This morning I was about to run into the bedroom and wake Husband up to ask him a question about the flame trees, then remembered he wasn’t here. That hasn’t happened to me before and he has been at the nursing lodge for nearly two months. Missing his presence here is a bit of a mixed bag because my nostalgia tends to yoyo back and forth in time to when Husband was well, to when became ill, to when he was well, to when his condition worsened – and so on….
Anyway, I rang him instead and after our usual catching up chatter, and telling him I’d be in later to see him, our conversation went like this:
Me: I’m writing a little blog on the flame trees. How old do you think they are?
Husband: Well over 100 years.
Me: So did you plant them or were they here when your family bought the farm?
There was a rather long pause
Husband: Jules?
Me: Yes?
Husband: I’m not that old.
Well, that gave us both a laugh.
Husband: You’re not very bright in the mornings are you.
Me: Shut up!
Well, here are the flame trees! They are bright red in the winter months and bright green in the summer months. The reason I took this picture was because, during one of my searches for the emus, I thought one of the flame tree branches was an emu. That was probably in the morning too!
jmgoyder 
Julie, I want a picture when they are red next time! Sounds divine! Good on husband that he can still catch your mistakes… and you can just blame stress for the early morning memory shenanigans!
~Lynda
Hey! There’s a Turkey in that last tree! LOL! 😉
I was hoping someone would spot it!
Okay!!!
Hi,
The flame trees are a beautiful tree, in either season, it is a shame they are too big for a standard suburban yard, but I know a couple of people that are lucky enough to have them. 🙂
I love them because I don’t have to water them and they are the only green thing around during the parched summer!
Actually that little nub on the middle tree could be mistaken for the back end of an Emu 🙂
Ah, that makes me feel better!
Oh Julie, Thank you for making me giggle today. I’ve had conversations like that with my Mom. The Tree’s are beautiful I would like to see them red. I don’t believe I have ever seen one, are they only in Australia? (Oh yea, I noticed the turkey in the tree!)
Jo
As I’m not a gardener, I don’t know if flame trees are native to Australia or not. They certainly grow well here but I think they probably originated from England???
That one, I’m not sure of either, I am NOT a gardner….I can kill a cactus without even looking at it…My husband is the gardner. I really don’t remember seeing one in England, I was only there for about 8 years.
From one non-gardener to another – thank you. I’m glad I’m not the only one who can kill a cactus!
Lol. Your conversations with your husband sound a lot like my parents.
Oh thanks for making me feel old (just kidding!!!)
I love those trees! I hope you will post a pic when they turn red!
I certainly will!
Julie, I Love flame trees. Please let us know when they turn red and fall as I’d really love to see that, maybe I could come visit and bring one of my blog-baked treats for you!
I’d love you to visit – bring Donna too!
🙂
LOved that you did that and then shared with us. How old is the farm if the flame trees are 100 yrs old?
They are stunning with their thich branched trunks. Very hobbit like I think. How lovely for the birds of feather. Am I spotting a large bird back at the end of the trees?
Yes it’s one of the Bubbles!
Hahaha! Some times my morning goes well past noon!
I certainly understand that!
How many Willie wagtails can people see in those trees??
Or turkeys in the background?
Oh dear…it tugged at my heart when I read you were about to wake up husband, but he’s not there…
Then I chuckled when I read your dialogue about the 100+ year old trees. Sounds like something I would do. The trees are very pretty, by the way.
Husband is home for the day so that’s great!
Glad to see your sense of humour still shining out, Julie 😀
I love flame trees – they remind me if my childhood
Unfortunately, today my sense of humour went missing but it’ll be back tomorrow I hope. I just posted a sad one – sorry! Yes, the flame trees are magic.