Monday, April 12, 2010

April Showers and It Is Autumn in Aus.

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It has not taken long for Summer brown to be replaced with Gorgeous Green down here in South Australia.

So far the Autumn has been kind to us all with an almost perfect Easter Break and good rains that followed. So combined now with warm soil and water the grasses are sprouting and the bulbs of winter have popped their tiny little pretty heads out of the ground ready for their own flower shows in winter. Of course there has been one or two draw backs. We have reverted back now to pre daylight saving and the view above was taken around 6pm on Sunday night as I headed along the coast road on the way home from work. What I thought would be a spectacular Sunset, worthy of stopping for, was not as I had expected because there was so much deep cloud cover just above the horizon. So this photo taken up the coast, gives a better view of how the sky became more of a focus for me, than the sunset. Our days are still warm and quite still, except in the evening when the winds come through and start to blow the leaves around. As one would expect in Autumn. Although I would not give up the beautiful big trees around the house in spite of the mess they can create. Each and every tree is very special and many of them are doing exceptionally well after this last Summer, when in spite of the Summers before and lack of rain, many trees and shrubs just gave up the ghost and pretty much keeled over, or had to be removed before they caused damage.

I know it is a bit of a conundrum for those of you in the western hemisphere to get your heads around the exact opposite of what you have as your new season there right now, but remember what comes around goes around and as the dark days of winter gradually head our way I can always pop on over to your blog and warm myself up and as you become so hot and bothered by so much heat, feel free to come on over and cool yourselves down with a bit of Aussie Winter hospitality.

Cheers to All 

From Milli.

 

Below is the view towards the no show sunset.

 

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31 comments:

  1. Nicccceee....no gators in there are there?

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  2. LOL no not a one Cavey...unless gator comes down for a visit then it can be arranged....thanks for coming in for a look see.

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  3. Beautiful rich colours Milli - stunning. Autumn is not really here as yet although there is a bit of a change now that the cooloer nights are here but we are still experiencing beutiiful warm sunny days - maybe next month it will arrive.

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  4. Thanks for the visit Keith. I know Sydney being that further North retains the warmth a bit longer. Although no complaints today its 18 Cel..going to 22 Cel.. down to 11 Cel at night.

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  5. an incredible image, Milli - mystical and far away feeling ... IDEA! ... with my love for cold weather - I opt for Oct-March in the western hemisphere, and April-Sept in the Aussie Winter ... and there is beauty in even no-show sunssts! ...

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  6. Well ..Heck Jim..come on down LOL...Got a dolls house here for ya. Thanks Jim.. sometimes we can miss what's next to us, as we search for at what's infront of us. LOL xo

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  7. Hello Jack so good of you to visit.
    All the best up there in Canada. xo

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  8. simply fabulous picture milli......the top one esp. i like the way you have softened it.........
    i dont understand saving time n all.......lol......but autumn already....???

    thank you for the invite....am glad too........xx

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  9. Actually this saving time is all a man thing..the birds bees and children as well as the cows don't take any notice of it at all. LOL
    Yes Autumn already and June 1 signals the first day of winter down here in South Australia.....brr.

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  10. Thanks Angel when this one is at the correct size you can see the lone fisherman on the bank of the river and even the trail he made through the sand to the river from the beach.

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  11. I love the blueness of the water and the sky..oh, its that teeny itsy figure? cool! :)

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  12. Yes its that teeny little figure by the river bank....what a lonely walk back along the beach in the dark and then along the small foot bridge. Hope he caught a few little fish.

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  13. That top photo is absolutely beautiful. I miss a nice sunset photo last night. There are barns between house and the "west" and I didn't check in time to make it out behind everything and get some shots.

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  14. That happens Lynda to me sometimes too. So glad you liked the photo. You have some dazzler sunsets too and sunrises. Sometimes even a silhouette of the barn with the coloured sky around it, gives a breath taking look to a photo.

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  15. Oh I Love that top picture :) It looks like a wonderful watercolor :)
    Huge hugs....
    Kat

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  16. *sigh* that first image...how beautiful! I just have to look at it for a while, and take it in..

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  17. you...me...picnic basket...
    sitting on that dune...sipping a good Brown Brothers....
    watchin the sun drop.....swattin the hell out of them pesky liddl sandflies.......
    yes maam.... sounds good to me....

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  18. Thanks Kat.the sky came up like a big water colour, too good to miss.

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  19. If you get the impression that it was the last glow of a cooler slightly breezy and yet dreamy moment at the top of the cliff, Amalie..then you would have been standing next to me. Quite magical.

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  20. Dahl!!! It was a bit cool for those flies and you would need your parka on but otherwise..it was pretty magical.

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  21. Ohhh fantastic images....the first is dreamland!...

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  22. a sunset is when the sun is going down....not always a picture of the sun going down...you have two great captures here of the 'sunset'

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  23. Lovely sunsets! Thanks for sharing them Milli!!

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  24. What a mystical looking sunset Milli, just great!

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  25. Glad that you like it Geo...felt like a dream actually.

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  26. Yes Dana I know what you are saying. As I drove along the coast road I thought that I would actually get a fantastic photo of the sun setting on the sea. But that was not to be. The sky however was like a painted picture to the north of me.

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  27. Mystical yes it was Mia. Thank You.

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