The onset of spring has made me feel like a little kid in a sweet shop – everywhere I look there are flowers or buds I want to make images of. I have a current fascination with members of the daisy family that open and close with the rhythm of the sun. This little daisy hadn’t as yet had the full benefit of the sun and its warmth as was taken early in the morning…
We have a frost protection system at work which operates by means of overhead sprinklers. The longer the temperature remains below freezing, the bigger and more dramatic the ice formations. Last Thursday night the early end of winter had a sting in its tail….
Last week I got to see paddocks full of Daffodils – hence the title which is of course from William Wordsworth. Many thanks to Gus, who owns the property and to my friend Liz for taking me there! Taken very late afternoon, just before sunset.
This was last Friday morning – it was an amazing light show with the rays of light sweeping across the landscape from left to right. When I saw this, it was a quick grab of the camera, so taken handheld.
Yesterday there was an amazing sunrise again, but this time there was a bonus! As I watched the light change before the sun came up, a huge flock of Ibis appeared to my left and I realised they would pass right across my field of view. The flocks are beautifully graceful at any given time, but in front of this sunrise – a magic moment!
I often come come home with bits of vines in my clothing during the pruning season – they are incredibly tough, I kept this one in my pocket for the day. This is a lignified (gone woody) tendril, and what ever angle you looked at it, it was beautiful The curls are due to them holding onto the trellis wires.
Pyalong, Central Victoria. These trees seemed to have done battle (and maybe lost?) against the elements…
My favourite ridge, my favourite time of day….
Some people may know this site from the book Picnic At Hanging Rock written by Joan Lindsay which was later made into a film directed by Peter Weir in 1975. It is a place full of atmosphere in the Macedon Ranges in Central Victoria and was created about 6 million years ago as a result of magma setting at a vent of the volcano. It is located in the Aboriginal Wurundjeri territory and was used as a site for male initiation until the indigenous people were forced out by colonial settlers in 1844. The last initiation ceremony took place around 1851 (Wikipedia). I am lucky enough to pass the site on my way to and from work and sometimes due to the local weather patterns, it can look highly dramatic in some lights. I have been waiting for the ‘right’ moment – this isn’t quite it, so be warned there will be more!!
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