Basking in Nature…

A hike down into the caldera at Volcano National Park

Early morning, blue skies, gentle breeze, fresh smells as the forest of ohios awakes…bird song bouncing through the tree tops. We’re prepared …chocolate, water and walking stick. The trail is damp from overnight rain, rocky and in some places steep. The colors are luminescent, shiny bright….

Mauna kea glimpsed through the forest canopy.

Ho’omaluhia botanical gardens

Beneath the towering heights of the Pali a beautiful botanic park lies….plants, animals and birds…on the windward side of Oahu….

Its name means to “make a place of peace and tranquility….

Heliconias….above and below

Taro growing on the edge of a lake.

A beautiful fragrance….??

Red seal bamboo…

The view driving in….

Wordless wednesday

Wordless Wednesday….

The bush…. in one of my favorite places…. the Flinders ranges

When i come visit this place and sleep nestled in next to a creekbed …….surrounded by red weathered craggy mountains……sit by the fire gazing out toward the horizon……kept company with ancient eucalypts……i ponder  the thought of a land that is more than 600 milion years old…..

Swamp metamorphosis…

Over the past few months I’ve posted some of the changes as the summer season has progressed.

This morning just blew me away….the textures, the tones, the shadows the colours…

Taken with samsung 7 and post processed a smidgen 

Look up….

Looking up at Kata Tjuta…the heart of Australia 

Curves…

smooth weathered rounded curved and ancient…..

This weeks photo challenge is Curve.

 

 

 

Morning walk on the beach

A crisp sunny morning walk with friends …

a smorgasboard of seaweeds and kelp
and other fascinating sea offerings ……

A hermit crab venturing out of its shell

A soft pale pink sponge

A glistening red shell the size of my little finger nail with an occupant!

Skeletal remains ….think its a skate

A perfect feather carefully draped atop

A glorious autumn morning’s walk which we finished off with a swim in the ocean…. Happiness is a beach!