The weather is becoming warm and sunny, The days have been so nice that I have taken Bill a little further afield from the village for his daily walk. Last week we ventured out to Lake Dennis in the next suburb, Daisy Hill. Lake Dennis is named after a pioneering family of our district. James Dennis immigrated from Cornwall in1864. He married Mary Ann Markwell in 1867 and they had 18 children, not all survived. They acquired over 800 acres. They named it Daisy Hill after their daughters found a native daisies growing on the hill. When the land was passed onto son, Frank, he built a dam wall and after the first heavy rains the dam filled and has been there ever since. This is where we walked today.
On the way back to the car we passed this huge Bunya Pine Tree. (Araucaria bidwillii) It is an ancient, evergreen, conifer native to south-east Queensland, Australia. They have a huge seed cone that fall during summer and autumn posing a safety hazard. They have been bush tucker for indigenous people for years. The cone can be split open for the large seeds that can be ground into flour. The seeds are like huge pine nuts.
The female cone is as big as a football. (from the web)
Bunya seeds (from the web)
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