Fleurieu delights

Wow - hard to believe it's been almost 6 months since last I posted !

Following my return from captivating Vancouver Island in March, picking up the threads of every day life back in South Australia has kept me busy.  

Now here I am just a few short weeks away from returning to my 

"home away from home" once again for another extended visit

(thankful to be escaping what will undoubtedly be a scorchingly 

hot Adelaide Summer!)

After a couple of weeks bringing erratic Spring temperatures - 

ranging from 17C to 37C, yesterday was slightly overcast with 

a glorious 19C, inviting a spontaneous decision to visit the lovely

Fleurieu Peninsula - in particular, the Ingalalla Falls.

 A beautiful Golden Whistler

 A couple of inquisitive Llamas

 A pretty glade near the Ingalalla Falls

 One of many Splendid Fairy Wrens darting around

 A pair of VWs "put out to pasture"

A White-naped Honeyeater

Sure, it's not a breath-taking waterfall, but nonetheless pretty.

Linking up once again with 

Our World Tuesday and
Wild Bird Wednesday

and grateful thanks to our hosts.

Little Qualicum Falls

Some of the many things that delight me about Vancouver Island include its abundance of water, trees and parks.  My Canadian friend took me to Little Qualicum Falls and the following shots encapsulate that outing.

 

 

Linking up with James' Weekend Reflection

 

Wishing fellow bloggers a wonderful weekend, but also praying for the folk in Northern New South Wales and Queensland, Australia, whose lives have been dramatically disrupted by Cyclone Debbie.

Carrickalinga Pt 1

Have just returned from a wonderfully relaxing few days in my very favourite part of South Australia - the Fleurieu Peninsula. 

The following images convey just some of the delights this area has to offer.

 

 Above is one section of Carrickalinga's beach

 

a cheeky Willie Wagtail (fan tail) seemed to follow us on one of our walks

Ingalalla Waterfall, just 10 or so kms inland from Carrickalinga

The southern end of Carrickalinga

 

Just a few of the gorgeous flowers in the area - Protea, (unknown), Hibiscus, Leucadendron and Banksia

 

. . . . and the northern end of Carrickalinga, where the dark, ridged rocks running into the sea resemble a moonscape

 

Hoping your week is going well, wherever you are, and linking up with

Our World Tuesday



Seasonal confusion?

A wonderful day's outing in the Adelaide foothills yesterday revealed some new territory for me, kindly introduced - and shared - by my good photography friend.  

Although we are now in our second month of Winter, one could be forgiven for believing (at least visually) that Autumn is still with us. 

Linking up with Our World Tuesday

Tantalising Tasmania

Several years ago, a good friend and I spent a week holidaying in Tasmania - WHAT a fabulous place to visit. The scenery is fantastic and there's so much to see and experience. We couldn't do it justice in that short time-frame, but got a taste by flying into Hobart in the south, hiring a car and driving up the middle of the island to Launceston in the north where we spent a few days exploring. Then drove along the east coast aways before returning to Hobart for the remainder of our stay.

The following images were taken in the Russell Falls region of the Mt Field National Park, north-west from Hobart:

I am hopeful of making another trip to "Tassie" sometime in the future to absorb more of the island's delights.

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Refreshing streams

This is one of many gorgeous waterfalls visited in southern Tasmania - just when you think you've seen the most beautiful of these, there's another one around the corner! Even though it was raining throughout this walk, the views were so breathtaking we didn't mind the drenching.

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Tasmania's Russell Falls

This shot of the Russell Falls in Tasmania was taken during a wonderful holiday in 2006. The falls became Tasmania's first nature reserve  in 1885 and are located in the Mount Field National Park (in the island's south-west) which comprises a remarkably diverse 16,265 hectares (40,191 acres).  A "must see" for every visitor to the picturesque island of Tasmania! 

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"Rugged rural mountains.."

This was one of many waterfalls seen during a fascinating journey on the Kuranda Scenic Railway near Cairns in North Queensland.

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