Hi everyone, I fully intended to bring to you the final post from our trip down Western Australia's Coral Coast last year..., but I am nearing the end of my first draft of my memoir that I am determined to finish this summer, so I must keep on.....I promise I will be back with that blog post soon....
So just a short post today - my gosh it is February already! what happened to January? It has been much too hot to do much outside except for first thing in the morning or late in the afternoon or early evening. As is every summer, there have been bush fires across Australia, and I feel for those who have been impacted directly.
Below are some photos from my January..... Clockwise from below left - unfledged nearly ready to fly black swan cygnets on the Leschenault Estuary (more about them later), Australia Day fireworks, white corellas (a cockatoo - a pest in our city), building going on at our local shopping centre, dragon boat training on the Leschenault Inlet, marri flowers- Corymbia calophylla - looking gorgeous right now, the one night only flowering Moon Flower in my garden, a slow drawing sketching exercise with Amy from the Mindful Art Studio (thank you Amy), and in the centre we went to a Cricket game in Perth - our team, the Perth Scorchers won this game, and the series!
It is full on summer here, and our topic for photography group in January was Feel the Chill, for the Wagin Woolarama interclub photography competition in March. We were warned last winter about the topic coming up, but I managed to put off doing anything till January. So I was stoked to receive golds for both these images.
I really should have taken this photo of the icy-poles in winter or find someone with a walk in chiller room! January has been hot hot and so I had the air-conditioning on, the fan on, I had to keep adding fresh ice to the bowl, and a couple of times I put the ice-creams back in the freezer as they were melting too fast. However I managed it in the end.
It really does pay you to have everything set up before you bring out the ice confections, which I did... but I kept rearranging them till I had something I was happy with, and so the melt began. And oh yes - the lights I had on the set didn't help my cause.
Anyway - here is the final shot. Gold!
My second image was taken a few years ago when we visited Cradle Mountain in Tasmania. We had never been in snow before, and so we went walking while it was snowing - so cool! We took the hop-on-hop-off bus to Dove Lake - and got off to walk along the boardwalk. This is my husband.
As I have said I am writing my memoir, and I randomly found this image when I was looking for something else on my computer...it looks like we are camping... our Grandson helping his Uncle with his word sleuth page. I don't normally post photos of family, but you can't see their faces and it is just too cute I had to share.
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January clearly didn’t stand a chance in Western Australia, it sounds like it flew by in a haze of heat, fireworks, flowers, and creativity. I love the contrast between your summer scenes and that “Feel the Chill” challenge, and congratulations on those gold awards, especially wrangling melting icy poles in that heat. That is dedication. Did you expect the Cradle Mountain snow shot to resurface at just the right time like that?
ReplyDeleteAll the best as you finish your memoir, what an exciting season of life to be in. Wishing you a happy and refreshing weekend. I just shared a new travel post and you are warmly invited to read it www.melodyjacob.com
...Jill, the Tasmania snow picture is similar to the scene outside my window this morning. I hope that you are having a Fabulous February, be well.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your cricket team's victory. I can understand your joy at bringing home a trophy. And it's indeed a sweet, sweet foto of the grandson...
ReplyDelete...yes, I agree, January flew by quickly. Which I'm not sad about, given the icy conditions, the cold and the restrictive requirement to stay at home for safety reasons. The prospect of spring here is inspiring.
Dear blog friend, I wish you every success with your memoirs. And, of course, enjoy writing them.
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What a lovely snapshot of your January! It sounds like a busy, hot month but full of memorable moments.
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ReplyDeleteGreat photos from your month of January! I love those pretty Cockatoos, it is a shame they are pests.
The moon flower is lovely. I love the Black swans too. Take care, have a wonderful week!
A warm and lively glimpse into your summer, balancing memoir writing, creative photography, and everyday joys despite the heat
ReplyDeleteYes, hard to believe into February already! we were surprisingly snowed on at Cradle Mountain too last September. It was the first time we’d been in snow and it included the car and van too, a super thrill!
ReplyDeleteWell done on your beautiful photos, congrats on 2 gold. Reminds me, we’ve been inside watching the snowy Olympics and cheering for gold!
Wishing you success for the completion of your book, well done!
Crazy we're 10 days into February! The snow shot from Tasmania is so cool! Stay cool out there!
ReplyDeleteI want your January and the days of too hot to go out. We do have sun today and looking forward to all this snow to maybe start melting as warmer (30's haha) is showing up and maybe some 40"s. Awesome chill photo. Great job and love the colors. Enjoy your week ahead.
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