eerie afternoon...

eerie summer afternoon skies over the Dromana Hills...


grey cloudy fingers
leeching stormy havoc
in summer's heat 


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SkyWatch Friday

happy colours...

some summer flowers at the Enchanted Adventure Garden, Arthurs Seat...


summer
a time for parading
happy colours


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Monday Mellow Yellows

The Briars landscape...

summer view of countryside at The Briars homestead, restaurant and walking trails complex at Mount Martha...
Other areas are laden with bushland...


country landscape
offers a sense of open
earth and sky


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Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday


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when summer light rains...

summer view of a section of the Enchanted Adventure Garden at Arthurs Seat...


when summer light rains
waters gleam with
sunny wonder


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Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday

it was supposed to rain...

a view of Safety Beach looking toward Dromana beach this past week...
Rain was forecast...
Clearly, most summer beach lovers believed the forecast...


unexpected
a summer beach emptied of
umbrella colours


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Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday

small trail to the beach...

summer skies at Balnarring beach...


by the sea
breathing 
summer happiness


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SkyWatch Friday

sparkling morning light...

Sparkling early morning light at Balnarring beach in summer.
The tracks in the foreground were created by the ranger's beach buggy.


early morning
summer sea salts seem fresher
and kinder 


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Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday

rumble of white...

rumble of white
rampaging across blue
summer's sky games


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SkyWatch Friday

summer mist...

summer mist
morning veils of secrecy
belie the heat




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SkyWatch Friday

before the heat wave...

If you are wondering what early morning skies look like before a heat wave, here is an example.
These are yesterday morning's skies before the temperature soared to 43 degrees centigrade on my peninsula.
The patch of water you see on the verandah is all that's left of the night storm after another scorching day.
(Today's morning pre-heat wave skies are on my Greyscale HERE)


before the heat wave
feathered cloud beauty
brushed with warning


The above photo is the "water bomber" passing over my home headed for a nearby fire.
This is how our heat wave began last Tuesday.
The fire was at Heronswood - an old 1842 homestead + thatched roof cafe.
The homestead was saved but the cafe was guttered.
Photo of the cafe on fire is HERE
Photo of fire - when freeway near my home had to be closed - is HERE.


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SkyWatch Friday

Summer Beach Early Morning

Early summer morning view of Balnarring Beach on Westernport Bay


summer beach
symphony of the breezes
wings of morning


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Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday

Out and About!

The summer morning walkers and riders are out in force along the coast in Dromana.

Breathing salty air
Feeling summer's warming sun
Being more relaxed

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Our World Tuesday