The hillside above Tobruk Avenue (a track in the national park) was covered with gold from the thousands of flowering Pultenaea scabra (Rough Bush-pea) shrubs. This was after a controlled burn-off in the area about a couple of years before.

This picture was taken in the spring of 2002 in the early afternoon. By 2012 the numbers had decreased significantly.

Looking down Chandlers Track from the top of Chandlers Hill, a part of the Dandenong Ranges National Park adjoining the eastern suburbs of Boronia and The Basin. Small, grassy clearings off this track provide inviting spots for picnics.

This picture was taken in April, in the middle of autumn.

Not in the picture but nearby is a small colony of Kangaroo Apple (Solanum aviculare) shrubs, fruiting profusely, provided a splash of colour in this otherwise resting landscape.

It was early October, and the northern slopes of Chandlers Hill above Hansen Track were ablaze with the yellow and red flowers of Pultenaea scabra (Rough Bush-pea). This plant is most abundant after a fire.

This time the yellow flowers which blanket this hillside belong to Daviesia ulicifolia ssp. ulicifolia (Gorse Bitter-pea), a very prickly plant. This sunny spot is located about 450 metres east of Chandlers Hill, between Tobruk Avenue and Tyson Track.

Tobruk Avenue is now just a track through the national park, although the lingering remains of old house sites could still be discerned along it.

The bright blue flowers visible in the picture belong to

Comesperma volubile (Love Creeper).

A view of the hill slope on the western side of Chandlers Hill. This picture was taken in early January 2015 from Outlook Track. Some trees still show signs of a bushfire, probably from one of the fuel reduction burnoffs conducted by Parks Victoria.

The track visible in the picture is called, whimsically, Kero Tin Hut Track. The track leads, via Danieda Track, from the Alpine Track gate off the Mountain Highway to Clarke Road in Ferny Creek.

Here I am looking back the way I had come.

The first time I saw this spot along the Kero Tin Hut Track, I was captivated. It looked like an abandoned landscaped area, probably an old house site. There are several large, mature trees here which I couldn't identify.

Unfortunately, there are also lots of weeds, including holly and lots of maples. This picture was taken just before I tackled the ivy climbing up some of the trees.