Can you see it? At any other time of the day, this river bank is a clump of moss and ferns but around 10:00 am if the light is right it morphs into a giant, monstrous head of an ogre. I wonder what it would look like at night under Continue Reading
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Nolan’s Crossing
Nolan’s Creek was barely flowing, a couple of weeks earlier it was a raging torrent but my worn tyres weren’t up to the task of negotiating the steep approach and departures of this crossing. Now with brand new rubber I was more confident. I will have to come back soon Continue Reading
Autumn Morning
After a cool night with no wind, just a little mist, I wake up to this autumn morning view. The spider webs abound, if it wasn’t for the sheer water droplets exposing them one would walk right by not noticing. It could be a spring morning instead of the last Continue Reading
Mystical Meander
It’s the last month of autumn in Melbourne’s water catchment, the summer dust no longer sucks the colour out of the vegetation and the reflections. The dampness in the air filters the light and the creeks and rivers start to flow again. The moss comes back to life and the Continue Reading
Secret Billabong
I had a tag-along buddy on this trip, the very fit and adventurous Karrin. The track down to the river was very steep, rocky and wet and I decided not to chance it in the vehicle so we hiked it. It was well worth the effort, lots of photograph opportunities Continue Reading
Easter Sunrise
It’s Easter Monday and the location is Easter Monday Track in Central Victoria, no kidding! I saw the track a few weeks earlier on a GPS map of the area and thought it would be great if I could explore it on the actual day it was named after. There Continue Reading
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Emanuel Debono: 1922 – 2014
The Hunter
It doesn’t get much better than this, a great spot to camp with the wide and wild open spaces around you, a creek to the left and rolling hills behind. The temperature is about 8 degrees cooler than the simmering city with a little breeze that keeps the flies away. “Now where’s Continue Reading