How Do You Spell Eucalyptus?

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Post author By Claire
Post date October 9, 2007
9 Comments on How Do You Spell Eucalyptus?

Canon 10D, 28mm, f2.5, 1/60, ISO 100

Canon 10D, 28mm, f1.8, 1/60, ISO 180

There is a large section of Mount Usher given over to these tall Eucalyptus trees with their beautiful multi-coloured bark. I got some strange looks from other people walking through the gardens while I took these but I think I’m getting better about not being so self-conscious when I’m out taking pictures. Of course when Eve gets a little older it’ll probably embarrass her no end that her mum is forever hugging trees and hanging off walls to take photographs.

9 replies on “How Do You Spell Eucalyptus?”

Lover-ly pictures. I’m glad I’m not the only one acting the squirrel to get a good shot. The eucalyptus at home was badly planted a long time ago, and swerves up at a nasty angle that has nearly broken my leg more than once jumping off it. I thought I’d comment because of the number tag in your snap, though. When I was working at Annes Grove, I started out conscientiously trying to reunite tags and plants (a marvellous man had mapped the whole gardens at one time, and there was a Book that theoretically told you what each number belonged to), then gave up after a year or two and I still find bereft tags in odd pockets and jars around the place. Cataloguing a garden is more than a full-time job.

Thank you Julian…and thank you for the correct spelling of eucalyptus (I’m going to have to go back and change all my misspellings now)! About the tags, I guess most of us are ignorant of what goes into maintaining one of these gardens. One thing I do like about Mount Usher is that there is a little gazebo with plaques on the walls honouring all the head gardeners going back through the years.

That’s proper order, I think, about the plaques. Head gardeners could teach business folk quite a lot – though I imagine the MBAs with the Art of War on their shelves wouldn’t have time to listen. Spelling, schmelling, I say – it’s a recent enthusiasm (but I.T. forces us to pay attention to it if we want results).

They are stunning trees and so well captured. I wouldn’t worry about what folk think of you photographing trees up close…they probably figure you are a scientist with a Phd in botany!