Last Tuesday was a glorious morning, the temperature about -4 C and a heavy frost. It was slightly strange as it had warmed enough to start thawing and then as usual at first light, the temperature dropped, but this time dramatically and refroze everything. This was taken just after sunrise with the first low rays of light. I took a heap of images and have only just started sorting so there will be more to come 🙂
The day before yesterday saw a really heavy fog at sunrise (we didn’t actually see a sunrise!). I knew that the spider webs would be beautiful and wasn’t disappointed, but from a photography point of view (excuse the pun), as the light slowly got better so the wind picked up. This shot isn’t as sharp as I would like (also on an old DSLR) but still an interesting web full of beads of moisture. The reflections are dormant vines and the trellis system.
Whilst I missed the festive postings as was so busy (grapevines don’t know it’s Christmas!), I realised that January 12th would be a year since I first started the blog. I would like to take the opportunity to say a big thank you to the people that follow the blog and to those that have taken the time to write comments and liked posts. I enjoy the blogging community and love reading others’ posts. A lot has changed in the past year – one of the biggest was shooting in RAW (I started in film) and look forward to another year of learning!
Here we are psyching up for a week long heat wave while others are freezing – stay safe!
Another couple of images from the zoo last week. This time in the Butterfly House. The texture of their wings reminds me of tapestry work (for which I would never have the patience)…
Summer is definitely around the corner 🙂 The clover is flowering and the bees are out! Poor things were swaying back and forth in the wind (not good for macro!) but good to see….
This was taken at the Butterfly House at Melbourne Zoo last month. What caught my eye was the seemingly prolific number of eggs she was laying (though I’m sure not all were hers)! Click in for more detail – there are a couple of Mealy Bugs on the plant too.
Spring is early – early delicate blossoms.
The heavy morning fogs in autumn add a magical beauty to nature. The water droplets on these spider webs highlight the amazing intricacies and also the skills of their builders.
Yesterday morning I found these three moths all of slightly different colouring sitting on a heavy stone roller. The night before it had it rained a lot and the moths were well camouflaged. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to identify them. I believe they were drying their coats after the rain. It was very overcast but then the sun came through showing their texture beautifully.
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