Roots and Rocks

The Pilbara is a rocky place.

It's a wonder anything survives.

Consider spinfex and its spines - it makes sense that of the plants that survive in this harsh land, spinafex is the most prolific. It's waxy, and spiny, keeping you at bay, screaming 'back off', working hard to grow in the rocky ground.

So when you see trees, massive trees, fig trees, paperbark trees growing, you know there is the sweet promise of water somewhere close.

But you can't always see it.

The mind boggles at how some of these trees grow and thrive. But grown and thrive they do, sending their roots through the rocks and layers.