Category: trees & plants

1st Blogiversary!

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!

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About 30 minutes after sunrise. The butterfly was warming itself in the early sun

 

 

Curves

A belated Happy New Year!  It has been a busy time.  I took this a few weeks ago just after the field of hay had been cut and I was struck by the dark curve of uncut grass.  Closer inspection revealed it was a creek that has now dried out – the green strip has now vanished completely.

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Seeds at sunrise

The last two days have been very hot – yesterday was 38 C and so early morning is a pleasant time when it is still relatively cool.  I took this at sunrise today – the grass seeds lit up by the first rays of the day.

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Stark…

Final couple of images from the Pyalong area for the time being. These images were taken with the sky a deep cobalt blue and a very unforgiving light….beautiful 🙂

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A hill of long dried grass
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The tops of the trees are actually burnt hence why they are so dark

 

 

Between a rock and a harsh place….

Another outing to the Pyalong area in north central Victoria.  As I have mentioned in previous posts, I have a deep appreciation of this landscape.  This is only the start of summer, but the grasses have already started to dry and its stark beauty has begun – hence taken in harsh afternoon light.

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Bzzz busy bee!

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….

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Dig in!
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Heavy shopping bags!

 

 

First cut….

I had been watching beautiful clouds all day – the weather forecast was thankfully wrong and instead of the drizzle and cold we actually got a pleasant day.  I took this image on my way home from work this afternoon – first cut of hay for the season. Processed using a red filter to bring out the clouds.

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Misty Mountain…

I took these on my way home from work yesterday afternoon with a long lens (all I had!).  Considering we are about to enter summer, this week has been cold and wet – we are still bringing in wood for the stove.  These are clearing rain clouds on the top of the nearby hills…

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The hay bales have been there since last summer
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I’ve been looking at a lot of autumnal images from the northern hemisphere – these coloured tinges are new spring growth on Eucalyptus trees from the south!

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