As the tide left shore
searching for another
in the ebb and flow
ear to earth
we found a heartbeat
that was ours
a dawn bird
Tag: photography
Some things are free
I find it ironic at a time when I have the means to enjoy the finer things in life, the simple things in nature give me the most pleasure. Gone are the high heels! I’m stepping into life in boots or barefeet!
I love walking along Geographe Bay in Busselton, in the South West of Western Australia. The clouds are always a treat to observe early morning. The jetty curves into the Bay for nearly two kilometers and is a great walk at sunset.
I enjoy my lunch break in the Arboretum in Kalgoorlie where boughs of gum flowers hang above my car. I’m usually alone here with the only sounds being the buzz of bees and birdsong. I love the solitude of an hour in a crowded day.
I love the Wheatbelt in winter. The fog across the paddocks in Merredin makes everything glow.
And the primary colours in Broome, north of Perth, where the sea is bluer than the sky.
I visited this place two years ago. It is a boab grove in open landscape at a cattle station called Diggers Rest not far from Wyndham. We enjoyed a champagne sunset here. It was magical!
I also love finding boab trees embossed on the silver sands of Cable Beach, Broome.
And the isolation found on Cable Beach, a beach that is 22 kms long. 
Following the flower like pattern of seagull footprints.
And, of course, there is nothing money could buy that would replicate the feeling of looking into the eyes of a joey.
Yes it takes money to get to these places but once there, everything else is free. Seeking these moments has become an insatiable passion and one that satisfies me on a spiritual level, too.
Until next time
As always
a dawn bird
In response to Word of the Day Challenge: Money
Not quite identical
I was going to post a pic for the prompt Identical but then saw bushboy’s nimble fingers posted his pic of Sooty Oyster Catchers first! These are Pied Oyster Catchers.
The one behind has a tag from the Broome Bird Observatory where migratory birds are monitored. It’s a beautiful place to visit, some 25 km out of Broome.
Until next time
As always
a dawn bird
In response to RDP Monday: Nimble
FOWC with Fandango – Respite
Somewhere in the Wheatbelt, Western Australia
Purple rain clouds
hang within reach
a dawn bird
In response to FOWC with Fandango – Respite
Cee’s Flower of the day challenge – 27 April, 2019 – Wild Orchid
Western Australia is renowned for its wild flowers, with many species not found elsewhere. Among the thousands of species of wildflowers there are several hundred species of orchids. Often found growing among leaf debris in the bush, the wild orchid is a thing of beauty.
a dawn bird
In response to Cee’s Flower of the Day – FOTD – Challenge
The Yearning
In the presence of trees, one is never alone
I love this boab tree at Town Beach in Broome, Western Australia. I’ve photographed it many times and captured many moods here.
I love boab tress. Each graceful, unique and beautiful. I believe in the presence of trees, we are never alone.
Happy to share my part of the world, with the wider blogging community.
a dawn bird
Every 2nd and 4th Thursday Parul at Happiness and Food, asks that we share pictures of Trees.
Perfection
Banksia flower, my idea of perfection.
In response to Nancy Merrill’s A photo-a-week-challenge-beauty
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Flower of the Day Challenge : 24 April 2019 – Rose
A rose bloomed today
Pink, the colour of harmony, reciprocity, inner peace and nurturing.
May we find room in our crowded hearts for this to flourish and bloom, instead of hate and ignorance.
Remembering those lost in unspeakable circumstances and the loved ones left behind.
As always
a dawn bird
Taking a break …
To some the Cape Barren Geese are unattractive. I find them fascinating. They are a large bird and with a tab on the top of the beak, stuck on like a bandaid. Whenever I’m driving into Esperance from the airport I swing by the Golf Course where the geese like to hang out. This trip there was a young pair, sitting pretty on the grass. They could not see me seated in my car but no doubt could hear the beep from my camera. The male finally got up and made eye contact. He then started pecking furiously at the grass in an aggressive way, until I drove further away. Interesting behaviour!
I love dusk in Esperance. I sit or walk along the shores of the Bay and invariably the geese fly overhead, headed to their night roost. In the air they are incredibly graceful. They take off and land like big airliners. They are iconic birds in the Esperance area. Of the 70+ trips I’ve made to the small town, I’ve seen them only a few times.
The whales should be migrating along these waters soon but they have eluded me over the years. They often come into the Bay or the surrounding beaches and I’ve always missed them somehow. One afternoon I was going on a home visit in West Beach and saw an group of people looking curiously at the ocean. It was the only time I didn’t have a camera in the car. I was running late for my appointment so I didn’t stop. It was a white pointer only 100 meters off the beach where I love to photograph surfers! I was sorry I didn’t stop.
Tonight I looked at my schedule for the next two months. I’m booked out solid. Some sites have asked me to extend my visit for the next two months. That means four consecutive nights in Esperance! I’m looking forward to that.
My schedule forced me to start looking at holiday plans. With the wedding, my plans have to be more modest. I’ve got 2-3 trips to Bunbury and Busselton next month. It will be a taster for a week or so either in Balingup, Nannup, Cowaramup or Margaret River. I love visiting the south west in winter. The thought of a fire, a glass of red, good cheese and a book, or long walks rugged up against the cold, is bliss. It’s may not be Instagram worthy, but it’s a perfect break for me.
Time to turn in, hug the pillow and dream!
Until next time
As always
a dawn bird
Do what you love …
I love finding tracks in the bush. Although, not ones like this in Kooljaman, far north of Perth! I had walked past this area just minutes before and found the track on my way back. It was one I didn’t follow to see where it went.
It is quite possible I have an irrational fear of snakes. From toddler years I was taught not to put my hands and feet in places where I could not see what was there. That wariness remains with me.
I’ve overcome my fear of walking in the bush. And, I feel safer because I dress like a member of the SWAT team. Needless to say, with my love for photography and being in the bush, the benefits far outweigh my fashion sense!
There’s a certain urgency that comes with age. The yearning to experience all there is and best expressed in the dialogue between Charlie Brown and Snoopy:
Charlie Brown once again to Snoopy, “We only live once, Snoopy”. He responded, “Wrong! We only die once. We live every day”.
May you experience life today, as intended.
Until next time
As always
a dawn bird
In response to RDP – SUNDAY-SNAKE
Adrift
Knots unraveled,
untethered,
no longer one
with sea.
a dawn bird
In response to Pic and a Word Challenge #184: dis-connect
The Compromise
Back Beach, Bunbury, Western Australia
Caught between sky and sea
a sequin trades its beauty
with seagulls swooping low
drenched in sunmoon glow
over seacity that stirs
to waves soaping her curves
sensuously.
a dawn bird
In response to RDP – Thursday Compromise
The solitary surfer
“In still moments by the sea life seems large-drawn and simple. It is there we can see into ourselves.” Rolf Edberg (author).
Even though I’m a non-swimmer, I’m drawn to the sea whenever I’m working in a coastal town.
In Esperance I leave town over the bridge and in less than two minutes, I’m facing the spectacular panorama of West Beach. The journey transports me to where I want to be.
The surfers here are mostly young teens. I love how they wait patiently for the right set while seated on their boards, chatting in a group. Then one will see potential and take off to catch up with it. Others may continue talking or watch him ride in, perhaps disappointed they did not see the same potential.
On reflection this morning, it is possible I have lived my life with an eye of a surfer. I have seen potential in waves, and when riding a tube, kept my balance. I knew the right wave would ferry me to shore and I found it.
Today, my wish is that you find yourself where you want to be.
Until next time
As always
a dawn bird
In response to Word of the Day Challenge: Ferry
A Shared Space 
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