Together but Apart

My youngest son moved to Graz, Austria, in November last year to commense a new job. Opportunities to meet people were curtailed in March with the onset of Covid 19 restrictions. In May some shops opened, but outdoor activities came much later. He has been working from home, with just an hour zoom meeting each day, with 4 of his colleagues. It has been quite lonely for him, so he has revelled in the opportunity to hike in the Alps during the past two weeks of his granted holiday. We we were to visit him at the end of the month, so I have been green with eny, but thrilled for him.

It has been a coincidence that my photography has mirrored his, but in stark contrast.

He was up early on Friday 21st to watch the sunrise. At approx the same time I was spellbound by our sunset colours.

The day before he sent me photos of where he was hiking in the Alps. My hike with my friends on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail was just concluding.

Another day he mountained biked past fields of cattle. [note the background craggy peaks]

Goats were often on his trail. We had cyclists and views of kangaroos.

On Thursday my friends and I hiked the Somerset Trail at Mt Mee. At the midway point, there are lovely vistas to the ranges in the west. Matthew on the same day was hiking the craggy peaks seen in the background of the 'cows grazing pic', above.

On Saturday he got drenched and we had 2 mm of rain. Our end of winter temperature was 

13 C - 21 C.

I definitely live in the 'The wide brown land. The land of sweeping plains.' - Dorothea McKellars, My Country.

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