out and about...

 at last... out and about...
This morning, on the way home from yet another doctor's appointment...
I decided to stop by the Hillview Community Reserve wetlands in Dromana...
It was too lovely a winter's day to let slide by...
Above is the entrance to the reserve from the small carpark...
The wetlands are just beyond to the right...


the approach to the wetlands...


the lovely reflections in the wetlands...


more reflections...


a wetland identity...


let's bathe in the sunshine...

iced reflections...

wintry skies over boats moored at Hastings...


 iced reflections
carved in winter's
stillness


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serene stillness...

view of boats moored at Hastings...


serene stillness
appeals to 
the ragged spirit


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reflecting...

birds by the feature pool at Heronswood, Dromana...


taking some moments
where thoughts drift serenely
on gentle winds


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nesting island...

ibises nesting on a small island in the wetlands at Coolart, Somers...


nesting island
a special community
a special home


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all lined up...

boats moored at Hastings...


patiently waiting
sturdy vessels
faithful sailors


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pretty little pond...

little pond at Seawinds, Arthurs Seat...


pretty little pond
quietly seeking
loving attention


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just a glimpse...

a view of boats moored at Hastings...


just a glimpse
of remarkable
sea journeys


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Coolart wetlands today...

Today's view of a nesting area for ibises at Coolart wetlands, Somers
and the first day of real sunshine in weeks...
Compared with previous years at this time,
I felt the nesting island seemed smaller and the ibises fewer...
Perhaps all the rain and cool winds have reduced nesting numbers here...


seasonal nesting
instinctive urge to
nurture new life


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a taste of spring skies...

skies over Churchill Island near Phillip Island and opposite the Mornington Peninsula...


an island gem
coloured with 
olde worldes


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winter wetlands...

view of Hillview Community Reserve wetlands in Dromana on a winter's day...


limp sunshine
shadows and reflections
on placid waters


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reflecting on past and future...

a view of the old fish shed (now a tourist information centre) and pier at Hastings...


by waters
memories archive and 
new ones evolve


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like pools of colours...

reflections of lingering autumn leaves in a pond at Seawinds, Arthurs Seat...


watery colours
sail nostalgically
through the seasons



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arty red...

artistic display of reds in a shop window at Mornington + reflections of the main street...


shapely reds
the art of stirring
the imagination


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quiet and still...

wintry skies over boats at Hastings...


quiet and still
summer sailing spirit
resting


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strange craft...

strange craft in a boating channel near Frankston beach...


little water craft
a strangely shaped
piece of wonder


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reflecting autumn...

view of a little pond at Seawinds, Arthurs Seat...


a patch of water
celebrates
autumn colours


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glass sculptures...

water feature at the Enchanted Adventure Garden, Arthurs Seat...


glass fantasy
art of colouring
waters


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a boat place...

a view of the marina at Hastings...


summer light
boats breathing
sailing memories


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a pause...

a view of Hillview Community Reserve wetlands in Dromana...


reflections
a pause in time for
revisions


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