A different light

My time in the cottage this time has again reinforced the contrasting nature of the light in the Highlands.

Though there is often a pallet of greys; there also can be sunshine in the foreground with a squall in the background; of a moon with scudding clouds. On a single walk there can be different skies in four directions. On Friday on our walk to the fishing cove the sun was peering through clods on the right and the moon was periodically appearing from behind clods on the left.

Following are a few random photos of the Highland light.

What's that over there

One of the intriguing things about walking in the half light of dawn is that you discover things but often have a double take. Fiona was telling me about how we often do double takes - like walking along seeing something that looks like a animal on the side of the footpath and then split seconds later realising it was a child's abandon hat. But sometimes the half light just encourages one to notice or question one's vision more.

The following appeared on a recent early walk.

Barry Smith © A strange fungi - no a child's pale blue mouse toy

Barry Smith © A small dog - no a hare - wot a hare in Maleny?

Barry Smith © Of course it has always been there!!

And when I got home I couldn't resist comparing a photo of an actual Satin Bowerbird's bower in morning light with my rusted bower in the increasing dawn light.

Barry Smith © Growing bower - tucked under a bush

Barry Smith © Rusted bower at dawn