Saturday, July 7, 2007

Melaleuca quinquenervia


If you leave my apartment building and turn to the right, a few steps will bring you to this magnificent paperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia) which the Gadigal people call Bujor. Its many uses include lining cradles, wrapping food for cooking, making bandages and disposable raincoats. The young leaves can be chewed to alleviate headaches. I think I'll stick to Aspro Clear.

Also striving towards the sky is the spire of St John's Anglican Church, and a street light.

7 comments:

Joey Polanski said...

I thougt Id chew a leaf,

To get some head relief.

But then I thougt instead,

Id rathr get some--


(*yankd offstage by a giant hook*)

Sara Sue said...

The texture in this shot makes me want to touch it.

Joey is on a roll with his poemskis, ain't he??

Phoebe Fay said...

Beautiful! I like how the spire and the tree seem to be competing in their reach for the sky.

And since it's poemski season:

Paper bark
Won't stop a shark.

The end.

Cissy Strutt said...

Joey wanted some relief
Cause he was feeling crook
The yanking off surprised him -
He was pleasured by a hook.

Sara Sue likes texture
She's excited by the bark
That's why it is so much fun
To walk with her in a park

The smiling shark saw Phoebe
One glance was all it took
But as he came to bite her
He was caught on Joey's hook

Chickie said...

The bark looks like it has faces in it. I like the perspective in the second photo. Neato.

Sara Sue said...

Damn! You're good!

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