me and my shadow

in the process of weeding the front drive yesterday a lot of ants were disturbed. I ran

 to get my camera and took a heap of bad pics.

the ants  were moving so fast i hadnt a hope.

very very tiny tiny ants that had no respect for macro zoom.

and here are a few equally fast moving friends.
you can tell i am bored if i take pics of ants i suppose !!!!!

blue and gold...i always did like

there is one heck of a lot of gold mica in these few soap bars but 

 a lot of it looks more plain yellow. there are a few veins of gold there so

i hope they show up in the photos.

i chose my boarding school as a teenager based on the school uniform 

of royal blue and golden yellow . loved the colours and hated the school!!

the soap is fragrances with Scent-works "Amazon Grapes" 

which is  beautiful soft and gentle feminine fragrance that i love

a short trip to Bondi Beach and lunch at Watsons Bay

surfers

assorted beach photos. the pine trees are really growing and

 are certainly making an impact on the view from some parts of the south end of the beach

 the usual boats hanging out at Watsons Bay

a very bad photo taken nearly directly into the sun . i was just sitting in the hotel grounds and took 

a random shot looking down the beach to include all the tinnies lined up. i didnt see the two adults together at the end of the beach or the child picking up shells til i put the pics on my computer.
it was soooooo bright i could see nothing in the viewfinder :-(
i wish i had noticed them and gotten a better shot of the little girl.

it is way too over exposed and way too much sun in it but it is evocative so i have included it.

there is a real glow on the tinnies  on the beach..... and that too spoils the shot

a short walk at Brooklyn

dog

rock fishermen..all Chinese

 i found this tree growing out of the rocks quite fascinating

the sun was shining right into the top of the tree

 creating  a real glow

another tree's roots  around some rocks

I don't know the story of this disaster.......but someone's dream is gone

random photos as i waited while my house was open for inspection. someone better buy it soon as i am sick of the sale process

there are  no good photos amongst this lot....... but i think it is so long since i took

 any photos that  i have nearly forgotten how to use my camera

 bottle brush

a row of water bubblers

 one water bubbler

 leaves between  3 huge tree trunks

 bark markings. i like to look at the endless variety of markings on all the different trees in the area

 the last leaves of autumn

 leaves blowing in the wind

 i tried to be clever with these horrible "torpedos" on the tree but it didnt really work. the photo dosnt look any better in black and white than in colour. i hate the things anyway as they are such a fall/trip hazard when they hit the ground

they were too high up for me with too strong a wind blowing

same torpedoes left in colour

 the first bit of wattle i had noticed. smelled beautiful. again.......the wind was blowing so the photo is blurred

 a single beautiful red rose at the entrance to the school yard

the centre of a bubbler. it interested me in its worn out look.
i messed with the colour a tiny bit 

and then there was Patch

Patch was a dogs dog. she had an independant spirit, an inner life of her own, did not need to be half an inch off my heel all day ........and was capable of spending a day by herself without being traumatised by the neglect of it all. an amazing kelpie X shepherd 

she died nearly 11 years ago