Sunsets in Winter

Here in Australia it is the middle of winter. We were driving along the highway to visit our granddaughter for her birthday - happy birthday young lady - when we saw this beautiful sunset.

We could expect to scenes like this in summer, but not in winter.

Twenty minutes later the colours had changed as the sun went further down.

I take lots of photos through the tinted window of the car as we speed along at 100 kilometres an hour. Some photos don't work so well but there are always a few that do. They get a lovely blurry look to them as though they were painted in pastel. I quite like it.

Enjoy!

Weather Patterns

July in southern Australia is probably the coldest month of the year. Usually there are grey skies, lots of rain and very cold weather.

Well this year the weather patterns seem to have been turned upside down. The last half of June was beautiful weather. We had warm days, some up to 18 or 19 degrees Celsius, just unheard of.

In July we visited northern Victoria and southern New South Wales. The weather was very cold at night but very sunny in the daytime. Some days we had to take our jumpers off because we were so warm.

Arriving back to the southern coast of Australia again did bring a chill to the air. Our southerly winds blow directly across Bass Strait, the large stretch of sea between Victoria and Tasmania. Beyond Tasmania the sea rolls down to the Antarctic where it is below freezing all year round.

So yes, it can be brisk living here but also invigorating. The air is always fresh with a salty tang to it.




Murray River from Barma, New South Wales

The Murray river, above divides Victoria from New South Wales. We captured it here on a lovely sunny day in July where it was meandering past a small country village in NSW.

I love art!

I love art!

All sorts of art.

Painting
Printmaking
Sculpture

Drawing

Pottery
 

Silk Painting

Patchwork

Folk Art

Collage

Mosaics

 

Any art is great so long as there is lots of colour in it.

Well, I do have my preferences as we all do.

Art speaks to our soul, our inner being.

Where one person likes one piece of art another make dislike it.

This is because everyone feels different inside themselves,

everyone has their own experiences that have shaped them

to make them the person they are today.

 

I found this great video about a lady who loves mosaics

and lots of colour.

She transformed her kitchen

with colours and shapes that spoke to her soul.

See if you like it.