I took this photo at Point Addis last week near the start of The Great Ocean road. It was one of those rare moments that happens on a dull day when the sun is able to shine through the clouds enough to brighten and enliven the scene, fortunately I was able to set up the camera in time to capture the event. So be ready for any opportunity the comes along even when it is least expected.

The photo of a fallen leaf caught in the fronds of a grass tree shows us but a moment of its life cycle. Sometimes our lives can appear to be on hold just like the leaf suspended just above the ground. Given time, the cycle will be completed and the leaf will fall to earth where it will return nutrients to the soil for the cycle to come to completion. So if your plans appear to be on hold it is only a matter of time before things will start to take their natural course again like the cycles in the natural world.

Cooperation of natures elements such as light, water and wind helped to create this abstract image. The sun came out from behind the clouds, the clear water in the tidal pool flowed over the sand and the slight breeze created the ripples reflecting and refracting the sunlight. This image has caught but a moment in time of the of the ripples dancing on the pools surface creating never ending abstract patterns.

This image influences my thoughts in contradictory ways depending on how I’m feeling, sometimes I feel energized by the photo and other times I feel calm and relaxed losing myself in the myriad of patterns.

Please let me know, how does this image affects you?

Sometimes when we visit a place it’s atmosphere can influence and change our mood. The small secluded lake shown in the photograph puts me in a very tranquil frame of mind every time I visit it. The lake and its surroundings are a very pleasant place to sit, reflect and contemplate with only the sounds of nature such birds calling or wind rustling the trees softly. I hope you enjoy the photo and find it helps to bring the same peace and tranquillity for you.

Most of us have been touched by the beauty of a rainbow at sometime in our lives. It is not always easy or convenient to stop and enjoy the visual feast that a rainbow provides which lasts only a few minutes, usually at the beginning or end of a storm. On the day that I took this photo I was heading toward the Brisbane Ranges national park about an hours drive from my home, the weather report stated that it was going to be showers and I hoped to take some photo’s of wildflowers with rain drops on their petals.

While driving to the national park the sun broke free of the clouds creating the rainbow in the distance. I pulled the car over to the side of the road to photograph one of natures most beautiful displays. This particular rainbow lasted several minutes which gave me the time to photograph it and enjoy the intense colours against the blue sky until it finally faded away.

Nature sometimes provides opportunities to view it’s beauty, we should grab hold of these opportunities and enjoy the moment whenever it occurs as they can sometimes disappear as quickly and unexpectedly as they appeared. By taking the time to enjoy the experience we are left with fond memories and a feeling of connection to nature and environment.

One of the things that I enjoy the most about nature is the vast amount of colours that occur in wildflowers. During a recent trip to the Grampians I came across a patch of Blue Tinsel lilies on the side of a road and stopped to capture some photographs of the beautiful mauve and yellow coloured flowers. My photographs of these and many other wildflowers are reminders of the importance of our natural environment and it’s beauty even though I am far away from these places.

What reminders do you have of natures beauty in your home?