[The Holiday] - Day 4: Caves Road, Augusta, Redgate, Margaret River, Prevelly.

[moonvoice]

Wow, we did a lot on Day 4.
I've actually split it into two posts,
so that the Boranup karri forest can get its own.
I was going to stagger these over several days,
but I'm getting impatient, because I have zoo photos to put up too!
Comments are love. :)


The Margaret River ghost trees.






Early morning farmland on Caves Road





Morning light in the karri forest, this is the typical karri-jarrah forest that you see on the southern end of Caves Road.









Augusta





Looking back. We had it all to ourselves, on this beautiful day.













On the dunes. It had been an unusually cold night, and so the frost was melting into dew.













Hi Glen! He was drawing patterns in the sand. We sat down after about forty minutes of walking and watched the waves roll in.













On one side of Redgate Beach...





The roll cloud that started here and,





Finished here.





Me and the spray of waves again.





Margaret River





An ever-cheerful Hibbertia





Growing amongst the roots of the jarrah and karri trees.





The Dead Tree





Margaret River again!





Prevelly wants you to know that it is dangerous.













Surprise! A wild Glen appears!

















So long, Prevelly, we'll see you next year.

Comments

[skyfiery]

The roll clouds are absolutely awesome. :D

[moonvoice]

Aren't they? I loved it. We actually weren't going to go to that beach except I was like ROLL CLOUD.

[hrafn]

Wow, that's a beautiful beach! I love beaches that have a mix of sand and rock. I can't believe you had it to yourselves, when it looks like there are houses -right- -there-.

The light in "early morning farmland" photo is really lovely. I can practically feel what it was like being there at that time.

[moonvoice]

when it looks like there are houses -right- -there-.

It was a work day, but it's also a tiny little hamlet of a town. The houses 'right there' make up a lot of the population of Augusta! And it's hard to get to from more populated places.

[silverjackal]

I'm particularly entranced by the mingling of green and dark water in the last photo before you switch to the Margaret River ones. And what is the third symbol in that sign on the beach? I read it as "No dogs, obviously, no wind surfing, no parasailing? (the one I can't make out), no fires and no camping". And what are the lobelia-like purple flowers?

[moonvoice]

The third sign down is no para-sailing, I *think*, it's not one I'm entirely familiar with either. I actually took the photo partle because of all the DO NOT signs. Whereas, when you head further down to the coast to beaches that have really taken lives. All they say, is a HUGE sign saying 'Warning: Lives have been lost.' They don't even bother to break it down by category. The warning is, if you stand on that beach, and do nothing, you could still die. The king waves (rogue waves) down there are a real 'problem' (which is why surfers love it; for the opportunity to surf a king wave).

And what are the lobelia-like purple flowers?

Do you mean the first photo of purple flowers? They are Devil's Pins, or a species of Hovea (closely related to, but not actually Hovea pungens). Unfortunately, there are so many species in that particular family that it's not covered in the book I've got to hand!

[ariestess]

You have a gift with taking breathtaking natural shots!

[moonvoice]

Oh, thank you!

[ariestess]

You're welcome!

[elinox]

What sort of camera are you using? You're really getting beautiful lighting with it!

And I for one LOVE all your sea spray pictures! Thanks for sharing these, they're gorgeous!

[moonvoice]

I'm using a Canon 400D, with the kit lenses. :)

[redsixwing]

Such a very, very beautiful place.

I love that Hibbertia! And wow, roll clouds. I don't think I'd known those existed, and that just makes the world even cooler.

[moonvoice]

Hibbertia is one of my favourite groups of flowers. There's so many different varieties, and they really are just cheerful. We actually have wild Hibbertia (grown from wild-blown seed from the bushland) in our own garden. Much love.

[cherrydaiquiri]

That beach is so sublimely amazing. :)

[gemfyre]

Ack, I can't look at photos of rocky shorelines anymore without thinking "I want to snorkel there!"

And hopefully I will this Summer, I'm hoping to take a week or two off and go to a few sites down south and explore the underwater world.

[moonvoice]

I'm not sure if it'd be safe with the swell / waves! Though it'd depend on where you were. But the current at a few of those beaches doesn't look snorkel friendly, especially with the rips. But still, it'd be awesome to go exploring down there!

[barbary]

(I saved up these photos posts for a time when I could go back and properly savor them.)

Your photos - all of 'em, not just the ones in this post - are heart-wrenching in the best of ways. Thank you so much for sharing them. You have a fantastic artistic eye for composition and all of these are stunning-- particularly the frost-into-dew closeups.

Pardon me while I go pine for the coastline... :)

[moonvoice]

I wish I could bring the coastline to you!