Kracka Summer Australian beaches in summer are fabulous places to keep cool, so fabulous in fact that in some places they have to be closed for the safety of visitors not accustomed to reading the waves and surf and currents. For our tourist destination beaches I reluctantly agree this makes sense. Fortunately for us locals […]
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Nightfall
Nightfall An expression I have not heard in years, ‘nightfall’ came to mind this evening and got me wondering, just when does ‘night fall’? It is easy to describe moments along the way. The moment the sun dips below the horizon. The emergence of the very first stars. The moment a feature on the horizon […]
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It had been drab and overcast all day long but in the late afternoon there were a few tell-tale signs that a trip to the beach for sunset might just be worth my while. When I arrived at ‘my local’, Henley Beach, there were a few people with cameras ready to witness the sun just […]
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The title of this image might just a seem little strange. What in this image might be lost? There is always a story lurking in any image. Sometimes obvious, other times it’s a case of ‘you had to be there’. Despite the drama of a stormy Henley Beach sky, angry clouds and a threatening thunderstorm; […]
Read MoreEvening Gift
Three days in a row with temperatures over 40 degreesC had taken their toll and despite the ominous clouds and the expectant change people flocked to the beaches in droves to escape the saturated heat of the suburbs. When I got down to Henley beach around 8 pm this evening the sky was a sullen […]
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