Fungi

My collection of Fungi that I come across while out-and-about. “A fungus is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and moulds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one of the traditional eukaryotic kingdoms, along with Animalia,…

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Koonwarra wetlands

As a follow-up to the previous post, I think that most local people don’t realise the significance of the sign at Koonwarra and I quote from “Victorian Places”:  “Koonwarra is a rural village in South Gippsland, 8 km south of Leongatha. According to Bunce’s Language of the Aborigines of the…

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Tarwin River wetlands at Koonwarra.

The “Apple tree” wetlands at the second railway bridge across the west branch of the Tarwin River a couple of Kilometres from Koonwarra, there is a heavy-duty seat made from an old railway sleeper that before the new highway construction I would sit and ponder at the river flat and…

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