[The Holiday] - Day 3: Conto's Spring and Canal Rocks

[moonvoice]

I have been working on totem illustrations that I can't show you yet because it's part of a super sekrit project that should - hopefully - have sneakpeeks coming soon!
In the meantime, here are the photos from day 3 of our holiday down south.
My art studio is such a mess at the moment.
Honestly.


Canal Rocks






To get to Conto's Spring... go offroad in your non-offroad vehicle.





Then walk over some slopes until you hit this oddly unexpected grassy green.





Ta dah! Beach!





We didn't actually go to Conto's Spring itself (a freshwater spring pouring happily out of limestone cliffs), but we did meander along the shoreline.





As always, we had the whole place to ourself. On the way back, we saw a couple with a friendly, calm and sweet black labradoodle.





Then go to Canal Rocks, there they are, all the way down the bottom of the lookout.









Look up, hmm, better change my camera lens.





There you are! Nankeen kestrels.





Pretty rocks.

















It was far bluer on the left.





Then I spent entirely too long taking photos of wave-spray.













I have a problem and clearly need help.





Teczejazi! On Caves Road we were lucky to see some spectacular Teczejazi (er, rainbow dragons). This was just the beginning, but it was also one of the most spectacular. All in all, we saw approximately 7 full rainbows in a period of about thirty minutes.

Comments

[darakat]

Hehe. Wave spray photo takers anonymous!

[moonvoice]

Heh, well not that anonymous! But there should definitely be a club of us. :D

[skyfiery]

OMG poofy kestrels! =D

I'm always envious of the pictures you take - they are so good!

[moonvoice]

Yay for poofy kestrels! It was cold and rainy though, so no wonder they floofed!

[venturous]

I have a problem and clearly need help.

such a good problem to have! I love the visual life!

[moonvoice]

Lol. Photography problems of that kind are the best photography problems.

[silverjackal]

I've dropped in to see these on my lunch break, and they've certainly been refreshing! :)

Gorgeous photos of a gorgeous country. Thank you for sharing them! I'm particularly intrigued by the kestrels of course, since I'm not familiar with the species.

[moonvoice]

The nankeen kestrels were great. We accidentally startled them (not the camera, of all things), since we had to walk past them in order to follow the trail. They both burst into sleek, acrobatic flight, wheeling and diving, occasionally landing on the granite and blending in almost perfectly, and then flying again. It was pretty awesome.

[goddess_incarnate]

So beautiful!! I wish I was living in Australia!! So much awesomeness!!

[burningbright]

Gods but you guys have some gorgeous country. I especially like the shot of the unexpectedly green area. And the rocks on the beach. And KESTRELS. :D