Some of my favourite landscapes ….
Heading into the mountains one icy cold morning …south island NZ.
The lake at Glenorchy South Island NZ
Looking south along the coast in the Catlins NZ
Looking north across Lake Te anau NZ
Slowly making our way up the river to Camp Leakey Kalimantan Indonesia.
South coast south oz looking south west… Just a few of my favourite landscapes
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My first blog for 2016 and I want to say to all who follow me how much I appreciate and enjoy your comments…Thank you!
May we all have a great year where ever and whatever we’re doing : ))
Below are a couple of the birds which regularly visit my birdbath….these pictures were taken through my bedroom window….
new holland honey eaters…
a wattlebird snacking…
wattle bird in the tree above the birdbath
it’s beady eye on dinner
It was early morning as we drove through the streets of Lijiang heading roughly north west up into the mountains. We travelled along a triple lane highway , long tunnels, smooth roads through a landscape that in parts was dotted with farms being intensively cultivated, past hills covered in pine forests in various stages of growth, there were small villages, the odd clump of highrise buildings mostly unfinished. We travelled 125 kms reaching Qiaotou in less than two hours. By the time we arrived it was steadily raining mmmm. Not a good start. We purchased our tickets, unearthed our rain gear from our packs donned both and headed up the road out of town. Even having read masses of info about this place i was unprepared for the reality of it.
it was an uphill slog getting to our first sign post…
view from the naxi family guesthouse…
the sun still shining on the tops of the mountains….
Views of the yangtze river….the colours of the wild flowers were intense….this pony followed us up up and up around the 28 bends.
our horseman and his pony who patiently followed us up through the 28 bends
And steep it was!!
Awesome landscapes wherever you looked!
more wild flowers….. more views and we are now about halfway through. To be continued : ))
the half and half perspective did definitely change the way i was looking at my images…here’s a few that i found and quite liked from my recent trip to bali…..
This last was taken at sunset last night across the road from my house in south oz.
A symbol of peace, symmetry and beauty
Set high up on the mountain…. where ever you cast your eyes was a feast of one kind or another….Enjoy : ))
