After the vivid blue-ness of the sky, clouds and Mount Warning yesterday, today’s contrast of grey on grey had to be noted.
I took this photo at sunset, when the sun’s rays illuminated the clouds ever so slightly, adding a touch of yellow for a bit of “oomph” to the grey tones.
The second photo was taken with my camera on full zoom. The water is a section of the Tweed River, and growing beside the river – and beyond – is acre upon acre of sugar cane fields.
This morning, the clouds and the sun teamed up to cast some pretty amazing shadows across Mount Warning.
I’m loving all the blue tones in the sky, clouds and mountain just now too!
It must be the perfect time of year for visibility too. Just look at that detail! ❤
“No matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot block the sun.” ~~ Emily Kay McCallister
“When the sun is setting, leave whatever you are doing and watch it.” ~~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” ~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
The day began so incredibly dull that I thought we were in for more rain.
After the magnificent colour show yesterday morning, this morning Mount Warning looked bleak and one-dimensional. The valley still looked pristine and clear after being washed by the weekend rain, as did the mountain and ranges, but there was nothing outstanding to take a photo of.
Dare I say, after the brilliant colours of yesterday, the mountain appeared … well … boring?
By sunset though, the mountain did not disappoint any longer. The clouds absorbed the colours of the sun and put on a beautiful show in the sky.
To be completely honest, I was not at all disappointed by the mountain. To me, it is always beautiful and magical. I love the way the mountain dominates both my garden and the whole of the Tweed Valley. But now I’m committed to sharing a photo of my beloved mountain each day I want to show her at her spectacular best.
Perhaps I’m setting my standards a tad too high!
I had a flock of figbirds visiting today. The bunch of palm seeds they are feeding on are at the top of one of our palm trees, so the photo is taken on full zoom. Unfortunately the birds aren’t as clear as they would be if they were closer, but I still love to see them munching on the red berries. The bird on the far right of the photo with his nose down is a male figbird and the two other birds with the mottled feathers are females.
One bird I can always rely on to come close enough for a clear photo is a kookaburra. They seem to have a knack of posing in just the right place for me to take a photo with a lovely background.
I’ve trained then well. 😉
Between 6:30 and 6:50 am today I took several photos of Mount Warning. She’d been in hiding for most of the weekend, but this morning she emerged from behind the clouds, washed pristine-clean by the heavy rain we had during the weekend.
I could see the Condong Sugar Mill clearly this morning too, with bright green cane fields in the foreground and rolling hills behind.
As the morning sun hit the mountain the colours of the sky, clouds and the mountain changed.
And then the colours changed some more.
The mood of the mountain changed before my eyes as I watched, fascinated, clicking away with my camera.
Within the space of twenty minutes, the mountain put on a show which more than made up for her absence during the last few days of rain.
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