Another morning, no fog, no wind, bright blue sky but very cold. I had planned to drive to the Silvan Dam, about 15 mins away, as I’ve never been there before and thought perhaps I’d witness steam rising from the dam. When I got there I found I couldn’t actually walk around the dam at…
Category: Australian landscapes
Crisp winter mornings
Well, winter has arrived here in Victoria, but then you probably already knew that from other comments made over the past month or two. Anyway, we had the most spectacular week last week. Cold but not windy and wet. Made for some awesome mornings as the sun rose. This shot is literally just outside our…
Went to the beach and…
When Graham had walked far enough we went back to the car so he could just sit in the warm and watch people passing by. Sometimes I would sit with him and other times I could hop out the car to get shots of different things. Even just of the waves rolling in.
Went to the beach and…
I saw a group of seagulls flying and swooping and making their usual raucous noise. But every now and then I heard a smaller sound, a kind of ‘cheep’ from birds of the same or similar colour and size. Closer inspection showed it was a different bird. My husband thought it might be a Tern…
Went to the beach and…
We noticed a flock of pigeons at the beach. Can’t say we’ve ever seen any at the beach before. I often wonder what it is that makes birds take off together in the same direction and turn direction at the same time too. What is the signal they hear, feel or see I wonder?