream.

photos of the stream from both directions taken from a small bridge

it is a lovely path, much better to walk on than a concrete path.

I love the patterns on kauri bark.

lovely new growth on a Punga or Ponga tree fern

I liked this fern growing up the trunk of a small tree.

A smaller kauri with two smaller trees either side

This is the main kauri tree alongside the boardwalk from eye level and looking upwards.

the valley floor from the boardwalk

Someone must have tied this tree in a knot when it was young.  Often done to make a walking stick.