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Here is the 19th photo in my daily photo series (notice how I’ve started to contract the name to DPS?):

This photo shows the very green and lush wetlands around Mt Hedlow. We actually decided not to climb the mountain that day because we spent so long talking to the owner. Instead we went for a much shorter walk to a hill with a bit of a view around the area.

For our picnic location this week we chose the Homestead at Rydges, mostly because we wanted to see how the recent 3 inches (approximately) of rain had affected the wetlands. So, as soon as the car had stopped we raced across to the water-tower to see the wetlands. I was a bit disappointed because there hadn’t been enough rain to cover all the wetlands. It was a big improvement over the previous situation, however. See below for photos of the wetlands and water-tower.

Once lunch was finished, we drove the car out and parked beside the road, because whenever we go to the Homestead the walk to Rydges must be done too. On the way I saw two orange seedpods, which I thought would make a fantastic Contrasting Sharply™ photo. However, a photo that I had taken the day before of a dandelion trumped them. Below you can see the orange seedpods.

[tags]Rydges, Homestead, water, wetlands, seedpods, tower[/tags]