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...

a Muscovy moment...

Muscovy duck at Hillview Community Reserve wetlands, Dromana...


a kind of beauty
maybe short of elegance
but dramatic


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on hot bright days...

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


on hot bright days
even the ducks scramble for
dark secrets


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the crake hide...

sign on a small bird hide at the Coolart wetlands, Somers...

a secret place
quietly by the wetlands
watching


this is the crake hide...


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Signs, Signs

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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Wednesday Waters

precious wetlands...

a view of wetlands at Balnarring...


wetland network
a small space in
a bustling world


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Wednesday Waters

a pause...

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


reflections
a pause in time for
revisions


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SOOC Sunday


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a small wetlands...

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

small wetlands
stimulating local
comunities

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SOOC Sunday

am I beautiful?...

Muscovy duck at Hillview Community Reserve wetlands in Dromana...


in still waters
I hope to see
the beauty in me


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Wednesday Waters

waters and grasses...

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


waters and grasses
weave
a holy place


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Wednesday Waters

my ripples...

duck at Hillview Community Reserve wetlands in Dromana...


a sense of pride
unique
water art


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Water World Wednesday

just slowly swimming...

duck at Hillview Community Reserve wetlands in Dromana...


just slowly swimming
enjoying the ripples
in my life


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Water World Wednesday

Dona Nobis Pacem

There can never be
too much peace...






PAST GEMMA'S GREYSCALE TERRITORY BADGES


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ephemeral...

sign at the chain of small wetlands in Balnarring...


fleeting water
chance to live
again


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Signs, Signs

nesting ibises...

nesting ibises at Coolart, Somers...


spring life
important ritual of
new beginnings


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Water World Wednesday

wetlands mural...

students of Hastings Primary School
created this ceramic mural at the entrance to the Warringine Park wetlands...
It represents their interpretation of an aerial view of the wetlands...


precious wetlands
glimpse of paradise
before progress


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mixing shadows and reflections...

late winter shadows and reflections in the Hillview Community Reserve wetlands in Dromana...


late winter wander
shadowy reflections
spring dreaming


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Shadow Shot Sunday 2

a view of wetlands...

a section of the Warringine Park wetlands at Hastings...


wetlands
where plants are free
to be wild


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Water World Wednesday

light on the wetlands...

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


light on the wetlands
plays with colours
and shapes


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SOOC Sunday