Monday 14 May 2012

Our World Tuesday - Victoria Avenue


Australia’s forests are dominated by gum trees – eucalyptus trees – and while these are splendidly beautiful trees, they do not loss their leaves in autumn and so they do not put on a show of colour.
To find the autumn colours that come with the cooler days and longer nights you have to look for trees imported from elsewhere.

Victoria Avenue in Canterbury puts on one of the best displays of autumn leaves near my house.  I pass this street when I drive home – although it unfortunate that I the days I walk home it’s a bit off the beaten track.
I happened to have a camera with me as I was coming home last week, so I pulled into the street to take a few pictures.  I think I may have been a week or so late for the maximum colours – but the street was hardly shabby!


I can’t help but wonder what these street trees do to the value of the houses they shade.  And secondly, I can’t help but wonder on the hell you would get a removal van into the street should you ever need to leave or move in!
You can find more pictures from around the world at Our World Tuesday.
You can find the latest post to my other blog by clicking the Paying Ready Attention image on the RHS of the screen.
Enjoy the pictures.

22 comments:

  1. wow! it must be fabulous drive through these street... Beautiful lanes under yellow haven.

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  2. Victoria Avenue certainly is a beautiful street any time of the year.
    Our autumn leaves have been late in showing colour. many of them fell before they had chance.

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  3. 'course it does, I've loved it for over 50 years. We often drive by when we are in Melb.

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  4. The street is pretty lined with the colourful trees but it truly is narrow, isn't it?

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  5. Victoria Avenue is a beautiful street indeed and I love those golden trees! Terrific autumn captures for the day, Stewart! Hope your week is off to a great start!

    Sylvia

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  6. Beautiful golden colours!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  7. Beautiful shots Stewart, this sure reminds me of Autumn back home...I think that I have a home still! lol Cheers.

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  8. Beautiful autumn colours.

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  9. What golden leafy wonder!

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  10. Beautiful autumn images you show from Australia.
    I like all seasons, but I love autumn, with the gylde colors.
    Wishing you a good day.
    Hanne Bente / hbt.finus.dk

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  11. You certainly managed to find some great autumnal shots.

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  12. I wounder how is that, autumn in May. hope to visit once your side of the world to see and feel upside-down seasons. although I would prefer to come there when we have winter in Europe ;))

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  13. The leaves as well as the bark of the trunk echo the end, before going into winter. Great captures Stewart! Have a happy week:)

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  14. Those are gorgeous -- I didn't know that you had no native deciduous trees -- looks like the imports are doing beautifully.

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  15. What a beautiful perspective. I can't say I miss autumn, now that we're just enjoying our spring but there's no denying its beauty.. which you've captured here.

    Thanks for you visit to my blog. Always nice to see a new face. :)

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  16. Beautiful shots. I do love autumn and I like the smell of eucalyptus.

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  17. I love the colors of that avenue. :)

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  18. Caminha sob este telhado amarelo deve ser muito bom! Lindo! Amei as fotos!

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  19. Have only just caught up with your post from last week Stewart (painting my home - amongst other things - has preoccupied my time and energies!). Wonderful, golden captures - thanks for sharing.

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  20. OH MY!!! Thanks for directing me to this. This is one of the streets I remember from the first 24 years of my life along with the beautiful display we had in our own large yard/property.
    What a stunning display of Autumn.

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