Happy Place

image.jpeg

This evening I went for a swim in our local pool. I was reminded again how swimming totally transports to my happy place. I don’t care about anything when I am submerged in water, the world becomes a wonderful, warm, magical place. All my troubles disappear. And this evening I was presented with the backdrop of cloudless blue skies and the green of overlooking trees, as the sun began to set. I cut my last lap short so I could grab a snap before the sun disappeared entirely. It is not the best photo, but I had to share it!

Color Your World: Cerise

In response to Jennifer’s
Color Your World Challenge .

Taken at the Martin Place tribute for the 2014 Sydney terror attack in which two souls lost their lives.

Eye in the Sky

image

Taken at Luna Park, Sydney, after an awesome day of #fun!

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/eye-spy/

Solitary Bird

image

I have been stuck on a problem yesterday and today. So I took some timeout during lunch, and sat at the harbor, allowing blue skies and live music to revive me. And it did! The best part of this scene is the solitary seagull that can be seen, if you look closely, flying in the top right corner. I watched the movement of the bird, flying solo. Flying free.

And my problem was fixed late this afternoon, just in time for the weekend!

Best wishes to you. 🕊

One Word Photo Challenge: Summer

image

One Word Photo Challenge: Summer

Ornate

image

image

image

Ornate in nature
Bursting out of the pod that
Births the flower child

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/ornate/

Thunderbolt and Lightning!

image

image

It’s not a Joburg summer storm, but I’ll take one in Sydney, yay, thunder and lightning!!

And just to set the mood!

Bird on a Wire

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Grid.”

image

Kookaburra, kookaburra
What do you say to me
In the morning, dark and cold
You cackle your song at me
Out of slumber, out of sleep
You raise your voice at me
Laughing, mocking while I wake
Wrenching me from my dreams

Crying Rain

image

Lights offer the faintest
Flickering of hope while
Solitary umbrella offers
Shelter from the constant
Trickle of rain and tears

Butterfly Wings

image

Spread your wings
Oh butterfly
Spread your wings
And fly
Warm the freezing
Winter air
With fluttering
Paper
Butter
Butter
Butter
Fly
Wings

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Off-Season.”