Arid Spinifex

An arid environment staple, Spinifex. And a trusty Landrover Defender.

Spinifex Circles

Spinifex rings grow on the edge of the Box Hole meteorite crater, with a shadow portrait for scale.

Spinifex Doughnut

A walk inside the giant Tnorala Crater reveals some of these curious spinifex doughnuts. I remember reading a scientific article on why these patterns of spinifex appear, I can't remember where or why.

Sunset Spinifex

From the fruitful sunset session of yesterday's post comes this shot of spinifex in silhouette.

Greenery

The green shoots of fresh spinifex clumps reaching to the sky from the red rocky ground.

Australia Day In The Spinifex

A walk in the spinifex near Telstra Hill was a great way to start Australia Day.

Field Of Spinifex

A field of Spinifex grass grows tall in the wide brown land near Mount Isa.

Spinifex Seed

Stems of spinifex seed sway in the breeze on a Saturday morning.

Spinifex Pigeon

A Spinifex Pigeon watching closely as the intruder comes near.

Dirt and Grass

Red dirt, green spinifex.

Spinifex Sunset

The orange glow of sunset on spinifex covered hills.

Path To The Horizon

The path to the horizon is lost in the spinifex and hills.

New Life

The rains bring new shoots of young spinifex from their seed in the soil.

Grass In The Wind

There was a moderate breeze when I took this photo and the spinifex stems were leaning gently under the load.