From Lofty, who says: A couple of pics of the bottom 10ft of the Manna Gum behind the house. The old bark detaches in great crinkly sheets every year and leaves behind a mottled surface with tiny defects.

Gorgeous trees, and that wood! There’s some fabulous insect engraving there.  Oh, that would make an extraordinary walking stick.  (I have more than enough of those, all hand made, but still…jealous.) Thanks, Lofty! Click for full size.

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