Glimmers - those moments when one of your senses activates a feeling of well being.
Late evening two nights ago, I was floating in the pool after spending an hour whipper snipping our lawn. I looked up and there was a near full moon. Once dressed, I found my camera and had a happy time playing.
Last night I was about to serve dinner, when I remembered to check the time of moon rise. [99% full] It was already up, according to google, but fortunately for me there was cloud cover so the moon was just trying to shine through. It wasn't shining for very long, so my timing was perfect. I just had to smile as I spotted the bear and gorilla.
Today started with sunrise glimmers.
I was up at 5am to check how much rain had fallen overnight. Only 2 ml and the sky was cloudy and dull.
As I turned to come inside, I noted a hint of pink touching the clouds, so waited and was rewarded.
The parrots arrived to feed on the Grevillea.
Sunlit orchid on my 6 km walk.
One line in Dorothea Mackellar's poem, My Country, says - A land of drought and flooding rain.
We are certainly a land of extremes. North Queensland has had 2 weeks of flooding rain.
The wallabies found higher ground.
This is our summer. So while we want rain to fall, we certainly don't want it in a vicious storm like this one. One Aussie, well known saying is " Life wasn't meant to be easy, mate". It can be far too tough for some.
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What a beautiful sunrise! Sorry to hear about the storm damage in some of your country's communities.
ReplyDeleteWith the approach of autumn, it is so much easier to enjoy the sunrises at present.
DeleteLovely to see your moon pictures and sunrise shots. Perfect glimmers to start my day :) B x
ReplyDeleteThey were perfect glimmers and it seems that there are just so many to find. See next post.
DeleteI see a glimmer of hope in your beautiful sunrise photographs! I see the bear and gorilla too but it's seeing that heart in the tree that brings the full smile to my face!
ReplyDeleteYes, Alexandra, that heart is just magnificent in its longevity! I wonder how many others notice it.
DeleteGood grief. The great sky and moon shots at the first of the blog lead to such an incredible place. That hail must have felt like one’s roof wouldn’t hold against it. Land of extremes! Imagine the sound on a car room! Amazing. Thanks for sharing, Helen.
ReplyDeleteMarie, it would have been a frightening experience. I hope you are coping with this latest snow storm, wind, ice and chill!
DeleteWhipper snipping? That's a new one on me! Love your moon photos, and the interplay of the moon and clouds. Beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteBrush cutter or lawn edge trimmer. Watching that moon and the clouds was a magic, unexpected moment.
DeleteI wonder if Dorothea Mackellar knew about the uncontrollable climate change that was in its way... Or she was just using exaggerated language because that was what poets had always done.
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I believe she sums up life in Australia very well. We have always been a land of contrasts and extremes.
DeleteI have a friend that calls these moments "God winks." I like both that and "glimmers." The moon rise photos were spectacular. I am so sorry for those people in the path of that horrible hail storm.
ReplyDeleteI like "God winks", too.
DeleteMore glimmers to enjoy but also some harsh weather. Here in CO if we're patient the weather can change in a matter of minutes (sometimes for the better).
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