Raindrops on Ripples - Photo's & Video

Posted by Sharonlee on December 12, 2013 at 9:30am

Raindrops on Ripples - Photo's & Video

Mist on the mountain

A sky of grey… I wander wet paths on a rain-blessed day

Newly washed colors in vibrant hues

 

Forest-glades a much loved view

 

Raindrops that tremble from leaf and flowers

 

Silence beckons me into tranquil bowers

 

Butterflies hover, with elegant grace

 

Here I Embrace… breathing space

 

rain splatter splashing on wide green leaves

rebellious the roar of tumbling seas

 

Raindrops on gum leaves & soft woven strings

These are a few of my favorite things

 

Bright little crabs, sharp of eye

Colors that enchant me as I walk by...

Textures and patterns ... layers and shades

such intricate beauty... Nature made.

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Sunshine Coast Walk - Marcus Beach Dec 2013

I had planed on catching the bus to a certain high vantage point I noticed in passing but I got off the bus at the wrong stop... at Marcus Beach, 8-10 km from home.

I saw this sand dune from the top of the stairs....

A nice looking cover... but its probably classed as a weed.

Looking right, at the top of the sand dune... that blurry hill on the top  far right is Coolum, where I live.

Looking left....

Straight ahead, the Eastern Seaboard and Pacific Ocean; according to Wiki "The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east. 165.25 million square kilometres (63.8 million square miles) in area"

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This path runs through many coastal  towns, sometimes crossing the road and back again.

Looks frozen in dance... as if it was cavorting under the last full moon and suspended in dance when the new days sun peeped over the horizon.

Breaks in the coastal verdure always reward one with sparkling blue and crystal sand.

I came across this pretty face.... only to discover....

It was classed as a serious weed that overtakes from native plants. Shame.

Little ponds and wetland areas cover a lot of the lower regions...

Offering feeding grounds for herons and other birds and insects.

I saw lots of butterfly and a few dragonfly, but none were in the mood for a photo-shoot.

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Wind-blow this tree may be, but given up on life because it gets a tad windy? Never!

Layers of green... shades of jade....

And a little jewel going in the center.

Remember... Water Is Precious... Don't Waste a Drop.

Because we can't drink this. Not in this form, anyway.

Lilly Pilly Fruit... a native plant that can be eaten.

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Looks like Mother Nature is putting up her own fences.

Peace to all

Sharonlee

Photos - SL Goodhand

First day of Summer... From Dawns First Call to Evening Falls.

 
After a day of rain and wind, the first day of Summer dawned clear and blue.

 
The bush took a clean-washed vibrancy.

 
And flowers seemed a brighter hue...

 

Fresh water rippled in the overgrown creek...

Home to tadpoles, that weren't there last week...

Dragonflies glittered like red christmas lights

Fragile wings in filigree'd flight

 

Lotus-like blossoms in dreamy haze

 

Love-Bugs copulate, on this Summer day..

 

Pathways for pushbikes...

 

and bare feet alike...

crowds at the beach a familiar sight...

 

dappled shadows and coffee time

 

Far-reaching branches spreading wide

 

Free music in the park as day winds on

 

 Funky muso's share their song

Foot-stopming-hand-clapping... the rhythm is wild

Rain clouds gather, but no rains falls

First day of Summer... evening calls.

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SharonleeGoodhand

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