Spring in Tasmania is always awash in the bright yellow blooms of the wattle trees.

It is one of my favorite times of the year. It’s the hope and light it brings as you move out of the depths of winter. With spring and the flowering of the native plants comes the bold Wattle Bird. They often visit our Tasmanian Waratah tree in our backyard.

A few years back the wattles were ravaged by a little green beetle. They consumed vast forests of wattle and devastated many trees that I thought were dead for sure. But the forest is an amazing thing. It provided for me proof that they are all connected and supporting each other. The following year the wattles did not bloom. This included the healthy ones too. So my Golden Valley home was not golden that year. I believe that the trees were directing their resources to support their fellow injured trees. This year the colour was back. Still not at full force but with some colour. Quite a few of the trees I thought were dead are recovering.

80cm x 80cm

I donate $2 for every tree stitched and sold to Landcare Tasmania

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