Tomorrow's promise

Another glorious sky viewed from Comox on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada in February this year.

 

Praying for the safety of all those affected by the fires in this gorgeous Province.

 

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Unsettled skies

Above the calm waters in Comox, unsettled clouds created a scene of their own

 

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Comox sunset

Fast-forwarding from my previous posts, these shots were taken on my last evening in Comox, where I enjoyed a delicious meal with a good friend at the Black Fin Pub.

 

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A brief respite

Following yet another day of temperatures hovering around 40C with high humidity,

I sought refuge at Semaphore beach with a friend.

On the 20-minute drive there, we almost pulled over to the side of the road

because the rainstorm we'd come into was so fierce the windscreen wipers were

going at full pace.  However, we persevered and, by the time we'd arrived at

Semaphore, the rain had passed.

 

So here are some scenes from that spell of welcome relief from the oppressive heat . . . .

 

 

I was surprised to see this Pelican on a suburban beach - they are usually more often found around the inland rivers

 

 

There were a surprising number of crabs along the shoreline too - such as this Blue Swimmer



 

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Fabulous Fleurieu

Recently I visited a cousin who lives at Encounter Bay, near Victor Harbour on the fabulous Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia.

We drove to Petrel Cove and this was the scene from the carpark....

 

 

On the Victor Harbour side of the Bluff, I aimed my camera at this boat and its passengers - imagine my surprise, after uploading the image and zooming in, to notice the passengers had been deeply engrossed checking out their smartphones!!

 

. . . and this Magpie dropped by as we stood in the carpark

 

A lovely day's outing in good company in my very favourite part of our State.

 

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Canvas of day's end

Wonderful textures unfolding at day's end along the coastline of

South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula

 

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Kaleidoscopic clouds

The following images were all taken on the same day last weekend - the first two were at sundown and the last mid-afternoon.

 

 

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Day's ending

 

I only saw this sky because its reflected glow bathed the courtyard at the front of my home - I bet it looked a treat from the seashore (less than half an hour's drive away).

 

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Thank you for the joy you've brought to my days with your marvellous photography.

Out of the archives!

This shot comes out of my archives!  It features the Carillon on the edge of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, and was taken in 1970 (probably with a Kodak Instamatic!!)

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River Arno

The pretty surrounds of the River Arno as it meanders through Firenze, Italy

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A storm brewing

A storm approaches the Emerald Coast of Bretagne

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Up, up & away ....

... couldn't resist posting these two shots taken as my flight approached Auckland

New Zealand - that blue sky and sea are so "electric"!

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Victoria Harbour, BC

Was thrilled, following an unanticipated visit to Victoria, BC, to have

arrived at the Harbour just on sunset.

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Blast from the past!

Captain Cook Memorial Jet Fountain on Lake Burley Griffin
with the National Library building in the background.

(This photo was taken around 1966 when I was still a teenager, living in Canberra on a
temporary transfer with my employment).

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A ribboned Sunrise

I was fascinated by this white "ribbon" of light just above the landscape

as dawn broke just after 7 a.m. a few weeks ago.

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Sunbursts

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Last minute sighting

At the conclusion of my afternoon's impromptu outing on our recent holiday Monday

(marking Queen Elizabeth II's birthday),

I was about to step into my car when this scene "jumped out at me" from

the car's side window.

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Weekend Reflections

Happy weekend all!

Another day passes

As Jessie (my dog) was racing around the oval chasing ball and birds, I looked up and enjoyed the sun reflecting on the underside of the clouds ..... another day draws to a close. What excitement will tomorrow bring?!

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The Heavens Declare . . .

Returning home from the garden centre earlier this week, mid-afternoon, I just had to pull the car over to capture this shot of the sun bursting through this bunch of clouds. (Taken with my Samsung Galaxy smartphone, it being too hot to bring out my Nikon!). 

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A thundery finish

Soon after these shots were taken at dusk earlier this week, we had a VERY loud thunderstorm but precious little rain.  The sky was so fiery, it was as if a bushfire had got out of control - thankfully that wasn't the case!

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