Weekly photo challenge – ephemeral

‘Lasting for only a brief time……

weekly photo challenge- Symmetry in the New Zealand Alps

One of many different perspectives at Milford sound. i took this early in the morning before we headed out into the Sound on our boat trip which was spectacular. A day with no rain and some blue sky.

And another clear and gorgeous afternoon at Glenorchy…gazing west across the lake.

High up in the southern alps of nz

Heading up the valley…. on the left the Forbes range.

The Rees valley winds back into the distance. What is really amazing is how the shape of the landscape changes the further into the valley you go. We visited this valley twice once on an overcast afternoon and then again the next day which happened to be bright blue skies…..

 

 

 

 

This is as far as we got in our not for wheel drive rent a car…..bitterly cold, incredibly still … the bush was amazing.

Mirror mirror on the lake…..

On the way south from Milford sound late afternoon and no wind ……zoom in on the sign, might have to squint a bit …true New Zealand humour!! As is the scenery…….

The place felt serene and surreal full of the magic of nature in all her glory : ))

Taken with my phone ……camera battery had run down…..

Another country, another view

Down towards the antartic near the bottom of the south island is a small valley tucked away on the edge of Dunedin harbour. My brother’s house is perched on a steep hillside

Just down the hill from the house is a railway track running through the valley…. not too many trains,  tho in the dark of night they rumble along with huge long loads of containers carrying them off to who knows where.

The roads up into the valley are steep and narrow….. the houses picturesque,  the vegetation lush, luxuriant and mostly green.

The views of the harbour in  constant flux…..

All in all a very fine day for a brisk walk …….with lots of gazing out into the harbour  mostly to catch one’s breath!!!