rippling...

view of Westernport Bay waters at Hastings...



rippling 
threading the glitter
of stars


Linking to:
Wednesday Waters

still plain of water...

a view of Westernport Bay waters at Hastings...


still plain of water
lightly ruffled by
a cruise


Linking to:
Wednesday Waters

mangroves and boats...

skies over Westernport Bay at Hastings...


mangroves and boats
adapting to
a serene lifestyle


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday

seafarer...

little boat at rest at Hastings on Westernport Bay...


small sailor
gathering strength for
big journeys


Linking to:
Water World Wednesday

a view of boats...

View of the Westernport Marina at Hastings


so many boats
waiting for 
so many journeys


Linking to:
Water World Wednesday

gathered masts...

moored boats at Hastings on Westernport Bay....


waiting
for new water journeys and
reflecting


Linking to:
Water World Wednesday

Beach Skies

Beach skies recently one summer morning at Balnarring on Westernport Bay


endless summer skies
etched with spindled threads of
naked trees


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday

Hastings Pelicans

Pelicans at Hastings on Westernport Bay


fishing
and your fishing is
our pleasure


Linking to:
Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday

summer skies a year ago...

A year ago, summer skies looked like this at Hastings, Westernport Bay.
Today, for the third day in a row, they are a murky grey and the air is cold.


mangroves in
the arms of the bay
relaxing


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday

where Spring clouds are low...

A view from Hastings of Westernport Bay with some mangroves in the foreground.


where Spring clouds are low
where waters whisper
mangroves sigh


Linking to:
Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday

Spring Skies Over Hastings

Between many heavy rain showers, the Spring sunlight briefly appeared.
I was driving from work and near Hastings at the time.
This one of a few photos I took of Westernport Bay before the next down pour.


like royal icing
spread temptingly over
a glorious cake


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday

Waterfront Cafe

This large cafe faces Westernport Bay near Hastings pier.
It used to be called Pelican Pantry and acted as a training cafe run by the council and Chisolm TAFE.
But with a new owner since July last year, it's now refreshed and renamed Waterfront Cafe.


a sign of change
refreshed and re-vitalised
a new wave


Linking to:
Signs, Signs

G is for Gunnamatta Bay...

G is for Gunnamatta Bay...
(Continuing my series on the Mornington Peninsula)

Gunnamatta on Westernport Bay is best known as a place to surf.
This photo was taken at the end of May - beginning our Winter season.
Clearly, cold is no deterrent.


The waves are usually rugged to huge with a strong undertow or two.
Not really an ideal place for swimmers but a challenge for the surfing addicts.


The view afar is often shrouded in sea mist from the pounding surf.


Most surfers are male.
But often their families can be seen watching them from the shoreline.


And some watchers are the surfers - those just arriving and "testing the waters" or those simply taking time out to watch the competition.
This is a special viewing platform at the back of the beach.


Then there are those who multi-task - like combining watching the surfers with fishing.


The call of the surf
Tempting the waves of the soul
To ride high and wild



At times it can be rather crowded out there.

Linking to:
ABC Wednesday Round 12 - G is for Gunnamatta Bay

On the other side...

A view of the wetlands at Hastings on Westernport Bay

On the other side
I wonder if the water
Is more inviting


Linking to:
Weekend Reflections
Scenic Sunday

Sawtells Inlet Shadows

A view of shadows on the foreshore of Sawtells Inlet - a tidal channel - at Tooradin on Westernport Bay.


Almost forgotten
Pass through to Phillip Island
A village with charm


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Stony Point Pier

Stony Point pier overlooking Westernport Bay

Muddied, stone pocked sands
Best to observe from a afar
But birds feel beauty


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2

London Bridge

This is a peek through a natural, rocky archway known as London Bridge.
(N.B. There used to be a London Bridge rock formation on the Great Ocean Road too!)
It is on the Westernport Bay side of the peninsula behind Portsea, close to the wild waters of Bass Strait.
The weathered bridge provides wonderful views of the crashing waves beyond.

Rocky ragged frame
Finely shaping crashing waves
Nature's cameo




A view of the archway from the top of a sandhill.

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