Soak

Photo of a tall gum tree, the golden colour of the sunset on it. — Gum tree at sunset

Soaking up sunshine
basking in the winter glow
gum trees in the park

Down Under

Photo of a typical landscape: dry grass, a deep blue sky with green hills in the background, a few gumtrees and kangaroos lazing on the grass.

Cloudless deep blue skies;
quintessential down under:
parched kangaroo grass.

Head first

Close up photos of the leaves of a red gum tree.

Earthy, floral smells—
hiking in this bush country;
my walk in wardrobe.

Happy

photo of the afternoon sun filtering through a giant gum tree

Permeates through leaves,
nature’s antidepressant:
afternoon sunlight.

Great war

Photo of a suburban road with a line power poles on one side and a row of gum trees on the other. — A Stobie pole is a power line pole built using two steel beams with concrete in between them. It was invented by James Cyril Stobie as an alternative to traditional poles due to a shortage of suitable timber in South Australia. It’s still widely prevalent in the state and some other Australian cities.

Facing off in style:
gum trees versus Stobie poles,
a battle for life.