Brutal start, Beautiful Sunrise
The day did not start out as beautifully as the sunrise suggests. Shorty started barking at a fox about […]
Golden Shredded Cloud
The sunrise looked like it had a rippled golden, potato chip or shredded wheat hanging in the sky. […]
Rare Cloud Formation
You can almost feel the texture in this cloud and I thought it looked like rippled silk. I […]
Native Reed Bee
The little native Reed Bee (Exoneura bicolor) at the top is dwarfed by the honey bee. They get […]
Dark Mackerel at Sunrise
There was a perfect example of a Mackerel sky this morning just after 7am. The winds have […]
Breathtaking
The sky was breathtaking just before sunrise at 6.40 am. The clouds highlighted the difference between the blue […]
Red Sky Confusion
We haven’t had rain for 4 months, but some storms north of us gave us some interesting clouds. […]
Sunrise at 06:29
The sun doesn’t come up now until almost 6.30am which means an extra hour in bed ! The […]
Smokey Sunrise at 6:20
The smoke from yesterday’s fire lent a bit of colour and texture to the sunrise.
Over Twenty Ducks on the Dam
There were over 20 ducks swimming about on the dam when I got down to take a photo […]
Golden Dawn
It was a really warm night, with the temperature not dropping below 18. The high humidity and clouds […]
Flowering Leek
A couple of leeks have flowered and when you look closely they are quite pretty, with tiny pink […]
Sunrise at 5:37
I was obviously excited about mowing the hay and was up in plenty of time to catch the […]
More Monochrome Rain
I love how the rain softens the view, and washes out the colours. It is almost as if […]
Sunrise at 06:38
At 4 degrees it was 10 degrees colder than it had been 3 days ago. It felt pretty […]
Moonfall v Sunrise
The moon was behind me as the sun rose in front and the colours faded from blue to […]
Streaming Algae
I am being inspired by the Bedlam Farm Group which was set up by writer Jon Katz as a Ministry […]
Sunrise at 06:59
I loved the orange, taupe and tan colours accentuated by gold highlights at the edges of the clouds […]
Halo of Holy Light
I noticed the sunlight refracting/reflecting round my shadow giving me a halo. It is a phenomenon called Heiligenschein which […]
Clapping Pigeon
I heard a bronzewing pigeon clapping for the first time. Apparently lots of pigeons clap their wings, but […]
200m Sprint
I was coming back from feeding the Guinea Fowl just after 5.30pm when I saw a massive pale […]
Good Enough
We were up a bit earlier than normal so I was busy with the goats when the sun […]
Two for the price of One
With bonus streaker! The sun first appeared above a bank of clouds at 7.33am, it disappeared behind another […]
Slave to the Sunrise
I have become an addict, a slave to capturing the sunrise. The last few mornings I have tried […]
Exquisite
We had another 7mm of rain overnight and there were raindrops clinging to the fence wires . I […]
Big Boy
I listened to my inner voice this morning. I normally drive round the property to give Shorty a […]
Sun Shower
Just after 7.30am the rising sun was swallowed by clouds and it started to rain. It was only […]
Daybreak
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, it was a clear red dawn, this morning the clouds reflected […]
Like Diamonds
Sparkling like it was covered with diamonds, this feather was a beautiful, but sombre symbol of the demise […]
Golden Whistler
Because I am spending so much time in the paddock with the goats getting them to eat, I […]
Electrical Storm
All show, no action. Some rainfall had been forecast for this evening, but looking at the radar […]
Like a Library
Nature is like a library, you just pick a story every time you open your eyes or go […]
Awesome Clouds
Coming back from feeding the birds at 5.45 I was awestruck by the clouds. They made the sky […]
Like a Blanket
A massive cloud band stretched overhead this morning looking like a blanket of cotton wool. It made me […]
Our World at 5.45am
There are some upsides getting up before dawn and the epic sunrises are one of them. We sit […]
My Favourite Grass
We have a number of different reeds, sedges and grasses around the property, but this is my favourite. […]
First Bottlebrush Flower
Half the property is covered with Jarrah/Marri/Banksia forest with a fantastic range of trees with wonderful blossoms, but […]
Gorgeous Grasshopper
This Gumleaf Grasshopper (Goniaea) was in the leaf litter when I first spotted him, but he very helpfully hopped […]
Ants Forecasting Heat?
Aboriginal weather knowledge has been learned by observing nature for thousands of years. One of the theories is […]
Storm Front
Ex-tropical cyclone Narelle created some epic storm fronts over the Southwest this morning. The front had such defined […]
Fire in the sky
The humidity associated with ex-tropical cyclone Narelle is sending some clouds down the coast which leads to some […]
Iridescent
When I thought about the Diary, I was worried I would run out of things to see, photograph […]
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