Please bear with me as I indulge my passion for the stunning Boab trees. These are my absolute favourite tree. Even better than the Ghost Gums.

They are found here in the Victoria River and Fitzmaurice River basins in the Northern Territory, and, as everyone knows, all across the Kimberley. As it’s the dry season, they have all lost their leaves – being a deciduous tree. They all have a different personality. The shapes vary from classic bottle shape, to quite consistently fat all the way up the trunk, to almost grotesque and deformed. And they all deserve a hug!


I actually hug as many as I can. Could be here for a while – there’s lots of Boab trees!

And just one more…took this on a morning walk with Fergus today.