Fragments from the village - light, ice and horses

 

It has been a week of weather - mostly very cold with wind and rain. Still F and I have found gaps in the weather to do our morning walks to the cove - down to the stone beach but now also including walks above the cove to the far side headlands. The photo above is of me out on one of the headlands - taken by F. The photo below is of me looking up and photographing my shadow on the headland and F by the fence line at the top.

Some nice light on walks.

A few images of the gorgeous local horses.

And some of the snow and hail from one of those very cold days.

Beauty every day.

Wandering with wallabies, birds and orchids

 

I had a lovely time yesterday just watching and photographing (iPhone) two wallabies that were quietly feeding on the grass and garden below our townhouse. The photos were taken through glass windows so not as clear as could be - but clear enough to share and enjoy.

We seem to be heading into darker mornings - my walk this morning was a overcast and a slightly low light affair as you can see from the silhouettes of birds against the sky.

I checked out G's orchids on the way back - a few bits of joy to be had.

Such a contrast to the light and heat of a couple of weeks ago - but it has a gentle beauty of its own

Rain, after the rain and orchids

 

What a difference a day makes - we have finally had a couple of storm showers to give us 34mm of rain, cool the temperature and brighten things up. Even the birds were wondering about the rain - at one time we had 6 currawongs sheltering on the rail on the back deck - opening photo is of 3 taken through the screen door. It did not take the plovers long to check out the morsels in the drain as the rain filled it.

The walk this morning was about freshness and droplets.

G's orchids looked quite lively as well.

A morning that made me smile.

Profusion of blossoms, little visitors and other fragments of beauty

 

The word that came to mind as I walked this morning was profusion - there just seemed to be so many clumps of flowers - so instead of taking detailed photos of blossoms I thought I'd share a few of the profusions.

We have had a few little visitors below our home.

The morning was soft; and I enjoyed the layers of clouds.

G's orchid house offered beauty.

A joy filled morning